Driving down a duel inner-city duel carrigeway in Leeds City Centre. I'm in the outside lane coming up behind a slow travelling Vauxhall Tigra in the inside lane....just as I enter her blind spot area she decides she wants to take a right turn across my lane down a street .

I had zero time to brake and hit the side of her car about 30mph!! I had a helmet/gloves and jeans/jacket on [only nipping to the shop so didn't put my leathers on ]

Anyway I'm fucked! Knees and forearms are both killing me, but worst is the left hand side of my midrift/chest

Knackers





I was supposed to be going to Germany on the bike this Wednesday

 

Glad you're alright fella

Doing her makeup was she ???

 

THINK BIKE !

 

sorry to hear this John.

at last you are ok,which is a good think if you have an accident on a bike.

 

Forget the bike m8, bikes can be repaired, bodys dont give that option sometimes.

Glad you alive bud.

 

Glad yor ok mate

Is she paying for the bike?

 

pleased you were not to hurt fella

 

Glad you are not too bad mate, it could have been sooooo much worse

 

Glad you're OK

I've long been of the opinion that you should have to spend 6 months on two wheels before being allowed to drive a car.

 

Cheers guys...she has admitted liability at tthe scene so I'll claim through her insurance.

Don't give a damn about the bike....its only a machine a can be replaced no problem.

I am in quite a lot of pain [the hospital pain killers are starting to wear off!!]. They wanted to keep me in overnight but I didn't fancy it so I've come home!

 

Maybe you will wear your leathers next time

Sorry to sound so harsh but you never know when a accident is going to happen.

At least your are ok, more by luck though.

Steve.

 

stupid fookin bint, would have to be a women wouldnt it!

 

Bad luck fella, I always ride my bike in jeans and this makes u think!

 

at least ur still with us mate

not sure if i want to do my bike lessons now

 

To those saying maybe I should have worn my leathers...they wouldn't have made a blind bit of difference ..... my injuries are from the initial impact on the ground [i.e. midrift]. [My knees and elbows are only superficial grazing which admittedly the leathers would have stopped]

The leathers I have don't offer any real impact protection in that area so wouldn't have helped. My jeans or top didn't tear right through....the helmet saved my life though as I did wack it with some force and the gloves also saved my hands!

Pics of the car/scene:

 

Stupid woman

I ALWAYS look over my shoulder to check my blind spot before changing lanes.

 

shit. glad your ok m8. i nip out on my cbr in my jeans and jacket to work as its only 2 miles but seeing an accident makes you think but i guess ill still do it. doh. its clear to see why your in pain too when you see the damage to the tigra

get better soon m8

 

Bad luck mate.

Fookin' women drivers. Sue the ass off her

 

Stupid cunt


glad your 'ok' John

 

ouch , made a right dent in the tigra , glad your up and about, not nice at all that

 

Anyone with any experiance with bikes offer any opinion on getting it repaired? Do you think its a right off??

Damaged:

- Wing Mirror
- Front Dicky
- Rear Dicky
- N/S headlight
- Upper and lower fairing [N/S]
- Engine Casing
- N/S foot rest hanger
- Rear fairing needs painting
- Rear grab handrail [N/S]
- Rear hugger
- And the rear sub-frame appears bent [the seat/tail is no longer in line with the rear wheel]
- Rear wheel axle/nut/cotter pin
- Bar end

Its worth about £2500

 

glad to hear your ok m8.. nice also to see you tore a hole in her back wing...

i had a m8 that was killed in a similar accident a few year's ago.. it was on a main road tho so a bit faster.. fookin car driver turned right without indicating!!

as said above the cbt should be compulsery before getting into a car!!!!

 

Sorry to hear that mate We're all so vulnerable on bikes and takes one second of madness from another road suer to stick you on your arse



I would guess write off. I had similar on my first bike and they wrote it off. Fairings are expensive
Mine was worth similar amount maybe less. They gave me £2k and the bike which i sold for £700 to a breakers. Sorted

chop

 

glad your not too badly injured mate !

 

Another pic of the car off my mates phone!!

The bird was actually really fit [and now I've got her number ]

 

glad your ok pal
friend of mine got killed last week on his 996
was,nt his fault either

 

one street fighter coming up....

 

Sorry mate never saw this, shame about the bike but glad you were able to walk away from it...

 

The bikes been written off by the local dealer [£2500 repair bill] so I'll be looking for a replacement once I get my pay-out