Breaks and bends

Vagabond · Post by **Vagabond** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 2:51 pm

Frontal damage from hitting the car, rear damage from cart wheeling down road. Left leg mashed and right wrist dislocated and broken, hasn't healed properly, sometimes locks - at full throttle!

It's ok, was only a CBR1000FP.

Do you know how crazy it feels to wake up in a hospital and you ask the nurses the name of the hospital and they say 'North Allerton' and you say 'WHERE?'

and then you realise you're in a different country and the only clothes you had have just been cut off! It was ok, the nurses werenice

Post by **Stig** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 3:47 pm

OUCH!

glad you're here to tell the tale

Arcanum · Post by **Arcanum** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:02 pm

Bloody hell mate,

Now that brings things into perspective for ya.
I have a wee motto I ride to. . .

"Ride like everyone else on the road is trying to kill you"

Actually Vagabond, I think it may be a good idea to have something like this on the main website, when it goes up, just as a sort of sobering thought to remind us all to be a bit vigilant out there. Would that be ok with you?

exupvalve · Post by **exupvalve** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:08 pm

nasty!!!!!
i bet your bollocks took a good pounding the tank aswell

Vagabond · Post by **Vagabond** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:19 pm

No problem, do with the pics what you want.

My motto now is 'don't ride faster than your Guardian Angel can fly'

I was only going 55-60 mph, luckily I landed in a field, so many people get killed or injured when they get knowcked off and hit walls and posts etc.

here is another pic

Check out the front forks sheared in half

Tank thankfully was damaged by luggage, I think (as I say in a high pitched voice)

Arcanum · Post by **Arcanum** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:34 pm

Thanks mate, saved and sorted. Your little bit of fame awaits. . . eventually.

Fzr1 · Post by **Fzr1** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:55 pm

Arcanum wrote:"Ride like everyone else on the road is trying to kill you"

That's why when I out I try to get past as many tin box's as I can, yes I treat them the same, you have to. Crhrist they cant see each other so what the hell chance have we got!!!

Btw.....that's fcukin nasty, i hope you not to bad otherwise m8, I had a very bad smash away back in the early 80's, and now I'm really starting to feel it.

So god know's how long I'll be able to ride the exup before I cant.