Bad day ending in A&E for 6 hours

AndyH wrote:

::snip tale of woe::
Arks - GWS!

 

That I was. My open face is in the bin now (not that I ever used it)

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AndyH, MIB#15
Suz GSX1100F {)
Suz GS550 Katana '82 Black
Suz GS550 Katana '84 Silver (in kit form)
MZ ETZ125 (and still in bits)
CG125 (Son's, but its still in my garage)

 

On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 14:38:33 GMT, AndyH

I think I grabbed the clutch first, then brakes, let off the clutch
(because of the rev's) which is when I lost it, but it all happened
very very very quick.

Clutch then kill switch would have done a better job.

More open road I would have let it go on and thought before acting,
but on a small estate road with parked cars, a downhill bend and
prospects of a car coming the other way I just tried to stop it too
quick.

--
AndyH, MIB#15
Suz GSX1100F {)
Suz GS550 Katana '82 Black
Suz GS550 Katana '84 Silver (in kit form)
MZ ETZ125 (and still in bits)
CG125 (Son's, but its still in my garage)

 

The anysthetic gel stung the most.

--
AndyH, MIB#15
Suz GSX1100F {)
Suz GS550 Katana '82 Black
Suz GS550 Katana '84 Silver (in kit form)
MZ ETZ125 (and still in bits)
CG125 (Son's, but its still in my garage)

 

It was the screwdrivers fault ;o)

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AndyH, MIB#15
Suz GSX1100F {)
Suz GS550 Katana '82 Black
Suz GS550 Katana '84 Silver (in kit form)
MZ ETZ125 (and still in bits)
CG125 (Son's, but its still in my garage)

 

Probably something to do with hitting my head on that side.

--
AndyH, MIB#15
Suz GSX1100F {)
Suz GS550 Katana '82 Black
Suz GS550 Katana '84 Silver (in kit form)
MZ ETZ125 (and still in bits)
CG125 (Son's, but its still in my garage)

 

Get to an optician [1] [2] tomorrow and get them to have a look at it.

Will only take about 20 minutes, cost 15UKP and give you peace of mind.

[1] Boots are good. They generally have good opticians. You should be
able to walk in off the street for a test.

[2] Presuming that the doctors in A&E didn't look at it.
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It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember AndyH

Yeah, right.

Those engine protection bars really worked, I see. I've had cause to
bless their presence on a few occasions.

--

Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10

 

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Dr Ivan D. Reid"

Heh. Did she take to the bike after that?

--

Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Dr Ivan D. Reid

If you were moving then really, really, REALLY, don't do this.

Trust me.

Really.

Don't.

 

I tried it once, on a push bike[0]... it all went pear-shaped in pretty
short order.

But... wouldn't a motorbike be more stable than a push bike, and thus
less likely to get itself confused as a result of your back-to-front
steering inputs?

Any volunteers? I *know* it's possible, but I'm wondering how difficult
it is.


[0] Not for the clutch, obviously, just riding along and decided that I
should try swapping hands.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Eddie

Me too.

Interesting hypothesis. Who would be stupid enough to test it?

Oi! Blaney! Little proposition for you mate.

 

Good point, well made. I'm right though.

 

ok

 

You've still got the Morini though, shirley??

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My NEW bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
My old Bike 2000 Honda CB500 (for sale)
M'boy's current bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Heavily fortified)
M'boys NEW bike 2003 Honda NSR125R
BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26

 

I had a couple of 550s and a 1000 (that was truly fucked mind) and found
they handled really, really well in comparison with other contemporary
Japs I had.

Never had any reg/rec problems. I suspect it was a bit of a myth - in
the same way Guzzi electrics are woeful.

 

<Steps forward>
I've ridden more than a couple of miles down the M6/M5 with my hands
crossed (Well, right hand by side, left hand on throttle). A bunch of
us were trying it on the way back from the Isle of Man in the small
hours one time. You do have to concentrate quite hard, and *very*
consciously think about which way you want to push the bars. I just
about made it through the big curves on the M5 above Birmingham (by
J2/3)

 

<lock, stock and two smoking barrels mockney accent>

Can everyone please stop getting hurt

<lsatsbma>

 

I've done it a few times on the trumpet and the gixxer, reaching over
with my left hand to hold the throttle for a minute while I stretch my
right arm and shoulder. Yes, it's a bit twitchy and you need to know
what you're doing wrt countersteering, but with a little practice it's
not too difficult.

 

[snip tale of woe]

Bad luck, you clumsy spanner monkey.

At least the crash bars did their job.