From: JackH on

<A.Clews(a)DENTURESsussex.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:hlbpl6$f82$3(a)south.jnrs.ja.net...
> In uk.rec.motorcycles.classic Krusty <dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote:
>
>> I hit him square on, did a full somersault over his roof, & landed on
>> my feet. I was fine, the bike was fine (rode it home), his car was
>> nicely fucked.
>
> How'd your bike survive that then? Broadsiders are surely normally
> pretty
> terminal for bikes.

I've stuffed a CBR600 into the side of a Nissan 200SX in the past.

The bike had superficial panel damage.

The car: Bent track rod end / knackered steering rack and a nice dent in
the offside front wing.

--
JackH

Suzuki GSX1100G - Mk4 Golf TDI


From: The Older Gentleman on
^..^ Lone Wolf <lonewolf(a)moonshiners.org.uk> wrote:

> Wotcha.
>
> The evening of Halloween - one car driver not looking before turning right -
> point of impact, my left knee. Nine hours of surgery - one rebuilt pelvis -
> one rather fetching skin graft, and 60 plus days lying on my back looking at
> the ceiling. I'm now back home, complete with Zimmer frames and crutches .
> . . . . . . and that, dear people, is why I ain't been posting on here for
> the last three months.

Just seen this. Eek. GWS, mate.


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