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The reason I no longer ride a bike.. (Audi NSFW)

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Post by Ducklakeview » Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:22 pm

Just having a clear up of the hard drives on shop PC, and came across this, from Summer 2012..

It's my Brother's (then new) GSXR 1000 after he hit a car, overtaking on a bend - His fault...



He pretty much cut the bike in two. Was in hosp for 2 weeks, and in plaster for 8.. He then went out and bought another brand new Gixer thou, and a week later managed ( and I don't know how to this day) to write that one off, by hitting one of the large concrete blocks on the approach to the Birkenhead tunnel toll booths.. That one wasn't caught on video, and he was straight back in hospital..

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Post by Ducklakeview » Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:24 pm

Hmm, for some reason the embedding isn't working?

https://youtu.be/bna97EeEcLE

Weird..

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Post by Buckz » Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:26 pm

how TF did he survive that..
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Post by paddy wright » Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:27 pm

Scary stuff!
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Post by Zoomer » Wed Jan 03, 2018 4:17 pm

I think if I'd have survived that I'd never have rode a motorbike again
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Post by firebobby » Wed Jan 03, 2018 5:16 pm

My god Mike, that's destroyed. Looks like it hadn't happened that long before the film was taken, looking at the steam still coming from the car :|
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Post by Ducklakeview » Wed Jan 03, 2018 5:19 pm

firebobby wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 5:16 pmMy god Mike, that's destroyed. Looks like it hadn't happened that long before the film was taken, looking at the steam still coming from the car :|
The footage was taken by a rider that was out with him, he was further down the road with others, and they were waiting for the police/ambulance.

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Post by Wildfire » Wed Jan 03, 2018 5:26 pm

Glad he's ok Mike, but it does sound like it's more than just him.
My brother is similar, he's well in to double figures the number of times he's come off, mainly by himself. That said his bike also handles like sh*te.

I ride a lot, and whilst being taken off this year for the first time in 5 years, it was still a 0mph impact and the guy had just run 2 red lights (one to hit me and apparently the one before as well) on a big roundabout.
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Post by pvr » Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:14 pm

That looks serious, I guess he came off before the bike hit.

I did smile at the title - "Audi" NSFW, with which I agree of course :D
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Post by Nictrix » Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:19 pm

You cant teach stupid :crapparking:
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Post by Ducklakeview » Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:20 pm

pvr wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:14 pmThat looks serious, I guess he came off before the bike hit.

I did smile at the title - "Audi" NSFW, with which I agree of course :D
Oh, he hit it alright, and was thrown over the roof. His mates reckon he came around the bend at 130+ and seeing as the corsa actually cut the bike in two, I reckon the car wasn't doing 30mph either..

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Post by Ducklakeview » Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:21 pm

Nictrix wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:19 pmYou cant teach stupid :crapparking:
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I stopped going riding with him a long time before this incident, as he was taking too many chances.

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Post by buzyg » Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:36 pm

Couple of pieces of gaffer tape will have that up on auto trader. :wink:

So does your brother still ride a bike then? Twice lucky is pushing it more than enough.
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Post by Ducklakeview » Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:38 pm

buzyg wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:36 pmCouple of pieces of gaffer tape will have that up on auto trader. :wink:

So does your brother still ride a bike then? Twice lucky is pushing it more than enough.
Yes - And he's had a couple more serious offs since then..

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Post by buzyg » Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:43 pm

Ducklakeview wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:38 pm
buzyg wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:36 pmCouple of pieces of gaffer tape will have that up on auto trader. :wink:

So does your brother still ride a bike then? Twice lucky is pushing it more than enough.
Yes - And he's had a couple more serious offs since then..
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Well you can only wish him good luck with that then. I have know plans to finish my days dribbling in a nursing home, but there are limits to my insanity.
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