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After 10 years without incident, I highsided my R1 on my way home from work on Tuesday. I think the road surface went from dry to damp towards a corner exit at the end of a tree line and the rear spun up whilst banked over to the left.
I landed on my right shoulder and head, but don't remember the point between the rear spinning up and just after the impact. I just remember sliding along the road.
The bike's not too bad really. The front and side fairings are broken and the seat unit is scuffed. The tank has worn all the way through and is leaking. One exhaust is bent. The clutch cover scraped all the way through and the fairing mount punched a hole in the side of the clutch cover for good measure. The left side of the bike is absolutely untouched except for the gear lever, which is bent back by about 25 degrees, which I just can't understand.
My leathers holed through the shoulder and I drove myself to hospital in the evening to get it sorted. The wound was a deep graze with balls of leather melted into it, which they picked out. They said the heat generated from the road had cooked the outside areas of the graze and indeed it had gone white like cooked chicken in a frying pan.
I'm feeling a bit sore around the shoulder, but am generally ok and am looking forward to getting the bike back on the road.
Shoulder of my leathers:
Bike, looking a bit sorry for itself.
I landed on my right shoulder and head, but don't remember the point between the rear spinning up and just after the impact. I just remember sliding along the road.
The bike's not too bad really. The front and side fairings are broken and the seat unit is scuffed. The tank has worn all the way through and is leaking. One exhaust is bent. The clutch cover scraped all the way through and the fairing mount punched a hole in the side of the clutch cover for good measure. The left side of the bike is absolutely untouched except for the gear lever, which is bent back by about 25 degrees, which I just can't understand.
My leathers holed through the shoulder and I drove myself to hospital in the evening to get it sorted. The wound was a deep graze with balls of leather melted into it, which they picked out. They said the heat generated from the road had cooked the outside areas of the graze and indeed it had gone white like cooked chicken in a frying pan.
I'm feeling a bit sore around the shoulder, but am generally ok and am looking forward to getting the bike back on the road.
Shoulder of my leathers:
Bike, looking a bit sorry for itself.
Edited by bennyboysvuk on Thursday 13th August 07:46
The leathers are made by Spyke and are about 10 years old. They were around £800 new I think.
I'm not exactly sure how fast I was going. I think it was 40-ish, but it might have been more. The road surface was really rough in the centre of the lane though, really cheese-grater like.
I'm not totally sure how I landed on my shoulder and head, but I think I did a half forwards somersault so I think the initial impact was largely what caused the damage to the shoulder of the leathers.
When stopped at the side of the road, I did have that worrying moment where I put my hand in my leathers to investigate the wet feeling around my shoulder and pulled it out again covered in blood.
I'm not exactly sure how fast I was going. I think it was 40-ish, but it might have been more. The road surface was really rough in the centre of the lane though, really cheese-grater like.
I'm not totally sure how I landed on my shoulder and head, but I think I did a half forwards somersault so I think the initial impact was largely what caused the damage to the shoulder of the leathers.
When stopped at the side of the road, I did have that worrying moment where I put my hand in my leathers to investigate the wet feeling around my shoulder and pulled it out again covered in blood.
rat840771 said:
Glad you're ok.
A mate of mine recently Highsided his Triple R leaving his close, say 15/20mph on loose gravel, he was very sore for a while. The bike was nearly written off and cost 4.2k to repair!
I think the bike's worth £5.5k or thereabouts so hopefully it'll be mended. I can't see it being £4.2k, but I guess it depends how much the fairings and labour costs so perhaps it is possible.A mate of mine recently Highsided his Triple R leaving his close, say 15/20mph on loose gravel, he was very sore for a while. The bike was nearly written off and cost 4.2k to repair!
neelyp said:
You're going to need new leathers, there's a guy works beside pope got a set of Alpinestars going cheap.
I plan to take them to 9 Lives to get them repaired, I think they'll need about 5 panels replacing. They've been adjusted to suit my lengthy frame so I can't buy new off-the-peg leathers.
bennyboysvuk said:
neelyp said:
You're going to need new leathers, there's a guy works beside pope got a set of Alpinestars going cheap.
I plan to take them to 9 Lives to get them repaired, I think they'll need about 5 panels replacing. They've been adjusted to suit my lengthy frame so I can't buy new off-the-peg leathers.
t.... id buy new ones.Sorry to say but the bike will be a write off.
If it was me I'd think twice about putting money into getting those leathers repaired. They didn't seem to stand up to the crash at all well, even allowing for a very abrasive surface. Lots of more modern designs have outer reinforcing on the shoulders.
If it was me I'd think twice about putting money into getting those leathers repaired. They didn't seem to stand up to the crash at all well, even allowing for a very abrasive surface. Lots of more modern designs have outer reinforcing on the shoulders.
Trickywoo may be right here, my mates triple R was a 2013 with 2K on the clock and was nearly written off, highsides I guess can really damage the bike as the bike launches into air and smacks down on the ground along with the rider, check it rides straight first before you put money into it and attempt to repair it.
trickywoo said:
Sorry to say but the bike will be a write off.
If it was me I'd think twice about putting money into getting those leathers repaired. They didn't seem to stand up to the crash at all well, even allowing for a very abrasive surface. Lots of more modern designs have outer reinforcing on the shoulders.
If it was me I'd think twice about putting money into getting those leathers repaired. They didn't seem to stand up to the crash at all well, even allowing for a very abrasive surface. Lots of more modern designs have outer reinforcing on the shoulders.
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