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3doorPete
6,971 posts
104 months
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sprinter1050 said: Ouch !!
How's he recovering? Physically, he has some fierce scars including facial scarring, but chicks dig that. No belly button look wrong though! They are still looking at his left arm as he cannot raise it more than level with his chest. No pain, just doesn't work - looks like nerve damage or shoulder lock or a bit of both. He's still off work as he still has quite bad short term memory issues due to the head injuries. He's desperate to go back as he's not being paid. Dr's have said January, but he's planning to go back in October. Unfortunately he has a client facing job where being able to remember a conversation you had 10 minutes ago is important, so no-one's sure how that's going to work out and improvement seems painfully slow nearly 4 months on. I still get to call him Eddie (Kidd) though so at least his sense of humour is ok.
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Yazza54
9,796 posts
51 months
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3doorPete said: My Brother-in-law's helmet from his near fatal crash in May.  Bloody hell Would a more expensive lid withstand that better? The shell looks thin. He's a lucky bloke.
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3doorPete
6,971 posts
104 months
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Yazza54 said: 3doorPete said: My Brother-in-law's helmet from his near fatal crash in May. Bloody hell Would a more expensive lid withstand that better? The shell looks thin. He's a lucky bloke. Difficult to say - given the brain bleeds and the spinal fluid issues he had from the size of the impact with the lamp post, a stronger helmet may have passed more of these forces on rather than breaking. Or it may not have - there were no other cracks etc on the rest of the helmet. Or it may have broken in the same way? The only thing we know for sure is if the helmet had been open faced, there wouldn't have been much of his face left. All of that discolouration on the cheek piece and the dark runs on top and side is all blood.
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Mr2Mike
9,617 posts
125 months
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3doorPete said: My Brother-in-law's helmet from his near fatal crash in May. That needs to be shown to the cruiser riders who wear those silly pisspot helmets.
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bob1179
13,480 posts
79 months
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Globs said: sprinter1050 said: 3doorPete said: Globs said: Ural + sidecar:  I didn't realise these are still being made and sold until recently. It's a Very Bad Thing that I prefer this to a reliable sports bike.. as there is danger ahead that I may have to get one. That's fantastic. IIRC they are 2 wheel drive with the side car! I believe so too. But we'd better get that picture off here quick before young Bobski gets all hot under the collar over it. (he was tempted when he was part Russky  ) There's one here with a gun! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/dnepr-ural-cossack-sidec...I think there is a lever to engage 2wd. There's a website called sovietsteeds that has a few stories on it - proper old school stuff with running in a tight engine, much spannering to keep it all going and a fanatical zeal to run an interesting bike instead of one that just starts and stops when you want it to  . Time travelling back to 1960s Russia.. Awesome stuff, I am indeed getting moist with the thought of one of these beasties as a daily ride. I should have bought one when I was in Russia...
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bob1179
13,480 posts
79 months
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3doorPete said: Yazza54 said: 3doorPete said: My Brother-in-law's helmet from his near fatal crash in May. Bloody hell Would a more expensive lid withstand that better? The shell looks thin. He's a lucky bloke. Difficult to say - given the brain bleeds and the spinal fluid issues he had from the size of the impact with the lamp post, a stronger helmet may have passed more of these forces on rather than breaking. Or it may not have - there were no other cracks etc on the rest of the helmet. Or it may have broken in the same way? The only thing we know for sure is if the helmet had been open faced, there wouldn't have been much of his face left. All of that discolouration on the cheek piece and the dark runs on top and side is all blood. Yikes. Glad to hear he is recovering well. That is some scary damage.
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Petrolhead95
5,314 posts
24 months
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3doorPete said: My Brother-in-law's helmet from his near fatal crash in May. Jesus! What the hell happened? Glad he's recovering though.
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3doorPete
6,971 posts
104 months
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Petrolhead95 said: 3doorPete said: My Brother-in-law's helmet from his near fatal crash in May. Jesus! What the hell happened? Glad he's recovering though. http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=1145580&mid=39372
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VinceFox
14,784 posts
42 months
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3doorPete said: Petrolhead95 said: 3doorPete said: My Brother-in-law's helmet from his near fatal crash in May. Jesus! What the hell happened? Glad he's recovering though. http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=1145580&mid=39372 Thought this rang a bell.
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rmuss
190 posts
29 months
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3doorPete said: My Brother-in-law's helmet from his near fatal crash in May. I always try to go for a SHARP 5 star at a minimum
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Timbuk2
1,030 posts
25 months
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R1gtr
1,159 posts
24 months
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^^^^^^s  tty rear clusters, pink seats, pink steering wheel, some daft bint texting whilst driving....guaranteed 
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TheLordJohn
1,884 posts
16 months
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moanthebairns
4,544 posts
68 months
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TheLordJohn said: should that not be in the bad parking thread
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Petrolhead95
5,314 posts
24 months
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Andy Zarse
8,144 posts
117 months
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Petrolhead95 said: Had to change the exhaust on my ped. I know most people don't count a ped as a motorbike so I'll chuck the Daytona in   2012-07-21 14.48.30 by Lmaao, on Flickr Rust eh? Is it an Italian ped?
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Petrolhead95
5,314 posts
24 months
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Andy Zarse said: Rust eh? Is it an Italian ped? Aye, it is. Didn't realise it was in such bad condition, I could actually stick my key through any part of the exhaust and it practically crumbled. New one looks better though!  558334_3496350454245_563344111_n by Lmaao, on Flickr
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VinceFox
14,784 posts
42 months
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  Been doing some calculations, i can get the swingarm off this with axle stands under either side of the frame just below/behind the pegs. Got to grind any excess bits off the rear triangles first then pull the swingarm off and grind it back. Opinions on doing it silver/black?
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Salgar
2,589 posts
54 months
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Petrolhead95 said: Andy Zarse said: Rust eh? Is it an Italian ped? Aye, it is. Didn't realise it was in such bad condition, I could actually stick my key through any part of the exhaust and it practically crumbled. New one looks better though! 558334_3496350454245_563344111_n by Lmaao, on Flickr Umm, so, what's going on with that exhaust?
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sjtscott
2,161 posts
101 months
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Salgar said: Petrolhead95 said: Andy Zarse said: Rust eh? Is it an Italian ped? Aye, it is. Didn't realise it was in such bad condition, I could actually stick my key through any part of the exhaust and it practically crumbled. New one looks better though! 558334_3496350454245_563344111_n by Lmaao, on Flickr Umm, so, what's going on with that exhaust? Its a 2 stroke exhaust, has an expansion chamber and has an optimum overall tuned length to give the best power/performance based on the pressure waves coming out of the engine. Added: Ideally it would be straight but then you'd run into trouble of it sticking out too far from the rear of the scooter i.e. dangerous in the eyes of the law.
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