ANYONE WHO KNOWS PAUL ODD PLZ READ!!

[Ricey]

I have just come from Broomfield Hospital. Paul has had an accident on his bike he is ok but he has broken his right clavicle and injured the vertabrae on his spine. I am just writing this for people who may get worried if they cannot contact him due to him being in the hospital.

I spoke to him about the crash apprently from what he can remember a car pulled out on him and he swerved but hit the car and got sent flying.

Not sure on damage to bike.

So lets hope he gets better soon.

Thanks
Ricey

[gixer400]

hope he gets better soon. sounds painful.

[Juvenilerider]

****! hope he gets better soon!

[Biker Dude]

i feel his pain.......

[Ride-or-die]

dunno if u are still around or if gaz knows but is he up for some local chelmsford visiters? sorry to hear this, he's a sensible rider so doesnt deserve this

[fall off]

whats going on ... it's getting worse .. hope he gets well soon , and the old bill throw the book at the car driver , bet he said i didn't see him as he was going to fast :twisted:

[nori1000]

**** sorry man :cry:

[FasterThanU]

sod throwing a book throw a brick instead. good luck to all you healing out there. and for all those who arent well done.

so in the last two weeks:

Gaz XJ (coolest bike on earth)
Mike (my boss) R1
James (KTM 525)
Paul 'poor bastad' odd
Biker 'blackout' dude

keep your wits about yu lads and lass's its a doggy old world out there and vampires and werewolves are the least of your troubles, so let jon and i deal with them and you concetrate on staying on the bike!!

much love to my broken homies x

[Juvenilerider]

much love to my broken homies x all this is very depressing but that brought a smile to my face :)

[Gazdaman]

I just got off the phone to him, I'm gonna go up and visit tomorrow about midday if anyone wants to join me, just gimme a bell.

I've got the number for the phone at his bedside if anyone wants it.

He was riding through baddow (risky enough as it is!) And a car pulled out of a car parking space, he went straight into the side.

Police have the bike.

Big thanks to Ricey for filling everyone in (I'm the one who mullered your saxo off the lights a couple of weeks back :roll:)

His mum phoned me earlier aswell, she seems to be taking it quite well, but she's a worrier as it is, this certainly won't help.

And Mike binned the r1? That bike was my hero!

Poor lad.

Gaz

[Biker Dude]

big hug to paul.

[Juvenilerider]

****, does that mean the old bill will find out its derestricted?! i feel so bad for him :( this sucks

[Gazdaman]

I didn't want to say to him 'what if..'

But it's possible, hopefully the insurance company won't look too closely at his bike, considering he should be very little to blame for this accident.

The police do have the bike though, but that's standard practise, they'll call in a garage to pick it up. And they'll charge him some silly amount to keep it, so I'll talk to him tomorrow, and hopefully I'll collect it and stick it in my garage.

Gaz

[bikerboy]

not someone else, wish him all the best.

[stu600cc]

you forgot:
stu600cc
troggy

hope he is all good

[Ricey]

(I'm the one who mullered your saxo off the lights a couple of weeks back :roll:)



Bit hard to race when you are eating and you have your misses who hates you racing in the passenger seat LOL!

Hope Paul gets better.

[Ride-or-die]

i dont think it matters what u were doing, she coulda been sucking on ya balls u'd still lose in the saxo of the lights, even to the XJ!!

cheers for the info but now ur hear get urself a real set of transport, a bike!

an ROB MIKE HAS BINNED the R1, i forgot u are back at hain geriche, he ok? what happened as i thought he was the greatest rider on earth!

[Gazdaman]

Yeah I'm only jokin mate, considering we were still sitting at the lights for a couple of minutes while they were green talking to Paul. Next time,..next time.

Going up to see Paul today, his mum phoned me again a minute ago, she's got the bike back home now, she had to pay ALOT of money to get it home aswell, over £200 :shock:

Anyone fancy putting his little silver disks of woe back in the carbs?

It's a write off apparently, which I'm not suprised at, I'm guessing the forks and frame are ****ed if his condition is anything to go by.

And what happened to Mike?

Gaz

[Ride-or-die]

went to visit the chap today with gaz and sam, i feel sorry for him, hes immobilised, he doesnt even know how he is sposed to poo. hes in high spirits tho which is good. waiting for a spine board to arrive which will give him more mobility.


he hopes to come home middle of next week, so lets hope he does and lets hope the bastard who pulled out on him is found at fault and pays for the damage hes caused

[Spanky]

get well soon chap.. bet the car driver doesn’t have to re-sit his driving test or even gets a ticking off.

these people should have to do a carsafe drive which focuses on driver behaviour and teaches them to be observant and tolerant to other more vulnerable road users..

hope u get back on your bike soon..

[Spider]

shouldnt be n e worry other the restriction cause it wernt his fault therefore the insurence company wont care as they get money out of the claim

[FasterThanU]

holy crap spider is right!!! what the hell am i gonna do now my hole hypothesis on life down the pan!!

[Gazdaman]

Yeah went to see him today, I'd be quite a lot more ****ed off than he was.

His mum phoned me aswell, they've recovered his bike at a cost of £250+!!

He should be out middle of next week, but that spine board sure doesn't look like fun!

It hasn't put him off biking either which rocks! He's a good lad, he's taking it well.

Gaz

[kasandrich]

No! I can't believe this, I turn my back and don't log in for a few days and everyone trashes their bikes.

Best of luck to Paul!

......oh and in the lists of fallers, my Son Andy has been missed out. :(

[FasterThanU]

was his crash in the last two weeks?

[kasandrich]

Well no, but its only four weeks ago, still recent :lol:

[FasterThanU]

i put a hole in my pelvis 2 years ago and im not on the list either!!!

[kasandrich]

What did you do that for :lol: :lol:

[Gazdaman]

Andy crashed with superb style. I wonder if we can make 1 working er-5 from the two....

/me ponders.

Anyway, he's sitting up now.

How's andy coming along with that VFR? And Rich I went to the advanced club's last meeting, and were you there? were you f*ck!

I'll be at the next one too.

Gaz

[Tark]

Get well Soon!

[kasandrich]

Andy crashed with superb style. I wonder if we can make 1 working er-5 from the two....
.....errrrr, I doubt it .....both front end
/me ponders.

Anyway, he's sitting up now.

How's andy coming along with that VFR? And Rich I went to the advanced club's last meeting, and were you there? were you f*ck! errr, nope, busy mucking about wiv mini motos, but deffo at next one and Andy will be there too

I'll be at the next one too.

Gaz[/i]

[Ricey]

Well I don't think he will be in college :(

I hope to get a bike soon but investing in a new car so...

Plus Paul's accident has kinda put me off.

Want a K4 Gixer 6.

[Ride-or-die]

a gixer 6 u say as a first bike with no riding experience, this guy must be crazy :roll: lol

[Gazdaman]

Once you get on a bike you'll wonder why you ever wanted a car other than for when it rains :roll:

See you and Andy at the next meet then Rich, myself and both parents will be there.

Gaz

[Ricey]

I have brief riding expierence. I had a Moped for 2 years and could almost get my knee down LOL!

[Ride-or-die]

yeah ive seen ur saxo up at mac ds. have to say u get on a bike and u will start to hate urself lol. i had a escort, spent £14,000 on it, got my bake and never looked back, hate myself for spending that on a car!! bikes rule, jumped straight on my 600, knee down all the way baby, nothing beats it hey gaz, actually ****ing over ferraris and WRXs etc beats it

[Gazdaman]

When I'm in the car I can't really wait to get back on the bike.

Don't waste the sunny days!

Gaz

[r6paul]

Hey all,

Just been discharged and reached home. Thanks for all the comments guys, means alot.

i'll post the whole story once i get some more sleep and have more energy.


Paul

[Juvenilerider]

hey,

good to have ya here again fella

glad ya getin betta

[Biker Dude]

welcome home my battered friend

[Ricey]

Good to see you back Paul when you back at college?

£14,000 on an escort what did you do to it?? Or was it standard?

[Ride-or-die]

yeah good to see u back fella we shall come see u at some point and feed u grapes!

ricey, u probably saw it about, it was crazy, only escort in chelmsford to have pug206cc front headlights on it, wrc front end, cosworth skirts, wide arches, custom cossie rear bumper, dual exit motorbike cans, tri colour metal flake paintwork, dehandled, cosie spoiler customised, 18inch wolfrace alloys, bucket seats with harnesses, infinity perfect 5 components, infinity 6x9s, 2 infinity perfect 10inch bubs, alpine 15inch Rseries, 3 alpine V12 amps, fully custom installed, alpine cd head unit. ive prob missed stuff off of that but u get the picture!

[Ricey]

That sounds awesome! Got any pics, mine is just standard apart from a few bits. Would love a bike but want a faster car.

[Ride-or-die]

give me an email adress and ill send you some. i regret every penny spend on it looking back now as it aint worth it, u lose all the money and althought i knew i would and didnt care at the time, i do now!!

[Gazdaman]

Pics of Paul's bike.

www.gaz-racing.co.uk/bike/paul/

Pics of J's car

www.gaz-racing.co.uk/bike/J/

Gaz

[Gazdaman]

http://www.gaz-racing.co.uk/bike/paul/ER5.JPG

Gaz

[stu600cc]

it dont look good :( :(

[stu600cc]

it dont look good :( :(

[Ride-or-die]

doesnt look as bad as i was ecpecting tho

[Juvenilerider]

that really dont look good :( looks like ya lucky to be how you are paul - do like the sales pitch for it aswell :)

[fall off]

good see you are home paulodd hope you get better quickly

[kasandrich]

Good to see Paul home, on his feet and smiling.


.....I saw his bike for sale and considered buying it :roll: ......and then I realised we already had one just like it :roll: :roll:

In fact Andys damage was a bit worse than that, very similar front end damage, but also, fecked up all the rear end, as it bounced up, and came down on the grab hand/seat fairing, so busted the frame where the grab handle mounts, knackered the seat fairing and the undertray.

I noticed one of Pauls front wheel spokes broke, Andys did too, in the same place.

note the tank bolt is bent (by nut impact)
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note the nutdent in the tank
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http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/421606083/7.jpg

http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/421606083/8.jpg

http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/421606083/9.jpg

http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/421606083/10.jpg

http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/421606083/11.jpg

http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/421606083/12.jpg

http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/421606083/13.jpg

http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/421606083/14.jpg
........and this is now
http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/421606083/4.jpg

[Juvenilerider]

holy crap! how did he come off?! that nut dent made me cringe!!

[Biker Dude]

ritch drop me a line mate..i think im strippin the vfr as the engine seems to have wall in it and needs strippin down if im to use it again....and i cant be arse

[kasandrich]

holy crap! how did he come off?! that nut dent made me cringe!!

......its a long story, but the net rsult is, he hit the back of a stationary car at 40mph :shock: :shock:

Its not just the nutdent, he also bent the tank mounting, so the tank moved forward about half an inch :?

[kasandrich]

ritch drop me a line mate..i think im strippin the vfr as the engine seems to have wall in it and needs strippin down if im to use it again....and i cant be arse

.....At least you've still got the Red one, you didn't sell it did you?

[Gazdaman]

2 of Paul's spokes snapped, the disk is also bent, so much it dug into one of the spokes, visible in one of the photos.

handlebars are bent. The tank is also on the wonk, not quite sure how..

The back of the bike is pretty much fine.

That VFR looks lovely though!

Gaz

[Biker Dude]

no mate, didnt sell it...has been dome intrest but nothin serious

[Ricey]

That Escort is lovely. Is Paul selling his bike a joke or real??

[Ride-or-die]

glad u liked it, i did, but regret it now. bikes way way way way way way way more fun, and bikers are cool, rude boys are just twats

[Gazdaman]

Tis a Joke, would you buy a bike on its side for £610? Even if it didn't have bent forks/snapped spokes/generally ****ed?

Gaz

[Biker Dude]

Spider would..... :lol:

[Ride-or-die]

LMFAO he sure would

[RaceMeNSee]

glad u liked it, i did, but regret it now. bikes way way way way way way way more fun, and bikers are cool, rude boys are just twats

Thats the best thing ive ever seen you write on here J! And yeah spider sooo would...he'd pay twice that though,ride it with out fixing it-blow it up and leave it in his back garden......whilst maybe spending loads more money on it on things that wont make it run but will make it look pretty!lol ya know we luv ya really nicky!

[kasandrich]

Spider would..... :lol:

Special advert for Spiders attn only

For Sale
ER5, one carefull owner, (several careless sh!ts)
Short wheelbase for faster turn in (forks bent)
Gyroscopic adjustments to front wheel (its bent)
Specially modified for extreme lean angles on nearside (footpeg broken off)
Various experimental aerodynamic modifications, and weight saving alterations to bodywork plastics.
Nice cosy dent in tank to rest your testicles in.

Normal price £800
Price with above listed performance altering modifications ONLY £1600

:wink: :wink: :wink:

[Biker Dude]

:lol: :lol: :lol: lol, poor old nicky, he can't help the fact he sees a bike and has to have it...

nicky, u know i luv ya bruv

[kasandrich]

......You can talk!

In the last 24 hours I seem to remember you offering someone £400 unseen, for an old bike that even the owner said was knackered and jinxed :wink:

[kasandrich]

How are you mending Biker Dude? and you Paulodd?

Have you stopped hurting yet?

[Biker Dude]

£400 for a jinxed bike....not 100% correct, but its still in better nick than my nc30.....

im doin ok, shoulder blade is givin me hassel but to be expected. Went to the fractur clinic 2day and had cgeck up xrays took, and they told me i've broken 2 other bones...but in my hand not my arm....woo for me

[Spider]

ill give ya £200

[r6paul]

How are you mending Biker Dude? and you Paulodd?

Have you stopped hurting yet?


Haven't been hurting too much, the pain killers have been doing there job well! but there have been a few odd times that the shoulder and the back have played up and hurt alot. Got my 'are you mending ok' appointment with the bone man on the 6th June.


Paul

[Ride-or-die]

hey MR ODD

[r6paul]

Well i think i am ok enough to sit at a pc for several hours typing up what happened. Here i go:



From what I can remember on the thursday morning on the way to college I pulled into Dorset Avenue and slowed down, as there was a row of parked cars on my side of the road. (Right out side Great Baddow School which is very busy at that time of the morning) I checked my mirrors then checked to see if anything was coming and then pulled out. I got half way down when all of a sudden I recall the front of a parked car swing out in front of me into the road. (but the car didn't swing out to pull out it swung out like it was going to do a 3 point turn.. of all the places?!?!)I slammed my brakes on and tried to swerve to avoid hitting the car but with no prevail. I hit the car and remember coming off the seat. The next thing I remembered was hitting the floor on my side, my head banging on the floor and then bouncing and hitting the floor again in the same motion.

I remember my back being in excruciating pain and trying to hold onto it with my hand. A man ran over and told me not to get up and not to move. Then a woman came over and told me that she was an off duty ambulance technician and that not to worry the ambulance had been phoned and not to move. And then another guy came over and said he was a NHS nurse. They took my helmet of and then the lady supported my head and the nurse supported my back. Lots of people kept looking and wondering over to see.

Then the ambulance arrived and they put me on to a flat board. The police kept asking me questions and if they could breathalyse me. (I mean come on they wanted to breathalyse me while i was in dying pain strapped to a flat bored!?!??! of all the common sence...) The ambulance people said no and got me into the ambulance and rushed me to A & E. Once at A & E they asked me how much my bike jacket was, as soon as i said £100 they decided not to cut through it so they gently and slowly took off my bike jacket and then cut through my college shirt. They then examined me and sent me for some x-rays. The police then came in and asked me questions and breathalysed me. The doctor told me that I had fractured my collar bone but where unsure about my back and sent me back for another x-ray. Had the second x-ray and then got told I had fractured my T12, for you non-medical people like myself that’s the T number 12 (one of the vertebrae’s in the spinal cord). Had my un-comfy bed wheeled into another area where I had too wait 2/3 hours for the bone man to come and check me out. I was then checked out and anal probed (he said he had to check the bottom of my spinal cord out, but I think he just wanted to finger my bum hole.) Then got told I was going to have to lie flat for a few days and then get fitted with a back support that I would have to wear for 3-4 months.

Then got moved to another floor, floor 2 in the Notley B23 ward I believe, which was my home for the next 4 days. Got treated well and chatted up all the nurses, got treated like a king, 3 hot meals a day and as many drugs as I wanted by the push of the button. Then had my back brace fitted and I could then get up and move around freely. I could also ****, shave and shower (well wash) myself on my own. Lived happily apart from at night when the old biddies played up and attempted to escape and beat up the nurses. Had several visitors and finally came home on the Monday afternoon.

Now just got to take it easy and remember not to sit up or get out of bed without my back support on. And to take things easy, seem to get very tired very easily :(


Right that tired me out typing that out with just my left hand, so im now going up to bed for a quick kip.


Paul

[Biker Dude]

I was then checked out and anal probed (he said he had to check the bottom of my spinal cord out, but I think he just wanted to finger my bum hole.)

me too......did we have the same doctor???


i feel for ya man... i had this old woman screamin in pain, but sge wasnt in pain, she was mentaly ill.....fun huh.

[Spider]

so whats going on insurence wise i take it the admitting responsability LOts of comp

[Juvenilerider]

good to hear you're both getting better...

so whats going on insurence wise i take it the admitting responsability LOts of comp

yeah, i hope they've admitted responsibilty????

[r6paul]

im not too sure whats happening insurance wise. Its gone to the CPS to be decided but i wont know for about 3-4 months :(

I hope i do get a nice lot of compensation tho. Have already been into TESCO to sort out the sick pay and today down to the cricket club to find out if i can get some from them aswell. So i'm gonna try and claim for time in hosp, bike being ****ed, getting hit, ruined helmet, ruined sch bag (it got cut off me and a new one cost £15 lol) and time off work. Lets hope it goes well.


Paul

[Ride-or-die]

i had a mate who broke his back in a car crash and dont take this as a sum u should expect as i dont know his circumstances but he got just over £10,000

[kasandrich]

Paul,

The CPS won't and can't decide what happens insurance wise, the CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) are the ones who decide, based upon evidence supplied by the Police, whether any prosecution will take place, eg "driving without due care and attention", which if the car driver were prosecuted, obviously would not do your insurance claim any harm.

......The Police make me wonder sometimes........so you are on your way to College in the morning and some dumb ass tw@t car driver pulls out on you, and the Police want to breathalyse you.........DUHHHH! whats that all about??

[stu600cc]

its just proceduere to breahalize you. You being tired is just down to your body repairing. Did you get the details of the twat that pulled out on ya? i had someone do that to me but lucky enough i was in the car, they probaly do it so often they dont even look and assume theres nothing there. Get back on 2 wheels soon :) :)

[r6paul]

Did you get the details of the twat that pulled out on ya?

Nah i haven't got them but my insurance company have. All i have is his name.


ts just proceduere to breahalize you

I know that, its just rediculious doing it while im in a hell of alot of pain, and can't really move. I could'nt understand why they couldn't wait an hour n half till i was in hospital and able to do it. they had to come in anyway to interview me.


The CPS won't and can't decide what happens insurance wise, the CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) are the ones who decide, based upon evidence supplied by the Police, whether any prosecution will take place, eg "driving without due care and attention", which if the car driver were prosecuted, obviously would not do your insurance claim any harm.


Yer i know that, they are to decide if i get done with dangerious driving or he gets done with undue car and attention.


Paul

[stu600cc]

alls cool then. JUst have to go through that whole insurance thing, its ****** dont expect a quick end :( :(

[r6paul]

alls cool then. JUst have to go through that whole insurance thing, its ****** dont expect a quick end :( :(


2 and half years down the line......

Just had an email from my solicitor.... we have agree'd a settlement, not what i wanted wanted, but am happy to settle with!!! Should receive it in about 1/2 months, once all the paperwork is sorted out. :jumping2

Is a nice flat deposit amount, so just need a decent job now that will be able to let me afford to take out a mortguage for a small flat!



Ride safe people, and if you do decide to crash make sure its someone elses fault who has insurance that will pay out!!

[DoodleBug]

Good news Paul, take it easy fella.

[RaceMeNSee]

****ING FINALLY!!!!!! C'ai Combien?

[kasandrich]

....That scared the living daylights out of me! fancy raising an old thread like that! I thought you were in Hospital again Paul!

Glad you have got a settlement.

[RaceMeNSee]

....That scared the living daylights out of me! fancy raising an old thread like that! I thought you were in Hospital again Paul!

Glad you have got a settlement.

Same as me to be honest!

[stu600cc]

Scared me again glad its nearly sorted

[r6paul]

Hehehehe, didn't see the point in starting a new thread.

Bike is tucked up in the garage for the winter now. Done my winter riding the last few years and happy to take the car in this weather!

Just waiting for final confimation, thats its all going through. which i should hear in about 1-2 weeks. Then cheque will come through

[RaceMeNSee]

pfffftttt.....pansy!

[gixer400]

....That scared the living daylights out of me! fancy raising an old thread like that! I thought you were in Hospital again Paul!

Glad you have got a settlement.

Exactly the same as me!!

Whoo, glad that didnt happen again.

Glad to hear your insurance company are speedy at sorting out claims

[The Guvnor]

****.....Just read this !!!............glad your back home fella....concentrate on gettin better........good luck.

[Lateshift]

:D :D :D

Guv, this happened in May 2005! :D

If he had been away that long no-one would have remembered him :D

[r6paul]

:D :D :D

Guv, this happened in May 2005! :D

If he had been away that long no-one would have remembered him :D



hahahahahaha. (note to self.... never raise an old thread, just start a new one, with the original link in it.)

This is true, god i feel old, (well in forum terms) :laugh1

[r6paul]

Hah raised it again :laugh1

Received a nice small rectangular bit of paper today, that has some squiggles and numbers on it :grin2

AND it was for more than i was told i would get! :rockon


Straight to the bank though, not to be touched till i can afford a mortguage :(