I Crashed - Gutted

[JayGates_SP1]

Left for work in all my gear as always. Road was dry. Same old journey. Coming onto the chelmer retail park round about in 1st, bout 35mph not in a hurry all of a sudden as I get on the gas the revs shot up.... the backs coming round on me.... Just as im leving the roundabout. I was about to ease off when it grips again and back flips. Lays down on its left side cracking the crank case and exploding into flames as the bike slides 100m down the road.
I rolled over the the raods edge and layed there making sure I had all my didjets as people are all running towards me shouting.
Amnulance was there in 2 mins flat. As were firebrigade. Police took a leasurly 20mins. After they got there the snooty traffic tosser proceeded to tell me that there was nothing wrong with my bike.... The was nothing on the road.... And as a result of this the conclusion he was drawing to was that I was going to be charged with yep "carelss driving." I swear to god what was the need. I was in agony. I just lost £4000 bike and £1000 of riding gear and he says "if you want to avoid court you can pay £170 for an advanced riding course" I was like you ****ing what???? Like this isnt punishment enough!
Ended up in brromfield. Broken thumb, bruised foot bones, torn calf swolen knee and bump on my head.
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Shopping list.....
1 left fairing
1 left gear lever
1 left crank case
1 left crank case gasket
1 left clutch lever
1 rear tail light
a set of mirrors
a rear tail unit
left indicator
2 new tyres
new oil
new filter

pray that it hasnt ****ed the engine

thanks to the guys in the ambulance for the help and to my mate gave for paying the £170 recover fee the cops forced on me by refusing to cancel their own recovery truck for mine.

If anyone has spares for sale please contact me id appreciate it.

And everyone be careful on that road it has **** loads of oil on it now

[SDM]

Ohhhhhhh ****e J....................No more video's for sometime then........

[Dal]

You did all that damage to the bike and yourself at 35 mph :eek:

[JayGates_SP1]

yer 35 maybe 40 tops.....

im gutted

[v8-powered]

Crapola - Doesn't sound like fun...
Get well soon.......

[MICKTLS]

ouch not nice m8 .......get well soon ...................you need to find out if there had been a spill and if there was had it been reported and if it had you might have some sort of claim against someone it might be worth looking into

[Tark]

Downer! Sorry to hear it. Dont want to make you feel worse but it looks like you need to add a front wheel to your shopping list. RIm doesn't look in good shape. Hopefully you might be able to get some nice looking aftermarket parts to replace the broken bits for cheaper.

[STEALTH52]

How the **** can the plod charge you for that??? they didn't even see what happened??? You dont need to be riding like a twat to come off your bike!! ****ers!

Soz to hear about the off mate, At least your ok though, The bike bit's can be replaced! Also it gives you an excuse to get your bike sorted into a race rep!

[Tark]

Can you not say "see you in court" and then wait and see what evidence they have? THey said there was nothing on the road but can the prove that there wasn't something that could evaporate such as petrol? How can they prove you were being dangerous?

[DoodleBug]

Witnesses?

[Shorty]

glad to hear you ok J! shame about the bike! but it can be fixed!

[harriebird]

GSXRs eat thumbs, it's official.

sorry to hear that Jay, heal quick and heal good :(

[JayGates_SP1]

there were 2 witnesses both teenage girls who gave me their numbers lol They said they saw the back go then the bike rotate on the rear wheel before exploding lol

Does anyone know of any good breakers. I have ordered some trick bits but the left fairing and tail units are hard to come by

thanks for the support guys

[MICKTLS]

im certain someone on here did post a list of breakers on here sometime ago Lateshift might be able to find it after his dinner tho

[DoodleBug]

BREAKERS (http://www.essexbikers.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=5680&highlight=salvage)

Already had my dinner ;)

[RaceMeNSee]

**** DUDE>..im sooo sorry to hear about this! did you watch it slide away from you? its a gut wrenching feeling! im just glad your o.k!that could have been you on fire to! what insurance did you have? TPFT? or comp? where abouts did you say you were? and what time do you usually go to work? i pass what i would call the Chelmer villige retail park every morning to work...as i live right near it....and then head onto the A12...you might have been one of the dudes i nod to in the morning! lol let us know how it all turns out!

[JayGates_SP1]

cheers for that mate...
Yer it was colin edwards styling all the way down the road I was like how the hell did that just happen
I am 3PFT and so im shelling out on new bits and bobs!
Its not ideal but its one of them things im just happy that I got all my body parts cudda been alot worse. The copper ****ed me off tho.
It was about 12.30 but im usually coming up there at eith 6.30am or 8.30am and its the road.... um if your coming to the army and navy from the A12 and you go right towards spring field... the next roundabout I was right there ull see sand all over the road

[RaceMeNSee]

You mean just after you have come over the massive bridge?i live in south springfield mate....right near the pizza hut in the retail park!lol

[JayGates_SP1]

You mean just after you have come over the massive bridge?i live in south springfield mate....right near the pizza hut in the retail park!lol

yyuuuup
I was goin towards army and navy... got a oil slick from the round about to the bridge so be careful

[Superfly108]

thats a proper ****ter dude, ill come see you sunday more than likley

[racyo]

Not nice at all :eek:

Hope you heal up real quick.

[Morris]

Woah sorry to hear dude, hope you get well soon mate. I'm gonna take this as a lesson man, just goes to show that it doesn't take a lot of speed to set it all off. hope you get your bike sorted soon too.

[2E]

Sorry to hear that mate!

Wouldnt it be wiser to check out your engine before getting your fairing etc etc as the cosmetics are easier to solve then a wrecked engine.. im just making the suggestion as you said the bike burst into flames...:(

Anyway, hope whatever way you do it you manage to sort it out.:reading

[JayGates_SP1]

the fire was from the cranks case as it split... I went out and the engine started up fine yesterday thank god

I have ordered everything but im having a hard time with a new seat unit and fairings

[2E]

the fire was from the cranks case as it split... I went out and the engine started up fine yesterday thank god

I have ordered everything but im having a hard time with a new seat unit and fairings

So no clue what caused the bike to flip out like that then... makes me pretty anxious and it aint even my bike!:laugh1

[JayGates_SP1]

yer there was something on the road on the exit of the roundabout. I was about to gas it and as I got on the throttle in 1st it span up, instead of prgressivly gripping it straightened up and grabbed causing me to back flipit happened so fast I cant remeber too much

[Lateshift]

Probably why its rare i use 1st gear this :D

1st gear might be good for 100mph on a lot of bikes these days but there is just too much danger of getting a corner all wrong unless you are really smooth on the throttle, at least in second there is more room for error :)

Most of the roundabouts in Chelmsford are 2nd gear ones anyway! :D

In 1st gear, you sure you werent leaning over a bit too far (trying to put the sliders down? ;) ), thats the only reason i could imagine anyone would be in 1st for them roundabouts, to keep the revs high whilst cranking it over ;)

[stu600cc]

In 1st gear, you sure you werent leaning over a bit too far (trying to put the sliders down? ;) ), thats the only reason i could imagine anyone would be in 1st for them roundabouts, to keep the revs high whilst cranking it over ;)


i think that was more like it, n You say girls see you do it...?

[2E]

i think that was more like it, n You say girls see you do it...?

Oh come on.... as if there witness accounts would hold up??

'What bike was he riding'

'Erm.. it was... erm... blue... and.... white....i think':grin2

or the best one

'I dont know.. all bikes look the same'

haha...:D

I'd go with the idea someone else suggested earlier.. 'prove it'.. id like to see what evidence they have against you....:reading

[JayGates_SP1]

I have already stated that I wasnt going for it. I was doing 30 from 0 having stopped at the line like you supposed to.... Naturally the next gear in sequence is 2nd but before i could get there I was in an ambulance.

If your making the implication that I was showing off for the girls then youd be wrong I didnt see them until they were scraping me off the tarmac.

It was as they say one of them things. I had no cotrol over.

[2E]

I have already stated that I wasnt going for it. I was doing 30 from 0 having stopped at the line like you supposed to.... Naturally the next gear in sequence is 2nd but before i could get there I was in an ambulance.

If your making the implication that I was showing off for the girls then youd be wrong I didnt see them until they were scraping me off the tarmac.

It was as they say one of them things. I had no cotrol over.

Well... if it makes you feel any better i believe you mate.. we're all bikers here and these things happen...

Is your insurance paying/paid out for it?:reading

[stu600cc]

Thats fine.

Use second next time, less revs mean more control on that slide

[JayGates_SP1]

cheers mate...
Nope 3rd party fire and theft... Ordered most of the bits today its costing alot more then i thought
Tyres - Pirelli Dragon Diablo Corsas £200
Seat Unit (not found)
Rear light inc indicators £61.49
2 Fairings (not found)
Mirrors (used the OEM)
Generator Casing £77.44
Gerator Casing gasket £4.57
Oil £30
Filter £8.50
New wheel £150
Front indicator set £20
Gear lever £48.77
New clutch lever matt black £24.60
Leathers
Helmet

Total so far £702

[stu600cc]

it crap really wen you crash especilly 3rd party

fully comp for me since my accident

[JayGates_SP1]

I cant afford it :(

[v8-powered]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

It's really only the last 4 or 5 years that my insurance has become cheap enough to always go fully comp.
My RSV Factory just cost £230 comp, the RSV Mille £110.

Hopefully you can get the bike back on the road for a reasonable sum of money. May be worth browsing a few on the race bike forums for any cast offs from bikes being converted from road to race spec.

[JayGates_SP1]

im almost there....
Just the seat to go woo hoo

[DoGbOt]

You didnt say how long you'd been on the road?

Sounds like cold tyres! spining up like that & easily done in first gear too!! glad to hear your getting it sorted & your ok.

(bikes must have feelings too! are you sure it didnt overhear you saying you didnt like it??? lol)