Topic: Rider Down reports - 2010

[jeepinainteasy]

Hi everyone, just to let you know I went down in Gatineau park

[uberchuckie]

Good to hear that you're relatively okay.

[dialdn]

Scary stuff. Wishing you a speedy recovery. How is the other rider?

D

[Hayabuser]

I'm really sorry to hear this Rocco, I hope you have a quick recovery. 

[Cos]

Hi everyone, just to let you know I went down June 11 in Gatineau park

Rocco Michelli

Speedy recovery Rocco ...

[CuriousG]

That sucks Rocco......I said before in another thread that it's not the cyclists that are the problem in the Gats. It's the damn cagers that aren't patient enough to wait a few minutes and insist in crossing the centre line to get around then...even when there is a motorcycle in the oncoming lane. It's like they feel we're not entitled to the whole lane because we're not as big as them.

[YammyR6]

Friday Morning I hit a deer just after merging on to 416 at Hunt Club going Northbound. Bike stayed up so all I got was a bruised left leg where the deer must of crushed it into bike.

Bike has seen better days but appears all cosmetic (all front fairings/head light assembly). Will need to get forks checked for sure but do not think they are bent.

[jeepinainteasy]

Scary stuff. Wishing you a speedy recovery. How is the other rider?

D

he had a small scratch on his face due to the open face helmet he had on.

[Maverick]

Two killed in Quebec after driver stops for ducks

http://www.canada.com/news/killed+Quebec+after+driver+stops+ducks/3211022/story.html

[NinjaGal]

How terrible for all involved.

~NG~

[Ouagadougou]

Hey YammyR6. Details? How big a deer? Did it run into the side of the bike, or did you hit it? How tough was it to stay upright? What happened to the deer?

As someone who lives out in the country and has already hit a couple of deers while on four wheels, I worry that it is only a matter of time before I hit one on the bike.

[YammyR6]

Can't say the size of the Deer, all I saw was a blur.

Was merging on to 416 at Hunt Club going Northbound, just completed the merge seconds before. There was a White four door sedan in the left lane just ahead of me, what I figure occured was the deer bolted out infront of the white sedan missing him completly (don't remember seeing any brake lights coming on from the sedan)  and then all I saw was again the blur and felt the impact, it took me a second in my head to realize I just hit a deer and confirm the fact by looking down at bike and seeing fairings flapping and pain in my leg. I pulled over to recoupe and check out the damage. I believe I basicly clipped his head with the front of bike and then forced him along the left side of my bike which crushed my leg (nothing broken luckly just bad bruise that lasted for 3 days, almost can't feel it today).

As for how hard to keep it up, I guess it depends on how big and how you hit it, but for me I don't recall any violent shakes of steering and bike stayed firmly planted upright.

As for Damage I havent' taken it to shop yet (waiting for insurance claim dept to get back to me to find out where they like me to take it)
Bike is an 09 GSXR 750, All Left Side Fairings are pretty much gone, air intake tubes from front gone, headlight assembly has pieces of the reflector cone broken inside, right side fairings are there but alot of holding clips are broken deeming them needing replacement as well.

2 cars stopped to make sure I was ok, and they mentioned the deer was hanging around field/road looking hurt (I should of asked them the size).
Side Note I was on side of road gathering plastics and wits to ride it home, when I finally got back on the OPP pulled me over a minute down the 416 and informed me I was fleeing the scene of an accident. So if you hit a deer make sure to call it in.



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[1989600r]

It's only leaving the scene of an accident if the damage is over $1000, under $1000 you do not need to call the cops.  I got pinched for this a few years back but in court I said I am not a body shop person or insurnace claims expert so I cannot tell you how much the damage cost, they dropped the charges.

[Fremen]

Saw a rider down last night. About 5:20 pm neighborhood way and industrial.
Any one have any info?

[Ye Olde Fart]

Re: George of Turn2 fame...
FYI - Just noticed this on Cherrypickeracing forum. 29June10
For Georges sake I hope it wasn't on a BRC!!
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I would like everyone to know that George is doing great; we've had an insane amount of emails/calls from people wondering how he's doing and if he's ok. :) Long story short, a speed wobble took him off-roading; he kept the bike upright as long as he could, and even told all the nurses and doctors that he "almost saved it". He's a bit busted up, but he'll be back in action in no time. Nothing too serious or life threatening, so we have a lot to be thankful for!
Thanks again to everyone for your concern! unquote

Hang in there George!! 

[405hp]

Oh no!  Speedy recovery George; glad to hear you're OK.  Friggin speed-wobbles...

[Ouagadougou]

Thanks for the details YammyR6. Glad to hear you came through it okay, given that it could have been much worse . . .

[Ninja Johnny]

FYI, everyone: Suffy went down yesterday on Desert Lake Rd.
He's alive, but with a fractured collar bone and a few other aches and pains.
Salami was leading us on a ride to Sydenham for breakfast. We turned down Desert lake Rd and he warned us of the sand in various spots.
There's a hill followed by a nice right at the bottom at Devos Rd. Suffy hit a patch of gravel, low sided, got the bike back up but not before running out of road.
He did a lovely job re-landscaping this nice lady's lawn with the right hand side of his bike.
Also, there's a nice Suffy-shaped dent in her ditch.
Blackkat and I went with him to Kingston General while the other guys stayed behind while CAA came and picked up his bike.

Hats off to Heather, Terry's wife for picking up Amy and bringing her to Kingston General.
You've got some good friends, Dave. Speedy recovery.

[smokey]

Coming home from Smiths Falls and passed the aftermath of an accident on Bankfield in Manotick, involved a car and what looked like a cruiser at the rear of the car, emergency crews were on scene, ambulance still there. They were just hoisting the cruiser with a tow truck, the fire people had put down absorbal so it looked like gas or oil. No sign of the rider or driver. Happened around 2 pm or so.

[specko]

oh no...

"Emergency crews are treating a motorcyclist who broke all four limbs after a collision with a pick-up truck in south Ottawa Saturday afternoon.

The crash happened around 5:15 p.m. near the intersection of Bank St. and Marionville Rd.

Ottawa fire spokesman Marc Messier said two trucks and eight firefighters arrived to assist paramedics. The motorcycle driver — a man in his 50s — is in serious condition, but is expected to survive.

The driver of the half-ton pick-up truck wasn't injured. "

source: http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/07/24/14816396.html

[blackkat]

ouch!!!!! thats going to be a rough recovery 

[smokey]

Just saw this in the citizen

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Motorcyclist+hurt+collision+with+Richmond+Fallowfield/3325038/story.html

[1125R]

Not sure which of the two listed above but from whati understood is vehicle slammed on brakes to stop for ducks crossing and bike went into the rear.

[salami]

Another rider down...this time at Fallowfield just west of the Littlle Animal Farm.  Grey Honda Sportsbike (looked alot like Suffies) collided with an older Ford Taurus.  By the time I rode by around 6:00 PM, emergencies crews had already left, and the car & bike were getting ready to be towed.

Anyone know other details or if the victim(s) are on this board?

[lzybum]

I went by at about 520 - emergency crews were still there - ambulance was getting ready to load rider - looked like he was in shorts and a wife beater and he was screaming, so I'm guessing he has at the very least a rash. The marks on the road this morning look like the bike was turning right at the intersection when he was hit.