I've binned the bitch
I've binned the bitch, or rather, the bitch binned me... Thursday early eve, back from central London, reaching Swiss Cottage one-way system, going straight, nothing twatish, nothing fancy, accelerating mildly to pass the light, and then... I don't remember what happened, just that the back end went out of shape, slid, bike landing on its right side, me sliding, feeling my gay gloves sliding on the palm studs and thinking "they work", trying to check for traffic about to run me over, that's it. Still can't remember just before sliding, but baffled at how a bike could slide on a straight line, wthout wet patch, ice, or diesel (checked by cops)... Am OK, just massive swelling on knee which will reduce so no more crutch in about a week's time hopefully, and torn ligaments on right shoulder, so arm in sling and no biking for at least three months but got off lightly. My lid has been rasped by the road right down to the white on the right, visor too, but nothing to my neck, good since it's still fragilised from my crash 1 1/2 year ago... Was picked up by ambulance, crew were diamonds, taken to Royal Free, seen by a top tottie young female doctor, and then this ambulance crew guy passing by looks at my gear and says, great this wind stopper stuff, I yes good stuff, we start chatting, he is a biker as well, so which bike then, a bird I say, he says me too, a W reg, I say me too, he says which colour I say a black one he says me too, then I say do you know of BIRD he says yes, which handle I ask he says Wurley, I say me it's frenchuk, and there you go, innit a small world or what, diamond mate, thanks for the tea, the time and the chat... Spent the night there, top nurses, thanks for being so nice, discharged next day, phased since then, thinking and trying to remember what happened, ziltch so far...
Bike, I know it's just bits but still gutted, just got her sorted a week ago, went to Pete to get the forks polished and stuff, he noticed a leak from the engine, so it transformed into an impromptu service instead (was gasket), new tyres (scrubbed in before the crash so not the reason)... So am gonna be after few bits, will come back for the list since I've not really inspecte the bike yet, but shopping list for cheap bits includes so far (for injected W reg black one) nose cone and the whole plasticky front end, tank, right side fairing, possibly rear cowling, bagster black tank bag, plus a lot more I suspect - Pete I'll call you tomorrow...
Thanks a zillion ladettes and lads for all your kind offers to let me have your bits, Rob and Richard I'll call you guys :bow:, your second bike (Lumpy I love you), your posts, your PMs, your phone calls, your offers to give me an airport lift or drive me, your oral sex propositions (Lumpy I love you)... France is saddly out of question now, but I want you all to know how much I appreciate your support. Now feck off, you make me emotional :yo: :bow: