It started badly.Doh. Average speed of 80mph. Fixed penalty courtesy of am unmarked Pan Euro. near Wilmslow. My own stipd fault for being blind and not paying attention to the aerials on the back and black and white chequered stripes on the riders leathers. Arse!
And then deterioratedUm, owch. Going from Congleton towards Holmes Chapel on the A54, me in front. Spotted some roadkill on the road and missed it. Noticed the cars ahead had stopped for one to turn right. I stopped rapidly with no problems. Joe stopped with a little front wheel lock upo behind me ok. Colin says he had looked at the roadkill, braked sharpish, and the front wheel tucked under and down he went. His CBR slid into Joe and Joe's Z11 slid into me. Damage to Colin's CBR - front end, possibly a write off. Damage to Joe's Z11 - gash in the fuel tank from hitting the rear footrets hanger of the R6. Throttle ripped off. Damage to my R6 - LH side scraped, crankcase cover scraped. Front brake lever snapped. Possibly bent rear subframe (need to check) and bent rear pillion footrest hanger. Injuries - none really. Colin landed on his shoulder and is feeling a little stiff. Joe seems ok, maybe a little bruised. I think the Z11 also hit the back of my left ankle 'cos once I removed my boot, it went up like a balloon and turned black. Can't put weight on it ATM.
And then try to blame someone elsePS: It is all Orb's fault! If he had been coming out to play we'd have gone to Rochdale and not Cheshire. :-) |