Hooligan's crash.. the aftermath

[hooligan]

Some pics of the aftermath of the crash. The frame/engine is still (mostly)ok, and I'll be putting up pics of the good stuff for offers later.




http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1258948308.jpg


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http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1258996353.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1258967762.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1258960996.jpg

[hooligan]

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1259030964.jpg




http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1259031061.jpg

this is my daughter helping out. All the dirt is beacuse the towies left it outside in the dust storms that Sydney had a while ago, before weasel got to pick it up.

[sen]

Faark. That sent chills up my spine..

[hooligan]

quote:Originally posted by sen

Faark. That sent chills up my spine..


It sent titanium rods into my leg[xx(]

[Gitzy]

Damn thats a shame mate, one of Oz's finest bits of machinery gone but not forgotten... good to see your still in one piece though, bless titanium..
Cheers

[Fight_fan]

Shit man, thats proper fucked hey! Cant believe how much damage it did to ur tank! Good to hear ur on the up & up tho!

Bless titanium and bloody good medical staff.

Hey Hooligan, I'm really glad to hear this from your mouth, not somebody else's.

[watkins]

can u post a pic of the bike before the accident?

[2ndclasscitizen]

quote:Originally posted by hooliganhttp://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1258960996.jpg



Ouch. What the hell happened there? Did it go into an armco post?

[scotty]

fuck me.
Did u go by a tats ticket when u got out chris?

[robmac]

WTF happened to the tank?? That has taken a serious shunt, glad ur ok mate.

[hooligan]

[quote]Originally posted by watkins

can u post a pic of the bike before the accident?
I didn't have any on my work computer, so I pinched these from the Ex creations site.


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1259007085.jpg

Final incarnation, but before the K4 front end, as seen in Rapid




http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1258962761.jpg

Second revision




http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1259001405.jpg

the first version, as seen in Performance Streetbike




http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1259043618.jpg

Close up of the stunning paint. Now not so stunning.

[Iceman]

Fuck Chris, you really broke it good. What now?

[hooligan]

Just had some Xrays done.


My tib and fib
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1259000717.jpg



Femur from the side
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1259011843.jpg



Femur from the front
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1259054016.jpg

[hooligan]

quote:Originally posted by 2ndclasscitizen


Ouch. What the hell happened there? Did it go into an armco post?

Yep. I managed to slide into a different one.

[Cruisecontrol]

Leg is looking good mate. Plenty of new growth there.

Shame about the bike though. [V]

[Watto]

i got one of them femure rods - 44cm of metal goodness

[hooligan]

quote:Originally posted by Iceman

Fuck Chris, you really broke it good. What now?


well, I find out tomorrow if the brace comes off. If it does, flexibility should come back a little faster, and get back on the bike (the SRAD 600 runabout). Mish has told me that this one has to stay standard, to avoid electrical gremlins, as it's my work bike.

The unbroken bits of the 711 will get parted out, and that'll hopefully kickstart my project fund. Fingers crossed.

But for right now, I'm focussing on walking properly. Which is harder than it sounds. On the plus side, I've still got both my legs, so I'm doing OK.

[rod185651]

As Dan said, mate it's good to hear that you are recovering quickly, but its a real shame about the Cursed 7/11

[timbo]

Good to see your up and about mate. that's some pretty impressive hard wear you are now sporting. it is a true shame about the bike but they are replaceable your not so mend well and stay out of trouble

[Weaselman]

Thats th first time ive seen your X rays shit you bounce well

[Large]

It's hard to say your lucky with all that metal in your leg, but after looking at the damage to the bike... you were lucky Chris.

Get well soon.

[DaveK5]

Stand yerself up and get back on the horse brother..but do take it easy...you won't bounce so good from now on.

And chew them oxy's while you can still get em ;)

[Jockney Rebel]

..shit chris ..thanks for the call today mate didnt realise how much damage there was to you and the bike ..still youi maust feel like youve got an angel on yer shoulder after that get well soon bud ill see you around

[Booster]

Cringed a lot when i saw that,knew you did some damage but the busted bike shows how bad it could have been to you very lucky to only have broken bones, and bones are good they heal with less probs than ligaments ,
Hope the healing goes with no hitches

[sen]

Glad you're ok (well, alive) at least mate.. that's one of the most fucked up wrecks i've seen..

[thepj]

hope the healing goes well, althought i'm sure some of the scratches will buff out

[geesexar]

jeez chris you were fuckin lucky mate coulda been worse hope you heal soon mate shame about your bike tho it was a work of art

[kevkatana]

Heal well Chris. It's only a bike. Can't replace you!

[pt]

Fuck, i guess you are lucky the fractures were so neat? Unlucky that they are there in the first place though. Fucking punch the physios this time though if they get it wrong! How long in hospital? In traction for a while before theatre or straight to theatre?

Bugger about the bike, you did a good and proper job of that!

[rock hard]

Hey Chris,glad your on the mend mate.sorry about your bike it was a cool ride,anyway the support of your family and these awesome ASF people will make you understand what it can only get better sincerely morry

[Bob]

Fark, your leg is starting to look like mine.... Hope your recovery is fast mate.

[Loz]

Holy shit, that's a proper fucking crash. Here's hoping the damage to your legs goes away in time.

[Ross_247]

fuk Chris Those Xrays are prety wild ! !

[Gix11]

I guess it was time for a change anyway mate? Relax and get that leg fixed up properly mate, we don't want a repeat of the thumb hey?

[livewire]

Geez, thats wild!
Glad to see you snuck out of that one, looks big.
Get well, bloke.
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[wackyrider]

Fuck mate, by the looks of the bike it could have been much worse.

Good luck on a speedy recovery

[Iceman]

Is it fair to say that bike has now cost you an arm and a leg?

[Fight_fan]

Boo-Boom Tish!!! Thanx 4 that Clint!
Those X-Rays r pretty brutal tho! U certainly did a good job of it mate!

[JackTar]

Shit mate good to see you are coming good. Fucking shame about the bike, I loved that thing.

[Billy Bob]

Fuck no more drifting up mac pass in front of me,Ahhh the memories. Mend up quick dude.

[The Mad One]

:Dlooks like a moment in time yood rather change Chris [?] make sure you dont have staf of the golden type (manuka honey helps);)learning to walk past adolecence is somewhat difficult [}:)] stay strong,stay focussed & get the job done.Have a plan & bloody stick to it.

[bladehunter]

Good to see ya alive and well
walking is the easy part, it's the weeks of physio that suck trying to get movement in your joints again.

[hooligan]

Ahahahahahaha!!

Back on the bike today!

[fimpBIKES]

go get em chris!

[rod185651]

OUTSTANDING Good to Hear mate!

[Fight_fan]

GOOD SHIT! Keep up the speedy recovery mate!

[danulmer18]

Shit dude! thats a good one. I have similar hardware in my leg so I know how you feel. Good on ya for getting back on. The next one will be better[8D]

[hooligan]

so on the way back from NFR I turned off the hume onto the Illawarra highway to finish this ride. Heart started racing a little bit to be honest.
The section of road is now smooth tarmac instead of concrete covered with tar snakes, and it has giant concrete barriers separating the lanes.

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After my corner, i went down the mac pass, through to scarborough, through the nasho, and home again.
5 years has got to be the longest kangaroo valley loop ever.

[Gix11]

So was it the concrete you played with or the armco barrier? The photos are all missing from the start of the post...

[hooligan]

Into the armco - the concrete barriers weren't there until after my crash. i crashed on the inside lane, and slid out to the outside lane and into one of the steel posts. The post broke my leg, but stopped me flying off into the air. I was coming from the opposite direction to the way the MT09 is facing in the pics.

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[Gix11]

Ahh yes, that looks like how I remember it. Bugger. Nice corner as well!

[TurboKat]

You do know there's a topbox on your bike don't you?

[hooligan]

can't see it when I'm riding.
And I have a mounting plate that is bolted to a spare pillion seat for the Vfr fighter, too. If you had come to NFR you could have seen it and made fun of me in person, TK.

[BOBBY]

I remember this acco. Didn't know it was someone from here.
That part is much better now. Those tar snakes were a pain in the ass. Not sure what was worse them being hot and mushy or cold and slippery.

[Nudie]

It was even worse when the bridge had a timber deck! The fucking thing was as slippery as a butchers prick rain, hail or shine!

[Jockney Rebel]

Hooli is officially the Aussie Iron Man lol

[Hagarr]

Nudie showed me where this section is!

Not sure whats worse slamming in to concrete or being shredded by armco.

Oh well its good to see you finally made the trip past again, I still get a bit edgy going past my scene and that was done in '82!