Hi all,

Tonight on my way home from work, I was the unfortunate victim of a hit and run!

Some total ars3 wipe in a 4x4 (no doubt drunk) was came over a bridge on my side of the road with their full beam on.

I managed to slam my brakes on, move the bike to the left and hope for the best. The a55 hole clipped my handle bars and put me on the floor. Me and the ten slid about 15 meters and I narrowly missed going under the wheels!

Next thing I know im on my back with a fecked knee looking over my shoulder to watch the tw4t speed off!

When the cops turned up they looked at my skid marks etc and deduced that the driver had made no attempt to stop at all their was no skid marks or anything on their behalf!

Fortunately the bike seems to have very minor damage. Ball end of the brake lever is ground down, Rear brake lever is bent (Again) and the crash protector on the tank is ground away nicely. Unfortunately it does appear to have gotten through to the tank and peirced and very small hole into it.

New tank? reweld?

anyway heres a few pants pics I took at the scene.







Reason why this is titled 'Thank God for SteveD' is this....



The kit that he gave me at the lakes meet has sure enough done its job! There is only slight scratches on my jacket and my trousers are full of holes down the right hand side. The pads in them worked wonders! I have a very dead leg/knee however I can bend it etc so no lasting damage as the kit took most of the brunt!

So thank you SteveD!!!

Just goes to shwo eh, no matter who and where you are, no matter how often you ride that same stretch of road and no matter what your experience level....The worse can happen any time,any where!

Well I will see what the true extent of the damage is tomorrow!!!
Judging by what I put her through at the lakes my hopes are high!

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