Reefton spur goes wrong (vid)

javaman · Post by **javaman** » Fri May 04, 2007 5:00 am

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HM3NajjnO7A

varden · Post by **varden** » Fri May 04, 2007 1:47 pm

Doooooh....how dirty would ya be??!!

Cam229 · Post by **Cam229** » Fri May 04, 2007 1:51 pm

To quote Midnight Oil

"I'm just an innocent bystander caught in the path"

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Fri May 04, 2007 3:51 pm

It's been around for a while that one, but still makes u cringe to watch it. Apparently from what i've heard, it was a guy on an SV650 leading a pack of newer riders up the spur, so was probably cruising! It just proves that it can happen to anyone I guess!!!

MIKER · Post by **MIKER** » Fri May 04, 2007 7:35 pm

well i have riden with "Dodgy" of the svdownunder.com forum , i havent caught up with him in a while . i hope if it was his SV that got collected , that he & the other rider are o.k. ?

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Fri May 04, 2007 8:05 pm

yea thats been posted here a few times...

mrmina · Post by **mrmina** » Sat May 05, 2007 8:56 pm

poor bastard. honeslty too many fark with at the spurs.

Dyno · Post by **Dyno** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:56 pm

pure bad luck. hopefully the other guy had insureance at a very least

MIKER · Post by **MIKER** » Mon May 07, 2007 10:18 pm

yeh , that was "Dodgy" alright on his SV650 the got collected . i am glad he is on the mend , thats real bad luck . just shows everyone has to slow down a little & save it for the track ..

Shifty · Post by **Shifty** » Tue May 08, 2007 1:40 pm

That's always been one of my fears, being wiped out by some other numpty. We all make mistakes but old mate looks like he was trying to keep up with his buddy and bugged out at the sight of the SV rider.

Shifty · Post by **Shifty** » Tue May 08, 2007 10:16 pm

I used to ride with the SV Downunder guys here in QLD, but i got tired of waiting for them at every stop

Then they all started having horrible accidents, so I decided to stay away... seems things have continued (in Vic, though).

hoffy · Post by **hoffy** » Tue May 08, 2007 10:55 pm

this nearly happened to us last weekend up the old road. I nearly swallowed my tounge !!!!

a Yammy R6 ran wide by about 4-5 metres into our oncoming lane, lucky he saved it and got out of our way....also lucky we were cruising along at the speed limit !

Post by **icebreaker** » Wed May 09, 2007 12:09 am

And old mate I haven't caught up with for a few years got killed up on the spur a few days ago.. In his mid-late 20's on his L's, riding with a work mate

Bloody work! I can't even go to the funeral cause I'm stuck on a critical cutover that has to be done on Friday. *Sighs*

Makes you re-evaluate riding on the road... That and not having a bike on the road for the past few weeks makes it easier to consider also.

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Wed May 09, 2007 8:16 am

icebreaker wrote:Makes you re-evaluate riding on the road... That and not having a bike on the road for the past few weeks makes it easier to consider also.

I love riding on the road but have re-evaluated the way in which I do it. That's part of the reason for needing to sell the Kwakka. I just can't ride it on the road in the way it deserves to be ridden.

You can't run around the place being scared that something is going to happen to you all the time. That's not the way to live.

But taking calculated risks is what it's all about. If you ride on the road, then ride sensibly and watch out for everything that's out to get you.

If you want to have a real good time, get a race bike.

MIKER · Post by **MIKER** » Wed May 09, 2007 10:13 am

yeh , i agree with most comments above . ride on the road with due care for yourself & other riders etc , save the insane speeds & stunts for the track ..