One of my nine lives used up

barney01 · Post by **barney01** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 5:23 pm

Went to Olivers Mount Road Races last weekend. Not on GT but my Honda Blackbird,Camping and a beer tent on site what could be better?Then after they finished a quick thrash around the circuit. Decided to extend our stay for a couple of days going up A64 to York. Next day rode Pickering to Whitby then Scarborough again. On Way back A64 near Malton whilst overtaking at about 70mph hit a piece of scaffolding bar on carriageway. This tore a chunk out of the sump and dumped 4 litres of oil over back tyre. Nowhere to stop rode to sliproad and switched bike off without it seizing!
I was a tad lucky i think.

Rhencullen · Post by **Rhencullen** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 5:46 pm

You were lucky........ Back in 2009 I was on my way to the Lake District for a club GPZ 900 weekend with my son driving behind in the car with all the camping gear. I was on the A65 coming up behind a lorry that I was going to overtake at about 70 mph when I hit a square ' foot ' that had dropped off a portakabin and was in the middle of the road.
The lorry straddled it and I never saw it, until my arse was two foot in the air with my legs flapping wildly ( according to my son ).
Both tyres blew but miraculously I stayed on and managed to bring the bike to a safe stop.

Got the bike recovered and then carried on to the campsite with my son in the car and had several beers to calm myself down.......

mizzytheman · Post by **mizzytheman** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 6:21 pm

Glad you’re ok Barney, it could’ve been a lot worst.

PaulD738 · Post by **PaulD738** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 7:17 pm

Jeezus Barney that must have been a nightmare

Glad your ok mate

barney01 · Post by **barney01** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 7:57 pm

I was very lucky and fair play to the bike 2 1/2 minutes it ran after dumping the oil. I know because i was wearing a GoPro at the time.

One thing did surprise me. I was at roadside for 2 hrs and i must have had 30 bikes go past me but no-one stopped to offer help or even acknowledged me. I suppose thats another result of Covid

Kettletimes3 · Post by **Kettletimes3** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 10:04 pm

There seems to be more debris on the roads these day.
You had a lucky escape.It’s a shame to end a good weekend of weather and Racing in that way.
Still you got home safely.

Alan H · Post by **Alan H** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 10:09 pm

Bloody hell!! Lucky man. Glad you're ok.
It could have been worse, it could have been the 550 damaged!!

Roger Ackery · Post by **Roger Ackery** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 10:20 pm

Hi Barney,glad you're ok mate,as Alan said had it been your GT550 it would have been an even more sad day,
I see so much stuff on the road here,large lengths of steel bar,builders waste,timber,leaking paint,extremely dangerous out there.

Alan H · Post by **Alan H** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 11:35 pm

Roger Ackery wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 10:20 pm Hi Barney,glad you're ok mate,as Alan said had it been your GT550 it would have been an even more sad day,
I see so much stuff on the road here,large lengths of steel bar,builders waste,timber,leaking paint,extremely dangerous out there.

And them gret big kamikaze jumpy rabbit skippy things.......

Taste nice grilled though.

canaletto5 · Post by **canaletto5** » Sat Sep 19, 2020 8:17 am

Glad you and the bike are OK Barney

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