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I got knocked off - bye bye XT225 - Slow NCI Recovery
Riding out of Leeds about 5:30, on the A65 and the road is dual carriage way under the viaduct and changes into normal road which is single lane, but wide enough for 2 cars then 50 meters stays goes into marked 2 lanes.
Just after the dual carriage way finishes, I am doing 20 mph approx, I see a car indicating to turn right, stationary on the other side of the road, so I position my self pretty much exactly in the middle of the lane, with a big gap in front me and at the last moment, the car waiting to turn right decides to pull out in front of me, I know I'm going to hit and hit the front corner of the car about 2 foot from the cycle lane. I roll over the bonnet, whacking my foot into and smashing the windscreen and somehow land on my feet at the other side.
I somehow managed to come out uninjured.
Lady was shocked at what happened, but relieved I was OK, car was drivable and I could push my bike and we cleared the road and all witnesses buggered off.
I decided to make the most of my comprehensive NCI breakdown cover and called them about 6:15 after exchanging details. After waiting an hour (they said 45 minutes) I call back. They say another half an hour, so I wait another 45 minutes and call back, eventually after 2 more phone calls recovery truck arrives at bang on 9pm, 2 hours 45 minutes wait !
It gave me plenty of time to have McDonalds and look at the damage:
Bent forks, bent front axle, broken hand guard and brake lever, broken plastics, dinted tank, ripped seat, bent exhaust, bent frame, bent pegs and probably more in good light.
The bumper was scraped, dinted wing, lights smashed, bonnet dinted by my bars/brake lever and you can just make out the smashed windscreen.
Can just make out the glass from the accident on the road, point of impact was about as far out as the back wheel of the car, about a meter back.
Shot of the junction, I was positioned about where the centre of the car in the foreground was, with a similar gap to the next car in front.
I will get some pictures of my bike tomorrow.
Lady was shocked at what happened, but relieved I was OK, car was drivable and I could push my bike and we cleared the road and all witnesses buggered off.
I decided to make the most of my comprehensive NCI breakdown cover and called them about 6:15 after exchanging details. After waiting an hour (they said 45 minutes) I call back. They say another half an hour, so I wait another 45 minutes and call back, eventually after 2 more phone calls recovery truck arrives at bang on 9pm, 2 hours 45 minutes wait !
It gave me plenty of time to have McDonalds and look at the damage:
Bent forks, bent front axle, broken hand guard and brake lever, broken plastics, dinted tank, ripped seat, bent exhaust, bent frame, bent pegs and probably more in good light.
The bumper was scraped, dinted wing, lights smashed, bonnet dinted by my bars/brake lever and you can just make out the smashed windscreen.
Can just make out the glass from the accident on the road, point of impact was about as far out as the back wheel of the car, about a meter back.
Shot of the junction, I was positioned about where the centre of the car in the foreground was, with a similar gap to the next car in front.
I will get some pictures of my bike tomorrow.
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