Marnus and his 1200 are taking a break

Our friend Marnus's 1200GS decided this morning that Marnus has been on enough trips and rides this year --

Although it's never good to hear about incidents, accidents and collarbones . .
it was good to hear it was only a collarbone.

All the best with the highly frustrating 'off-the-bike' period Marnus!

All the best Marnus

...It seems that the Silvers 1200 GS has been in bad humor recently !!!!!!!
Marnus...we are looking forward your recovered !!!

Collar bone...Fixupfast!

Get well Marnus !

Voorspoed Marnus!!

Precisely what happened and where?

nee man.......

darem bly om te hoor jy skop nog

Spoedige en volkome herstel vir jou, hou ons maar op hoogte

Not good to hear - hope you heal up fast.

No man!? Eish...

Sterkte. Ons sal aan jou dink as ons ver paaie ry.

Sorry to hear.
Wishing you a speedy recovery !

Vind uit by Bruno Argentina. Hy het dalk ysterbene?

Dalk kan hy jou 'n paar sleutelbene verkoop.

Syne moes al die afgelope jaar 6x gebreek het as hy normaal was

Aijaijaijaijai! Nooit lekker nie! Hoop dit is nie te ernstig nie en dat alles sommer gou weer na normaal terugkeer.

Hoop nie dis 'n "ek het jou al hoeveel keer gewaarsku! Daai motorfietse moet waai" situasie nie!

Sterkte!

Marnus, hope you get well soon! All the best..

Aggenee!!! Hoop jy is gou weer in die saal.

tj wrote:Vind uit by Bruno Argentina. Hy het dalk ysterbene?

Dalk kan hy jou 'n paar sleutelbene verkoop.

Syne moes al die afgelope jaar 6x gebreek het as hy normaal was

Die geheim le in die val en hoe meer gereeld jy dit doen hoe beter raak jy

Vra maar my. Ek probeer ten minste een keer 'n maand 'n goeie val in te kry

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Ek probeer ten minste een keer 'n maand 'n goeie val in te kry [/quote]

Ek ok!

maar nie met my fiets nie!

Waddehel het jy nou aangevang ???

Hope all heals quick quick!!!

Thank you everyone for the good wishes - It must be the reason why I'm already feeling so much better!

Please excuse the slow typing - I'm much faster with 10 fingers

So what happened? I was making my way to the office on Tuesday morning with the cars piling up as per normal when the schools are not closed. So in Kruger Ave in Centurion at the Dept of Home Affairs, I was passing the slow moving cages on the right hand side when all of a sudden a gold Merc turned right across the road to snap up a parking. I saw that I would not be able to stop in time, so I swerved to the left in an attempt to avoid a colision. And I'm nearly certain I would have been able to if the cylinders didn't stick out so far So the right hand cylinder hit the Merc on the rear bumper and the momentum brought the bike and I down on sliding on our right sides towards the left of the road.

I got up in fear of being driven over and proceeded to pick up the bike (American way). Little did I know my right clavicle was snapped in two!

The bike had sustained damage on the crash bars, cylinder head, screen, mirror, hand guard and even the cap of the brake fluid resevoir!



She was laying in a puddle of oil leaking out of the cracked cylinder head. Note the white lines on the tarmac indicating my final approach.



And this is what I looked like. They recommended an operation because the two parts moved quite far apart, and potential secondary damage from the sharp points.


Funny thing was that the car was driven by a lady that also works at Momentum. After the accident, she went into Home Affairs to get her passport or something while I was waiting at her car for a lift to the hospital. My wife arrived and we left while she was still in Home Affairs office! Guess dome people have a tendency for "flight" whereas my wife prefers the "fight" But she was angry at that lady that left me waiting

All in all I believe I was very lucky and that previous training and time in the saddle helped me to avoid a direct impact with the car.

And if you ever wondered why you bought a BMW? On my way to the hospital, I just gave Allan @ Bavarian a ring, told them where the bike was and they arranged for it tobe fetched. Thanks Allan, Nicole & Roger! And ever thought why a Rallye Pro 2 jacket? Not so much as a scratch on it! But I'm afraid my nearly new helmet needs to be replaced

Now to get the insurance sorted and then to wait for the time I can ride again... Doctor recons 3 months!!!

sjoe Marnus..........

once again, glad you are around to tell the story.

Strongs Boet, trust you will heal well and soon.

Please don't hesitate to say if there is anything you need done

J & S

ai, dit was nie 'n goeie laaste paar dae nie.......

Glad you ok - age old story - car driver not looking again.

Hope you are going to nail her good and solid for reckless endagerment etc - throw the book at her - people need to learn there are consquences to their careless actions!

She probably does not even realise that she could have killed you and your family would have suffered for it!!!...and she would have carried on with her life without a care in the world.

Very glad to hear the "good" news.

BTW, did you know the G450's engine seizes if it doesn't get ridden at least once a month. Happy to help out... hehe

Oh well, now you can build up some Brownie points at home for the next series of trips...

Ai tog! Hoop daai sleutelbeen is gou reg! Onthou ons Desember Baviaanskloof afspraak! As dit nie die jaar is nie, dan volgende jaar!

Ons het altyd 'n plek op Johan se fiets. Jy mag seker pillion????
Or do you also get an allergic reaction like Bruno???

Sterkte!

Man, oh man . . .
As always " I didn't see you "
but the truth is that the driver didn't look !!
One thing I learnt from my accident is that once I claimed from insurance, I was no longer able to sue the driver for damages.
If I'm ever in the same position again ( I pray and hope never again ) I'd leave the insurance and SUE the driver of the car for ALL damages !!
It's time that car drivers are held responsible for their actions !

A bike can always be replaced or repaired, but not the biker !

Good luck with your op and a speedy recovery !

Really sorry to hear about your off. Glad you not too badly hurt and that the bike is also not too badly damaged. Cage drivers, what can we say about them? Had a taxi do the same thing to me yesterday. Luckily i was going so slowly that I managed to brake. Turned without any form of indication.

The lesson we can all learn from this is that too much Momentum is not necessarily always a good thing


Marnus I hope you regain your Momentum rapidly. There is a small rocky path just outside Mamelodi calling......