Harri-The-Finn crashes but is ok

[KTMphil]

Harri-The-Finn crashes but is ok


One of Asia's veteran trail riding rockstars, Harri-the-Finn just had a front end crash, we're told at around 100 km/h.

Midnight Mapper just got off Skype with him:

"Wow just had a skype chat with Harry, wow did he have a big one!
He walked away after sliding 70 meters down the road!""


Glad to hear you weren't hurt Harri & walked away from it.

 

[johnnysneds]

FS Harry hope your OK

 

[Pounce]

That'll buff out...

 

[Harrythefinn]

Hi all,
I'm OK, just a few scrapes on the palms bruises all around. A good reminder to wear all you gear, I trashed a jacket,pants,gloves and a full face. I count myself lucky there were no concrete posts alongside the road or I wouldn't be here writing this.

A "somchai" with coke bottle glasses was coming at me and seemed to want to turn across my lane, I slowed down expecting him to continue the turn, he changed his mind a couple of times and I just picked the wrong side of him to go. I clipped his rear wheel and he kept the forks and the front wheel,after that it was a slide until a convenient ditch stopped all progress.

The cops wanted me to pay for his pick up, I refused to go to the station and we both just signed in the coppers book and went on our way. Him a tow truck with a busted rear axle I hope.

If Pounce can send me 5 litres of buffing agent i think i need it, i already got another set of forks stanchions, a wheel, disks, linked brakes and hoses, the headers are a bitch, i may be able to cobble up some from the bits around the garage. But the plastics?? if anyone sees any VFR800 plastics at Red Baron or somewhere drop me a line.

Anyway, lucky this time, may stick to the dirt a bit more in the future.
Wear your gear.
Harri.

 

[LivinLOS]

Lucky to be in full health and typing that with nothing more than scrapes and bruises..

 

[Stokes70]

bloody hell that looks a big smash, very glad to hear harry is alright, that bike can be fixed......
speedy recovery to you sir.

 

[2wheels]

The cops wanted me to pay for his pick up, I refused to go to the station and we both just signed in the coppers book and went on our way. Him a tow truck with a busted rear axle I hope.

I like that bit!

Thanks for illustrating (for riders such as myself) the benefits of always wearing good riding gear Harri.
So glad you are OK.

 

[KTMphil]

Harry- would be interested to see some photo's of the riding gear you were wearing and how is stood up to the accident

 

[KTMphil]

Quality, protective riding gear pays for itself.

Harry just sent through some photo's of the gear he was wearing and the condition after the crash.


Klim off-road pants

Shoulder pad worn through

Gloves

R Jays helmet

Hands

Bike

 

[alexuk]

Harri ,were you wearing knee pads?

 

[Apples]

Good to see the biggest injury was the Ego mate did you piss on your hands?

 

[Smithwith2fs]

Whoa the gear saved heaps of skin.
Smithy .

 

[KTMphil]

My leg from 2 days ago from a trail crash, did you get any hip/ leg damage?

 

[KTMphil]

It seems whenever someone comes off and has a long slide on the tarmac, they lose the skin on their palms. Looks like we should all be wearing gloves with tougher protection in the palm area.