Cheers, it's definitely worth paying for 'proper' trades people 

thanks.

I got a little lucky with this one. A reminder to watch those following distances!

They have made a great job of that 👍

Yes Bugger. At least it was a slow impact and could have been a lot worse !!
Good luck with your recovery 👍

A reminder not to follow to closely in slow moving traffic.....

Bad habbit of mine and it finaly bit me on the ass as they say.

Appoching a set of lights that had changed to green so everyone was moving off as me and the car in front got to the traffic so we slowed but never stopped... until she decided to slam on the brakes and come to a stop from about 10-15 mph. Her car is a new 71 plate and it stopped IMMEDIATELY.. and I was just a little to close. Hit the back of her in full front and back brake as hard as I could.

Slow imacpt but an impact non the less.

Her bumper had a scuff and scratch to some of the paint work where my screen/headlight came into contact.

My bike has slightly bent forks. Was able to ride away and damaged mud guard. so not to bad overall.

Me... I did not fall off as it was to slow for that to happen but I did not come out of it ok.

Thanks to grabbing a fist full of front brake as you do when Cinnamon Swirl hits the fan my hand, arm and wrist took the impact. It hurt a bit after but was fine riding the rest of the way to work.

But during the shift the pain got worse and worse and I could not move it at all or hold any weight.

Over NINE HOURS in A&E (midnight to 9.30am) later with an xray it seems i might have fractured my scaphoid. So my had is in a brace to stop it moving up and down. Back in 10 days or so for a 2nd xray to confirm if it is fractured.

10 days off work as well.


So moral of the strory... keep your distance cus one day your luck will run out!

I used all my luck for this year by leaving my keys in my top box lock and they where still hanging there somehow when i got to work!