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[ttstu]

I have been asked by TT Stu to inform you that his Ducati 999 is no more!!!

My name is Hayley and I am TT Stu's P.A. at work and a fellow biker outside of work ('93 Honda CBR900RR Fireblade)

I met up with him on a slightly overcast Thursday evening (25 August) at Hunters Lodge, Wincanton. We had the usual biker chats whilst wandering the car park eyeing up all the two wheeled beauties.

The clouds in the sky were getting nearer and darker so the car park emptied quickly! We decided to make our way home too, together with another work colleague and my boyfriend.

We went through Wincanton town centre taking the A371 toward Castle Cary. Our engines were just starting to warm as were our tyres. The four of us stayed close together Stu was leading, I was 2nd with the other two following we were flowing round the bends. Then, just coming up to a left hand bend we saw the tanker going in the opposite direction and Stu getting too close for comfort!!!

There was nothing we could do, he was banked over into the corner but not enough to stop him from having a very near head on with the tanker. BANG - The bike breaks up into a million pieces, just like a party popper, Stu, narrowly missing me, fly's in front of me towards the hedge. I ride through a shower of Ducati with something getting caught in my front wheel, which, after giving me my first tank slapper experiene, works its way loose and I come to a halt up the road.

Stu was upsidedown in the hedge, surprised and relieved to hear that he was alive and screaming in pain he was taken to Frenchay by Air Ambulance.

Extremely lucky to still be alive he has a broken femur and collar bone and lacerations to his upper arm and foot.

Thankfully he was wearing all the right gear as he had a boot riped off, which would of otherwise been his foot, and the paramedic said it was only his leathers that was holding his leg together!!

Stu has now been moved to Taunton where he is doing well, everything is healing as it should and he is appreciating the fact that he is still alive.

I will print off any replys/comments to this and pass them onto him. I'm sure he would be pleased to hear from you.

Ride safely...you can't enjoy your bike from a hospital bed!

Hayley x

[Edited on 10-9-2005 by ttstu]

[Edited on 10-9-2005 by ttstu]

[JPM]

Damn, that's not good news at all, I've just bought a few things off Stu too!

Hayley, send him my regards, please keep us updated on his progress

Jon

[berto]

DOH! Get well soon..remember what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger!!

[butch890]

Hayley,
Sorry to hear of Stu's misfortunes ,Hope somebody collered the tanker driver.
Wish him a speedy recovery ,i know it may seem odd but it sounds like he was very lucky.
Butch

[khushy]

Sorry to hear about your spill - if you need any help - I live in Glastonbury - you can call me anytime.

Good Luck and hope that you heal soon.

Khushy
07966 454874

[Jools]

Holy sh....

Sounds like you all escaped that one by a whisker. Left handers eh....I've never liked 'em much, there's always that little voice saying "if you run wide old son..."

Get well soon

[RD]

Hayley,

Please pass on our best wishes and GET WELL SOON mate.

Richard, Christine & Sons.

[AK]

Stu!

you poor sod!

We will def make a detour, when we come down to the west country in a couple of weeks time, as obviously you wont be able to make the rideout now!

Take the time you need to mend mate,

All the best

Charlotte & Alan

edited to add: maybe Age 996 can help us organise some termi music - as we will be about an hours ride from Taunton

[Edited on 5-9-2005 by CK and AK]

[khu996]

Ferking hell! And there he was trying to sell the bloody thing!

Thank God he's still alive, all the best mate.

[domski]

Crikey, thats terrible news!!

Get well soon Stu. Thank god you're ok (ish).

Take care fella

Dom