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TL1000R Crash
Date and time of accident:      Monday, 27th May 2002 at 1450hours
Rider:                                 Tony Martin
Location:                             A607 Belton Woods Hotel Junction, Belton, Nr Grantham, Lincs  
Conditions:                           Clear, Sunny, Dry
  Description of accident:         I was travelling along the A607 approaching the entrance to the Belton Woods Hotel on the left hand side. My speed was approximately 50mph, the limit was 60mph. A car was waiting to turn right into the Hotel and as I got nearer, the car pulled out in front of me leaving me no where to go but in the side of it.
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All pictures were taken on Monday 27th May.
All loaded to go that morning!
(pre-accident condition)
The direction I was travelling
(A607 from Grantham to Belton)
Looking Right from the junction
- the direction I was coming FROM
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Belton Woods Hotel (accident happened at the entrance)
The Car showing NSR damage
Front of bike took the main impact
As the bike it it was somersaulted over and landed on the tailback.
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Another shot of the front.
Sidi Vertabrae boots stood up well with scuffing to both boots
Akito Keprotec gloves worked a treat an were scuffed but held up very well
AGV Demon Top helmet took a battering on the tarmac
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Not Shown is my Blue Delta Cordura Jacket which I was wearing over the top of my HeinGericke Pro-sports leathers. The jacket suffered damage to the front with a small hole torn in the outer material. The leathers were scuffed on both knees. Broken bones were limited to Left Arm and abrasions to both knees (compression rather than tarmac!) and a cut lip and bruised face and sore shoulders.

So the moral is - where the right gear and think for other drivers !!
RHS of bike
X-ray showing compacted fracture to Left Arm
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 Thanks to:
PC Martin Green of Lincs Police (ex-BMW bike owner),
The staff at Grantham Hospital,
The staff at Belton Woods Hotel for looking after the bike until we recovered it that evening,
and Jamie (GS850 owner) of S&H Recovery who took me and the bike all the home from Grantham to Hampshire!
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