mark asked me to pass on his thanx for all of the well wishes and from me too. superman thought he was ok this morning not really aching until he'd been up about 10 mins then it kicked in but all things considered he's up n about but sore n achey. other driver who is in his 80's has admitted fault mark already talking of bike shopping this week looks like bike is a right off, went to see it today. oh n Pete marks avoiding the kawak shops!!

CF75 wrote ''other driver who is in his 80's''     I still have no sympathy for the driver and he's still a feckin w****r. I really do hope the authorities take him off the road.                                                                                                                                                                             

By coincidence, just found this:   http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/news/more-than-1-million-drive...roads.html                                                                                                                                                                             

Very interestin, if not shockin TeeCee cheers. I won't highjack this thread with my rants ;)                                                                                                                                                                             

Glad you're on the mend Mark. And hopefully see you out soon on your new bike                                                                                                                                                                              

Mark sorry to hear about your misfortune and hope you feel better very soon. It is unfortunate your bike was damaged but it can be replaced. From what I gather you are irreplaceable.   I don't think we should necessarily be putting the blame on the drivers age. It's more about the drivers ability and awareness of other road users. OK the drivers age is no excuse and he needs to be re-assessed for all our sakes.   Sorry for a partial highjack of thread.                                                                                                                                                                             

Not good to read, hope hes up and riding soon                                                                                                                                                                              

#*¥@??? {huge hugs} but ^^+~¥!!!'

Please substitute for suitable swear words mark and i have a cbr400 taxed and mot'd just needs new screen and mirror if u fancy borrowing one in the meantime love

Hope u feel better soon hun but PHEW TFFT ur ok :-)

And dawn massive hugs for u love because i have a sneaking suspicion u probably had a massive heart attack just watching and not being able to do anything

Huge hugs all round guys and see u soon to give u proper hugs xx

Ouch and Ouch and Ouch,
But glad to here you checked ont he bike first   As long as you can walk away from it then everything will be alright the rest is just paint and dents.   Hope your ok take it easy but dont sit still for to long or you go stiff,   No not like that you bunch of pervs he has just had an accident tut tut                                                                                                                                                                                   

again on behalf of mark thanx guys.
wasn't stating accident due to age just the fact that he's 88 could make a difference ie ability to look round movement, vision, response etc could just as much have been an 18yr old.but that aside police said he will have to do driver awareness course n pass if he refuses will be charged with dangerous driving.
marks now my pilly but in the car form apparently we are off bike hunting tomoz possibly starting at the triumph dealers!!
so believe me cavywavy mark not guna cease up he never still long enough have to keep following him stop him doin stuff lol
take care everyone x

what sort of "stuff" you on about dawn???!!!!
and lovely that he has such good "friends" !                                                                                                                                                                             

@ I-ronnie                                                                                                                                                                                

Serious ouch!! Give him a gentle but manly hug from me                                                                                                                                                                             

So glad Mark is on the mend, big hugs to you hon xx

Re TC's post ...36.9 million drivers on the road and 5 million are over 70 (i don't class 60 as old any more lol) ... 122 still drive at over 100, scary!                                                                                                                                                                              

CF75; I know what yu were sayin and I wasn't havin a go at yu ;) It just grips me that these people can drive vehicles unrestricted to cause havoc on our roads. I was nearly a victim of an octogenarian + last year.                                                                                                                                                                             

Well, it can't be easy to drive with eight arms....                                                                                                                                                                             

PMSL TeeCee                                                                                                                                                                              

I'm pleased T1 didn't suffer the ultimate injury

'' a fractured wallet'' .

Nothing quite like the feeling of shopping for a new ride , with a fist full of insurance dosh.

My old dad (85) still drives and man ,is it scarey. He has the reaction times of a 'Əbar a day pot head'' . Good luck with your new ride ...Dusty...

Ouch ..... slow and steady recovery vibes sent your way Mark                                                                                                                                                                              

hey mark glad you bounce well get well soon bud and will see you out and about soon John