Royal Enfield down, the incredible conclusion

CJay Heff's conclusion to his riveting account of the crash of his Royal Enfield Bullet 612 is on the Royal Enfield Yahoo Message Board now, along with many pictures. In his words:

"I would have to attribute the fact that there was so little damage to, well first Divine intervention, but then to that little thing that looks like a bar end weight on the right handle bar (shown). What it really is is a neat helmet lock. The thing is, it rotates very freely. It served as a little caster wheel and kept the bar from digging in..."

"The scrape marks on the brake lever line up perfectly with those on the headlight. If one places a flat piece of cardboard along those ground down flats to represent the road surface it becomes apparent that the bike at some point was in a near vertical upside down position."

If you missed the first three parts of his story, they are here: Part I, Part II, Part III.

Royal Enfield down, Part III

CJay Heff has added the third part of the story of his pre-dawn crash and rescue to the Royal Enfield Yahoo message board. Why was he riding in the darkness in the first place? He explains:

"When I got out of the US Army I sworeI would never get up at 5:30 am ever again. Now here I am, 30 years later and due to the crazy out-of-control spiral of progress, where all the modern conveniences and technologies that were supposed to save us time have conspired against us, I and thousands of other DC metro office workers were up well before most farmers. This is why I love my Enfield so much. It harkens me back to the 1950s where I really want to be but will never be able to go again."

Look here for Part III of his story. If you missed the first two parts, they are here, and here.

The Crash of a Royal Enfield 612

CJay Heff tells the chilling story of crashing his beloved Royal Enfield Bullet 612 (seen above before the crash) near Manassas, Va. The two-part story of what caused him to fall, his rescue and his suprisingly more cheerful views on life since the crash appear here and here on the Yahoo Royal Enfield message board.

An excerpt:

"I do not remember the rest of the slide or the bike and me coming to a stop but I did know that none of my big parts fell off, nothing felt broken (except my cheek), I could see things (at least from one eye) and did not have any difficulty breathing.

"As many who watch motorcycle racing know, as long as you are reasonably fit and do not hit anything solid, going down on a motorcycle, even on a hard surface at speed, is normally not a life threatening situation.

"Crawling around while badly dazed on your hands and knees on the four east bound lanes of I-66 at the beginning of rush hour however probably has about a 98% fatality rate and that is where I was now."