Well that was short lived... Went to Box Hill on Sunday, returning home to Portsmouth...Lost my Buddies infront so didnt have a reference on a turn i didnt know...too fast, lost the bike Headlight unit=Fooked Nose fairing=Fooked Left indicator=Fooked T-Brackets that holds clocks/fairing=Snapped Left Fairing=Needs painting Front Mudguard=Needs Painting Tank cover=Needs painting £500 insurance Excess and 2yrs no claims LOST Thankfully me and the missus (yes i had a pillion) are okay bar my girlfriend having a sprained wrist..As much as im gutted and am pissed with myself for doing a turn too fast i didnt know im also glad i reacted the way i did: Once i knew i was too fast alot of riders say more throttle and lean the bike more to so you power around the corner or an automatic reaction can sometimes lead to slamming the brakes on, i guess i done a bit of both..after i realized more throttle wasnt going to work i stood the bike up braked hard but without locking any wheels and ended up in a grass verge on the opposite side of the road it was this grass verge that sent me over once the tyre hit the grass under braking it was game over.. Im just glad that it was grass on the other side of the road and i reacted the way i did otherwise that car i missed coming the other way would of been on top of us..i must of only been doing 15mph by the time the bike went into the grass verge ditch but it was enough to do that Dmg to the front end.. 3 days i had the bike..if there are any possitives out of this apart from the obvious its a lesson learnt which i guess i just forgot form the absence of riding...dont do corners you dont know too fkin fast and even though its cost me 500 squids i get a new front end more or less and some of the things i wasnt happy with originally re-painted..
HI mate, Absolutely gutted for you especially as you had only just got the bike. Good thing is that you and the gf are OK though. Have you considered fixing the bike yourself to keep the no claims? It might help with insurance next time around (which will skyrocket with a claim and loss of NCB!).
Hi bud, Well to be honest I had a friend comedown and look at what dmg there was as he used to work for a dealership but has gone solo etc so is a good source for bits but it would cost more than my excess by the time it's all painted etc and there isn't nothing to sell on the bay either as it's all trashed so with that and not really having spare funds to mess around with I've decided to insurance route and on the plus side I can get all the lil extras done too like tank cover etc which was starting to scuff up a bit plus small crack in mudguard...both those things will be replaced/painted now so has to be best option right now. Carl
Well bikes been picked up today so hopefully shouldnt be long before i have a nice shiny blade....again Oh and if you can do a rain dance for me everyday untill it comes back il appreciate it )
Bike should be back next week, total repair cost £3450! I could of sworn there wasnt that much damage...eh umm new bike baby
I would love to do a rain dance for you, but as a idiotic car driver uturned infront of me without any indication 3 weeks ago, I now have a broken leg and fractured pelvis......not that I'm bitter much!!!
Easy done m8.. I only just managed to keep my Gixer on the tarmac after nearly running outta road round a bend on the A272 last year... Just overtook a couple of tin boxes and tooooo hot into the corner... Oh my asss did some twitching. Still it put some manners into me lol. Glad ur both ok.
Im down Southsea mate, Albert Road... though my Bike stays in Denmead, its better for the 'chavs' health it being up there Hopefully be doing a mini meet soon mate, i started a thread try and make it?
