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[TonyDevil]

back home and sortin out parts

description of the accident above by hartside is as accurate as i can give
moved out to overtake a vehicle in exactly the same way as i have done thousands of times before
no accounting for people who are unfamiliar with the controls of their vehicle

damage total:
top fairing (spare already in garage)
side fairing (spare already in garage)
smashed indicator (spare found)
broken mirror (spare found)
cracked front mudguard (still need one, pm me if you have a spare black mk1 mudguard going spare)
bent forks (to be straightened)

thanks to the really nice friendly people of Harwick, thanks to Dave for the black gaffer tape (silver would have just looked all wrong )
i cant say enough thanks to Hartside for his mechanical expertise, string for the tracking, great idea
the bike rode fine despite the bent forks and is now tucked up beside trixy in the garage

[Hartside Man]

back home and sortin out parts

Glad your back safe n sound matey


did you and Chris enjoy the lakes then ??

Edited by Hartside Man, 10 September 2007 - 08:10 pm.

[TonyDevil]

His belly acts as a counterweight and keeps him perfectly balanced !

Glad your back safe n sound matey
did you and Chris enjoy the lakes then ??

yup, was good, shame that top of hard knott and wrynose were in cloud, visibility was down to under 20feet in places and the road was covered in sheep shite and water nice and slippy
spent 9 hours riding back down south today, avoiding the motorways as much as possible
thanks to Big Dave for the route suggestions, some of those roads were great

[ChrisG]

yup, was good, shame that top of hard knott and wrynose were in cloud, visibility was down to under 20feet in places and the road was covered in sheep shite and water nice and slippy
spent 9 hours riding back down south today, avoiding the motorways as much as possible
thanks to Big Dave for the route suggestions, some of those roads were great

9 hours riding, 1 hour drinking cups of coffee, 15 mins eating sausage and chips and 1 hour spent topping up my radiator

Stop trying to find replacement parts for it an accept that you're better off breaking the bike. I've got cash waiting for that rear shock

Edited by ChrisG, 10 September 2007 - 10:17 pm.

[Nanook]

ooohh do tell me more (looks like i missed something)

YOU MISSED NOTHING mate!!! It simply fell off its sidestand on soft ground. Of course it just HAD to fall into a soddin patch of nettles that I didn't notice cos I was worried about the bike and that I'd put my hands into them before noticing that it hurt like bloody hell!!

[TonyDevil]

Stop trying to find replacement parts for it an accept that you're better off breaking the bike. I've got cash waiting for that rear shock

well after straighening the forks
and replacing the top & side fairings (luckily i had spares of those)
and fairing and radiator frames (after unsuccessfully trying to straighten the originals)
i discovered i couldnt get the front wheel to line up properly with the yokes and rear wheel at the same time
mechanicy bloke he say "you bent sumfin else mate"
either bottom yoke or head stock(read frame)
also i realised while pissin around with the bent bars that i'd bent the left hand riser

so.... assuming it wasnt that big a hit it must be the bottom yoke thats fecked *fingers crossed*
luckily there was a set of forks on ebay with yokes *cough thnx for the info* that came off a bike setup at great expense by maxton for a 16stone rider
so yokes, risers and better forks for the pricely sum of £123.99p

[ChrisG]

Assume there's no sign of any cracks in the pain around the headstock that might indicate a slight bend?

came off a bike setup at great expense by maxton for a 16stone rider

Diet time then



Sounds like a not to expensive fix, wondered where you were going with the "bad news" comment the other day.

Now what were those new fork springs you fitted?

Edited by ChrisG, 22 October 2007 - 08:54 am.

[TonyDevil]

Assume there's no sign of any cracks in the pain around the headstock that might indicate a slight bend?
Diet time then already a stone lighter than at snowjoke
Sounds like a not to expensive fix, wondered where you were going with the "bad news" comment the other day.

Now what were those new fork springs you fitted?

i did think about you when i typed that, if you are interested i would consider parting with them to recoup a little cost
could always keep them as a spare tho, incase something similar happens

[ChrisG]

Nah, only joking, I'm fairly happpy with mine now I've cranked the preload to max and changed the fork oil.

Think I need to try your diet technique, gits in my office have started keeping an office biscuit tin

[TonyDevil]

Nah, only joking, I'm fairly happpy with mine now I've cranked the preload to max and changed the fork oil.

Think I need to try your diet technique, gits in my office have started keeping an office biscuit tin

grilled chicken kebabs FTW!