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northwind
03-01-09, 06:34 PM
First crash of the year? Is it me? I'd better not have wasted my time here...
Just had an embarassing noob-crash, total case of not having my riding head quite switched on. I'd been at Tescos and just got back on the bike, rode about 30 metres when a car started to pull out of a parking space. Just a wee bit too much brake and down I go at maybe 10mph, stone cold tyres and slithery car park plus poor braking :( It wasn't a total brake grab, just too much for the circumstances. The annoying thing is, the feller in the car stopped in the other lane, so as it turns out I didn't need to brake at all. Right thing to do, mind, but it would really have gone better if I'd not ballsed it up! He was really apologetic but I just held my hand up, not really his fault at all, he sort of set up the crash but I did the crashing.
Hardly any damage, motosliders and the valter moto rearset kept the tank, plastics etc clear of the ground so it's just a ground down slider, mirror, clutch lever and bar end. Luckily I was wearing my spare helmet, an older Condor instead of my nice Astro-R, as I pasted one side of it. Not a bruise or ache on me though.
Ah well. Roll on 2010!
joshmac
03-01-09, 06:37 PM
Impressive. The length some people go just to claim the top spot.. I don't know :rolleyes: ;)
Glad you're OK
DarrenSV650S
03-01-09, 06:37 PM
Unlucky :( Very easily done, especially in this weather
Glad your ok and the bike is relatively ok
I thought rearsets would lift the bottom side of the bike up and make it more likely for the tank to scrape?
Oh Northy:(
Glad you are ok and the damage isn't too severe.
On the bright side, I reckon you are the first, so you haven't wasted your effort;)
Well done. glad your not hurt and damage is minimal...
Dangerous Dave
03-01-09, 06:49 PM
Glad to hear you are okay and the damage is minimal.
What you doing out at Tesco's?
You should have been in the garage swapping wiring ;)
Glad you're OK
husky03
03-01-09, 06:54 PM
doh!
how unusual northy - you falling off. right you have done it now so stop falling off ;)
fatneck
03-01-09, 06:57 PM
Any spill you get up and walk away from is a good one, so dont beat yourself up over it. I think you probably win, although I'm not sure what the prize should be...anyone?!
DarrenSV650S
03-01-09, 07:02 PM
Any spill you get up and walk away from is a good one, so dont beat yourself up over it. I think you probably win, although I'm not sure what the prize should be...anyone?!
stabilisers? :mrgreen:
northwind
03-01-09, 07:23 PM
On the bright side, I reckon you are the first, so you haven't wasted your effort;)
Wooo! :cheers:
I thought rearsets would lift the bottom side of the bike up and make it more likely for the tank to scrape?
Yeah, but with the bungs as well it sits on its side quite happily with either the swingarm bung or a handlebar as the third support, keeps all the expensive bits up. Or that's the plan at least, last time the footpeg just broke off. I still don't rate the valter motos at all but they did their job this time.
THe downside is that the bike slides for miiiiiiles, so it's more likely to hit something else. But I was lucky and it went right up the road instead of into a parked car. It's better to be lucky than good!
-Ralph-
03-01-09, 07:28 PM
Hard lines Northy, any unsalted surface has been like an ice rink all week! At least you didn't break any bones. Bike doesn't sound too bad.
shonadoll
03-01-09, 07:45 PM
At least you are ok.
unlucky Northy, hope your luck is better for the rest of the year!
Balky001
03-01-09, 08:24 PM
Oh Northy, that's unlucky mate. Hope all is OK
Tiger 55
03-01-09, 09:05 PM
Get it over with, good man. Leaves the rest of the year clear...
yorkie_chris
03-01-09, 09:08 PM
D'oh!
Not impressed with rearsets so far as crash protection, mine just bent in a little trip down the ice.
northwind
03-01-09, 09:22 PM
Hard lines Northy, any unsalted surface has been like an ice rink all week!
TBH it was just wet, not a trace of ice or gravel or oil or any of the usual excuses :rolleyes:
Er, I mean, there was DIESEL!
TBH it was just wet, not a trace of ice or gravel or oil or any of the usual excuses :rolleyes:
Er, I mean, there was DIESEL!
Pete has an alibi...................he's been here all day!
:D
dirtydog
03-01-09, 10:12 PM
You nob ;-)
MattCollins
04-01-09, 07:45 AM
I think you probably win, although I'm not sure what the prize should be...anyone?!
Training wheels! :)
Sid Squid
04-01-09, 08:05 PM
First crash of the year? Is it me? I'd better not have wasted my time here...
Nope, you were beaten to it, look around you'll see who.
shonadoll
04-01-09, 08:09 PM
You win but you have to have pink girly streamers stuck on your bar ends.
northwind
04-01-09, 08:14 PM
Nope, you were beaten to it, look around you'll see who.
:( Next year!
-Ralph-
04-01-09, 08:17 PM
TBH it was just wet, not a trace of ice or gravel or oil or any of the usual excuses :rolleyes:
Er, I mean, there was DIESEL!
Bloody Edinburgers ;) How come you guys get better weather? The ice rink that was our street melted mid afternoon today for the first time since the 27th or so.
mike_avfc
04-01-09, 08:36 PM
unlucky mate, glad you're ok. I've been dying to go out past few days but roads look evil.
Dappa D
04-01-09, 10:31 PM
oh northy northy northy!
glad ur alright mate
Tiger 55
05-01-09, 07:40 AM
Bloody Edinburgers ;) How come you guys get better weather?
Everybody gets better weather than Harthill mate. Everybody.
-Ralph-
05-01-09, 10:44 PM
Everybody gets better weather than Harthill mate. Everybody.
:(
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