My first off/accident - Miss my bike already! [Archive] - SV650.org

thulfi

21-08-09, 02:52 PM

Hey everyone,

So Ive been riding around London for about 5weeks now with my much loved SV!

Happened last Thursday. I was riding in lane 2 of 2 (metal divide to the right, flowing traffic lane1) going into central London, just about to enter Blackwall tunnel. Keeping the whole 2seconds+ distance from the car in front, tunnel ahead was clear (could see past the car), then suddenly, the Car stops to almost a standstill - no time to react, cos the DAMN brake lights of that car didn't light up (which trust me, takes away from reaction speed)...

So 1 second im doing 30mph behind a 30mph car, the next im riding straight into a metal Bmw boot!...Grabbed some front and hit some rear, but too late. Hit the rear of the car at just under the speed i was doing, went flying forwards, and landed flat on on my back just inside the tunnel!...(amazingly, I had just come back from a bike shop, and was wearing my brand new forcefield pro back protector) - absorbed the impact!

the momentum lifted my head up from the ground as i landed, and my bike hit the back of my helmet (luckily at a speed not high enough to cause serious damage). Got straight up (was grateful i could walk), asked the driver Wtf???...and he said "sorry my gearbox jammed, i was changing it from sports mode to normal mode" or some **** like that!!..

i was fuming. initially no pain, but the adrenaline wore off, and my neck started to hurt. also, my balls dented the fuel tank, and really started to hurt as time went on. Ambulance came - checked the spine at the hospital...Ultrasound on kidneys and balls, and discharge after 4 hours!...
My right leg also hit the ground violently, and still hurts after 1week of anti inflammatories. If I hadn't been wearing full leathers, boots, back protection, I might not have been so lucky!

My bike accident repair quote is £5808!! ie, written off. The bike was trashed, and almost everything you can think of needs replacing! Im going through Rider Support to help me with my claim - never easy when you rear end someone! Off-duty police biker saw the whole thing, so have him as witness...

im peeved, cos this has never happened to me in my car driving life, and the one time a person's gearbbox jams and im on 2 wheels!
Really grateful I got off lightly, but i REALLY miss my bike, and this sucks. Im a student and poor, and now don't think i can forseably afford a bike for another few years!:mad: (thirdy party cover only)!

Warthog

21-08-09, 04:09 PM

wow, that could be really horrible, so I guess his car suddenly stopped with no brake lights?! That is very hard to see in a tunnel. And hard to prove too, hope that off duty copper can help you.

Dave20046

21-08-09, 04:10 PM

Grr sounds painfully familiar.
You need someone to confirm his brake lights weren't working quick, you also need statements from everyone you can the sooner the better. Because you rearended someone it always goes down as your fault, your only chance of split responsibility/no fault claimage is if you can prove his brake lights didn't light up or prove whatever happened was his fault. Hard to do though.
Goodluck

PS. my accident was at 50 and the bike had a LOT of damage - repair bill came to £300

Dave20046

21-08-09, 04:12 PM

wow, that could be really horrible, so I guess his car suddenly stopped with no brake lights?! That is very hard to see in a tunnel. And hard to prove too, hope that off duty copper can help you.
Just wondered if the car stopped because of the gearbox jam and not the brakes as this would explain no brake lights. Be prepared for the counter argument of 'you should be able to stop safely at any time on your side of the road if not you were to close'

thulfi

21-08-09, 04:40 PM

PS. my accident was at 50 and the bike had a LOT of damage - repair bill came to £300

really?..how du get that. Apparently the replacement of SV parts is around £4000 alone, + £1000 labour costs!

Yeeh I know, they are gonna throw that one me. The whole you should be able to stop for a cat/dog/kid at that distance argument is hard to respond to.

But as his gear brakes jammed, he would have lost a lot of speed quickly - but not because he was braking (hence the no brake lights). But when you're about to enter a tunnel dual carriageway, with a double white line in between lanes, you are looking beyond the first car. Clear road. When riding/driving, we react to brake lights, not the changing velocity of cars, as that takes that little bit longer to register. So by the time I even noticed this guy had slowed (and was focusing), I had little time to react to braking, so rear-ended him.

I know how the insurance will probably pan out. That just adds so much to the darned frustration!!:smt086
I just really wanna be on 2 wheels again, and its gonna be sooo long before I am!

metalmonkey

21-08-09, 05:00 PM

So your ok thats good. If your still having problems with injuries get them checked out further just in case, I did for an injury and thankful now getting treatement. (I didn't crash) But really get any injuries treated and sorted out first.

Also what is actually broken on the bike? Some of bits may be found cheap enough; you could get going as a priorty then make it look nice when you have more money.

What did your witness actually see and say? What did you say to the police and what did they say to you?

As for the actual fixing of broken bikes, I'll let the experinced guys answer those questions.

Best of luck, I hope it all works out.

starks

21-08-09, 05:08 PM

sorry to hear pal, its bad losing your pride and joy but at least your ok, thats the main thing!

Foxy

21-08-09, 05:09 PM

I am sorry to hear about your accident and your bike :( but glad you got checked out and are relatively okay. Did the off duty police officer hear the guy admit it was his fault? GWS, Foxy

Speedy Claire

21-08-09, 05:23 PM

Glad you`re not too badly hurt and sorry bout your bike.

I`m curious tho... you hit the boot of the car and when you say you went flying forwards I assume you mean over the car and you landed on the floor in front of it? How did the bike carry on moving to hit the back of your head?

husky03

21-08-09, 05:51 PM

bad luck dude -least your balls are ok so thats what counts

thulfi

21-08-09, 05:57 PM

Hi. Well basically, the gear box must have jammed, then he must have sorted it out (basically, im thinking the moron shoved into P by mistake, then corrected it and accelerated just as i hit him or something)!...

Either way, i remember flying forwards, legs over head, splat on back.
So on the floor with my laid down bike to the left (facing the wrong way after it hit me) and the BMW car about 20m ahead.

There were just bits from my bike everywhere, and it was the saddest site ever. Rather the bike than me though!

thulfi

21-08-09, 06:04 PM

Iif my bike gets written off and I want to keep it, I obviously can not pay the quote of £5808.

Could I just not get the list of parts I need from the dealer, find them (on ebay, etc over a painstaking amount of time), and then present my parts and bike to a mechanic and just pay labour?

This is the only realistic way I can save my bike!...
Are there any obvious things I can do that I'm overlooking?

Speedy Claire

21-08-09, 06:08 PM

metalmonkey

21-08-09, 06:51 PM

thulfi

21-08-09, 07:14 PM

Have you got any photos of the damage?

Na. I haven't seen my bike since the accident. Its currently being held at some accident repair specialist. I might be tempted to take a drive there and inspect it myself, perhaps taking some pics as well.

I don't know the first thing about repairing bikes/mechanics of stuff, etc, but if there's a cheaper way of saving my bike, gotta go for it!

thulfi

21-08-09, 07:22 PM

Also what is actually broken on the bike? Some of bits may be found cheap enough; you could get going as a priorty then make it look nice when you have more money.

What did your witness actually see and say? What did you say to the police and what did they say to you?.

According to repair centre, there's an endless list of repair required.

My witness was an off-duty police officer on a motorbike! He said he saw what happened - and I remember him at one point saying something like 'there's nothing you can do when that happens' or along those lines. He also remembers the driver apologising to me and saying his 'gearbox jammed'.

Pretty much told the police the story from my perspective as it panned out. Did the same with the driver. As long as there is no hint of foul play, the police just wash their hands of it, and let the insurance solicitors battle it out!

Gonna be a long process me thinks!:?

metalmonkey

21-08-09, 07:35 PM

When you know whats broken, have photos ect I'm sure people will be able to offer advice; but getting it working and road legal if that is needed is the key thing. Good Luck.

Red Herring

21-08-09, 07:40 PM

I'd be tempted to get your bike back from the garage and store it yourself, otherwise there is going to be a huge storage fee and if the worse comes to the worse and you end up getting nothing from the other party that will only add to your grief. The bike is still yours until an insurance company pay you for it so you can call the tune.

Stuuk1

21-08-09, 07:40 PM

'He also remembers the driver apologising to me and saying his 'gearbox jammed'.

Surely thats admiting that its his fault, no? He has said that his car is the cause of the accident.

I think you have got a good claim, and if it does go down as his though, which I think it will, then also make a claim for injuries etc. That may get you some money towards a new bike...?

fastdruid

21-08-09, 07:45 PM

Sorry to hear about the off!

I'd be tempted to get your bike back from the garage and store it yourself, otherwise there is going to be a huge storage fee and if the worse comes to the worse and you end up getting nothing from the other party that will only add to your grief. The bike is still yours until an insurance company pay you for it so you can call the tune.

+1

Get it back asap, they charge a fortune and it's something less to worry about.

Hope you get both you and bike get sorted asap!

Druid

Foxy

21-08-09, 07:52 PM

I know it is probably not what you want to hear right now but did the police get recovery to move your bike for you? Or did you use your own road side assistance? If the police got it moved for you then you could face recovery charges.

The police got my bike recovered for me and I had to pay £150 then £10 a day for the recovery place to hold it for me. In total it was £200. I had no choice in the matter either :rolleyes:.

thulfi

21-08-09, 07:56 PM

Sorry to hear about the off!

+1

Get it back asap, they charge a fortune and it's something less to worry about.

Hope you get both you and bike get sorted asap!

Druid

cheers guys,

though I wouldn't have the foggiest idea how to transport my motorbike from an A to B of about 40miles!?

plus the place that charged the fortune was the recovery service. £390 I forked out to have it their 3 days! My bikes now at sudden impact - they're just a specialist paint/accident repair specialist. I asked about storage charge, and I think they implied there wasn't really a storage charge - unless I misunderstood...hmm better clarify that one:silent:

fastdruid

21-08-09, 08:13 PM

Ask nicely if there's an org member nearby with a trailer or van !

I'd offer but a) I live in Birmingham. b) I have a broken collarbone and can't drive!

Druid

fastdruid

21-08-09, 08:32 PM

Bear in mind that the repair place will be quoting to get the bike back mint, getting it ridable is a different proposition.

Now if you've smacked into the back of a car you've probably bent forks, front subframe, Broken headlights, fairing, mirror, indicators, levers and rearset. Plus tank and bodywork damage.

You may also have buckled a wheel, twisted the yokes or bent the spindle, bent the rear subframe, scuffed/bent exhaust etc.

Now if you want to just ride it you can cope with lots of scuffs, scrapes etc as long as the bike is straight, your first thing then is to see if forks etc are bent, if not then you're laughing but I'm afraid to say it's **** easy to bend forks. You can straighten them if they're not too bent or get new legs if they are. You may want to consider a front end upgrade while you're at it. Even if you have an 'S' and your bodywork is smashed you can run for a short while without it!

http://www.fastdruid.co.uk/albums/SV650/thumbs/640x480SV650S_RHF.jpg

Druid

Lucas

21-08-09, 09:06 PM

GWS!!

thulfi

21-08-09, 11:11 PM

thanks for the advice Druid,

I like the changes that have been made to the SV in your picture. I see you have the front indicators mounted elsewhere, with the windshield and parts of the fairing cut out. Could potentially get away with doing that - less parts to replace!

The problem is, I think Ive pretty much trashed everything you listed - and I remember the woman mentioning the forks!

Could I find good second hand parts to make my bike roadworthy, improvise with a naked SV for a while, and labour costs (as I'm clueless) for around a grand?

monkey

22-08-09, 01:48 AM

Ouch. Glad you got off relatively ok but sorry to hear about your bike.

I hope you're succesful with getting 100% no fault on your part. It looks like a no brainer to me.

fastdruid

22-08-09, 09:52 AM

Big difference between trashed, looks crap and trashed un-usable. You can for example live with dented tank, scraped bodywork etc, even massive cracks in the fairing can be stuck back together with a soldering iron and taped up.

That previous picture was an interim stage while I located decent panels to replace the ones I'd broken. It was like that for about 5 months though until it ended up looking like this
http://www.fastdruid.co.uk/albums/SV650/thumbs/640x480DSCF0001.JPG
after lots of buying of bits on ebay! (I did sort the mudguard too btw).

Now this is the same bike (a few years later) after it was a cosmetic write off and I made it into a track bike.

http://www.fastdruid.co.uk/albums/cadwell2004/thumbs/640x480DSC_2138.JPG
fairing doesn't look too bad does it? But if you look at the full size image http://www.fastdruid.co.uk/albums/cadwell2004/DSC_2138.JPG you can see the massive scuffs and the taped up crack in the LHS fairing panel (the silver tape btw is for a camera on the tank). The tank is yellow btw because a pre-dented tank was 6 pounds and my black tank was still decent!

With a repair bill that large the bike *will* be written off, probably a 'C', it then depends on your insurance, if you are fully comp then you may be offered the option to buy the bike back. If you are TPO or TPFT then if found in your favour you'll get a pay out on the pre-accident valuation of the bike minus the salvage value. In my case my <3 year old SV was valued at 3k with a salvage value of 300 pounds.

The first time I crashed it it cost me about 1k to get it sorted again, I did all of the work though. In my case I dropped it and it then slid into a kerb, damage was:
Bent RHS fork
Snapped LHS fork
Bent front spindle
Broken mudguard
Bent radiator
Dented wheel
2 Broken indicators
Scuffed tail fairing
Scuffed / dented tank
bent front subframe
Smashed headlight
Broken lhs mirror
Broken lhs fairing
Bent lhs fairing brackets
Broken centre fairing.
Broken gear lever
Broken clutch lever
Broken rearset hanger
Scraped pillion hanger
Snapped bar weight screw

Druid

yorkie_chris

22-08-09, 11:36 AM

Find a local mate with a van, go get it back. Then figure how to bodge it up and if it's worth doing it.

If it's going to cost you a grand then NO it isn't, buy another one and break this!

Dave20046

22-08-09, 01:59 PM

really?..how du get that. Apparently the replacement of SV parts is around £4000 alone, + £1000 labour costs!

!
Who told you that balls? Frames maybe expensive can't think of much else for the curvy. I got new forks, front wheel , cam cover plastics, mirrors, indicators and tank from a breaker. Then just bought some head bearings and renthals from a shop.

fastdruid

22-08-09, 03:06 PM

Who told you that balls? Frames maybe expensive can't think of much else for the curvy. I got new forks, front wheel , cam cover plastics, mirrors, indicators and tank from a breaker. Then just bought some head bearings and renthals from a shop.

At new prices I'm not that surprised. I don't know about the SV but a mag some time ago got a honda dealer to add up how much a CBR6 would be to buy in bits and ISTR it was something like £36k!!!

Also remember that the slightest scratch will mean a part will be 'replaced' while still perfectly usable.

Druid

thulfi

22-08-09, 03:27 PM

yeeh what Druid said...I think the place are quoting original parts from suzuki for anything that has altered in the slightest way since the accident...

I like how you sorted your bike out Druid, but unfortunately, without the labour know-how from my part, it's not going to be so cheap, as I will at some point fork out for someone to do the work for me.

Anyway, I'm off to see my bike on Monday. Gonna take some pics, get a list of all that needs replacing - (urgent or cosmetic) and let you guys know.

Thanks for the help.

(I just dont know how Im going to last months without a bike. Everytime I get in a car or public transport I just wanna shoot myself. Miss that freedom of 2 wheels)!

yorkie_chris

22-08-09, 03:46 PM

Get a local .orger to sort it for you for a couple of pints.

metalangel

22-08-09, 03:57 PM

[QUOTE=thulfi;2012539]I like how you sorted your bike out Druid, but unfortunately, without the labour know-how from my part, it's not going to be so cheap, as I will at some point fork out for someone to do the work for me./QUOTE]

Yeah, that's why I'm just gonna buy a new bike instead of trying to repair mine. Wouldn't have a clue where to start and certainly wouldn't want to think I'd fixed it up only to go out and have it fall apart around me and finish me off! I try not to think about it (loved it, only had it five months) but I don't have much choice.

Sorry to hear about the crash btw, absolutely gutting but at least you're alright and have lived to ride another day!

thulfi

22-08-09, 06:23 PM

Yeah, that's why I'm just gonna buy a new bike instead of trying to repair mine. Wouldn't have a clue where to start and certainly wouldn't want to think I'd fixed it up only to go out and have it fall apart around me and finish me off!

yeeh its looking like that for me as well mate..

I hadn't even got over my 'honeymoon period' with my bike, and its taken away from me. It's easier not to think about it, but unfortunately, most of the time I can't help BUT think about it!!..

even see it in my dreams, lol!

yorkie_chris

22-08-09, 06:25 PM

So stop being a girl and learn how to fix it

thulfi

22-08-09, 07:09 PM

So stop being a girl and learn how to fix it

no way, why didn't I just think of that from the start!..

tho seriously, im going into my 4th year doing medicine at uni - not much spare time to do much really - which includes going from being a guy who can just about perform basic safey checks to a man who can rebuild a motorbike!!

Red Herring

22-08-09, 07:30 PM

Thulfi, if the frame is straight then getting you back on the road with begged, borrowed or bought....bits will be easy. Honestly these bikes come apart and go back together really easily and as YC said, you'll soon sus it all out with a little help. Firstly where are you based (appreciate you are at Uni, how long before you're back there and have you got a garage/somewhere to keep and work on the bike.

thulfi

22-08-09, 08:02 PM

hey Red Herring,

well I'm studying in London. My bikes being held at Sudden Impact in Essex. I'm off on holiday in a week with the family until the start of my new term in September.

I'm also gutted because I don't have a garage to store my bike. I live in London Bridge in a flat with mates. London's not the best place for garages/storage. My bike used to just be left outside on the street under my watchful eye from the window up top.

If I had the time and physical space I would probably give it a shot myself, even as a complete newb. But lack of both makes it a tad harder unfortunately!

(and I will find out on Monday if the frame is straight, fingers crossed!)

metalmonkey

22-08-09, 08:21 PM

Could you not keep the bike at your parents house?

fastdruid

22-08-09, 08:29 PM

Could you not keep the bike at your parents house?

He might not want his parents to know!

My wifes parents still don't know that she's crashed two bikes, one of them twice, all they know about is the last one and she only told them about that because she was limping and couldn't hide it!

Druid

thulfi

22-08-09, 08:32 PM

metalmonkey

22-08-09, 08:40 PM

haha..i wish...

they kinda don't know about me and my bike...never figured out how to break the news to them gently...I've hinted it in the past, and my dad was like 'forget it'!

So they defo not gonna find out by me bringing my mashed up bike home after an off, lol!

Okay fair enough I told my parents straight that I was getting a bike, but then I'm like that.

Ok I may be able to offer a storage solution. Does any know the width of the SV curvey?

22-08-09, 08:43 PM

Much sympathy.

Surely there must be someone you can ask... most bikers would want to help. Isn't there anyone else at university (I'm guessing here) who rides a bike and who could help??

And as for parents - well they'll find out some time,so why not tell them now. They'll just have to live with it. Can always say that someone else was riding:D

fastdruid

22-08-09, 09:16 PM

Ok I may be able to offer a storage solution. Does any know the width of the SV curvey?

Going to be the same as the pointy at around 1m, most bikes are as thats where the mirrors come to. Much narrower with the mirrors folded in.

Druid

Red Herring

23-08-09, 06:47 AM

Of course, this ones a bit narrower and shorter now..... On a serious note Thulfi you do need to make a decision pronto re this otherwise the storage fees will kill you. Have you got any mates with a lock up or even a back garden where you can stash it until you make a decision to either sell the salvage or try and put it back together. Please don't wait around for the insurance company to make a decision, you've already been fleeced once with that recovery fee. If they do decide to accept liability and pay you out being realistic they're going to write it off, not fix it, so there is no point in keeping it at a repair yard.

thulfi

24-08-09, 05:53 PM

UPDATE*

So I went to the repair centre today. Got the list of things that need sorting to make it roadsafe (the frames ok), and the extras;

ROADSAFE

RH Fork Leg, LH Fork Leg (2 X £414)
Lower Yoke and Spindle (£204)
Head stock bearing set (£30)
Front Wheel (£317)
Front Wheel Bearings (£26)
Head Lamp (£160)
Top Cowl Stay (£123)
LH Mirror (£52)
Header Pipes (£140)
Header Pipes Gasket (£11)
LHF Foot Rest (£16)
LHF Bank Sensor (£5)
LHF Foot Rest Hanger (£42)
Gear Change Pedal (£45)

Prices quoted are first hand parts. So what do you think guys. Worth the effort of finding parts and getting it roadsafe, or is this just too long a list. The guy was like you can't really get 2nd hand decent forks for under £300 anyway.

I'm not sure wether they were trying to do me cos they realised I was a newb. I asked 'em how much they would buy it for, and they said £200.

£200!!!...I have a brand new rear battleaxe tyre and micron exhaust - could sell 'em myself and not be too shy of that!..
Gonna get the bike delivered to my flat on Friday...so gonna have lotsa time to think about what to do!...

Any ideas would be much appreciated..

(pics to follow shortly.....)

Dave20046

24-08-09, 06:17 PM

looks a joke
Those must be for brand new parts my forks were £75 second hand including yokes and bearing set IIRC and they were in good condition

24-08-09, 06:25 PM

Look just a tad (like very) expensive to me. have a hunt on ebay.

yorkie_chris

24-08-09, 06:36 PM

thulfi

24-08-09, 06:42 PM

whoa...

I like your calculations there yorkie, and to be fair to you, I've just looked on ebay for some of the stuff, and your estimates seem right from what Ive seen.
well thats made me feel better...the thing is, if im gonna do this, ive gotta commit.

Gotta save up the funds, get hunting, store them. Lets say I can get 'em for £300 + £300ish labour somewhere...£600??...not too bad from £5809, or am I just gettin carried away?

ps, yeeh my left hand foot rest is gone. Most things that kinda stick out on the left side of the bike are pretty much totalled - the right seems almost untouched.

yorkie_chris

24-08-09, 06:44 PM

£300 labour?

I'll come down and do it for £200 :-P

thulfi

24-08-09, 06:46 PM

really? or kidding? (you a bike wiz?)...

cos I would actually take you up on that kind of an offer, lol - once I've collected the goods of course!

yorkie_chris

24-08-09, 06:49 PM

I would be surprised if some .org-er more local would not do it for free for you, or a consideration of a couple of pints.

But if noone else will then yes I could pop down.

thulfi

24-08-09, 06:52 PM

awesome mate...cheers...
well in that case, gonna save up, look for the parts, and then go labour hunting. will let you know

yorkie_chris

24-08-09, 06:54 PM

First things first, get the thing back from the repair centre.

Dave20046

24-08-09, 06:56 PM

I have a few of those parts too, rust free bottom yoke and spindle, possibly bearing set if I can find em, right foot hanger etc.

thulfi

24-08-09, 07:04 PM

yeep...organised delivery for friday...then its all mine again, lol!

Thanks dave - gotta find the dough before I start my mission of finding these parts...

the forum will defo be my first port of call when looking for parts, then ebay!

Dave20046

24-08-09, 07:34 PM

Just thought anyway the yopkes might not be suitable for your 'S' as it was off a naked bike. anyhoo let us know I have not motivation to sell them so they'll probably be waiting....

fastdruid

24-08-09, 07:47 PM

UPDATE*
RH Fork Leg, LH Fork Leg £80-£100
Lower Yoke and Spindle £20-50
Head stock bearing set £20-30
Front Wheel £80-100 or ask hagon if they can straighten the existing one, they'll only charge if they can straighten it and it's about 60quid.
Front Wheel Bearings - should be decent on the wheel anyway.
Head Lamp £40-£120
Top Cowl Stay £50-£110 but for now £hammer
LH Mirror Unless the left mirror is snapped off then £5 for a stick on mirror glass.
Header Pipes £20 for an entire original exhaust
Header Pipes Gasket £5 each but I'd only get them if the exhaust leaks.

LHF Foot Rest
LHF Bank Sensor
LHF Foot Rest Hanger
Gear Change Pedal Bolt.

Just get a set of rearsets, I paid 70quid for a set of OSF ones like these
http://www.fastdruid.co.uk/albums/SV650/thumbs/640x480DSC02135.JPG

Prices quoted are first hand parts. So what do you think guys. Worth the effort of finding parts and getting it roadsafe, or is this just too long a list. The guy was like you can't really get 2nd hand decent forks for under £300 anyway.

********!! I sold two sets on ebay, both for around 150quid, both straight and un-rusted.

Red Herring

24-08-09, 08:29 PM

How much are they charging you to "deliver" the bike and where to/from. Are they going to charge you anything for the storage now they're not getting to fix it?

Red Herring

24-08-09, 08:34 PM

Cancel above, just read back and your flat is in London Bridge, Sudden Impact are just over the bridge somewhere aren't they? Where are you going to put it at your flat?

Red Herring

24-08-09, 08:35 PM

Does anyone know if a standard pointy exhaust system fits a curvy, and whilst we're at it, can you mate a pointy front end (yoke etc) to a curvy headstock with off the shelf bearings?

Dave20046

24-08-09, 08:37 PM

Does anyone know if a standard pointy exhaust system fits a curvy?
no (as far as I'm aware)

thulfi

24-08-09, 08:52 PM

Cancel above, just read back and your flat is in London Bridge, Sudden Impact are just over the bridge somewhere aren't they? Where are you going to put it at your flat?

hey mate..

they're gonna charge me £85 for delivery to London Bridge. Sudden Impact is about 13miles away from my flat, in Dagenham, Essex.

My mates got an underground parking lot nearby - not really a garage for a bike to be worked on, but shelter nonetheless.

They said there charge is £10a day for storage - they've had it bout 7 days, I jus hope they don't charge me...

I told the guy my claim could take months to sort out - he said if you decide not to get it repaired at us, then we'd have to charge you a tenner for each day its been here!!!

so i calculated, come xmas that'd be about £900, easter, £1800!!...I was like no thanks, I'd like by my bike back asap if u dont mind!

metalmonkey

24-08-09, 09:01 PM

hey mate..

they're gonna charge me £85 for delivery to London Bridge. Sudden Impact is about 13miles away from my flat, in Dagenham, Essex.

My mates got an underground parking lot nearby - not really a garage for a bike to be worked on, but shelter nonetheless.

They said there charge is £10a day for storage - they've had it bout 7 days, I jus hope they don't charge me...

I told the guy my claim could take months to sort out - he said if you decide not to get it repaired at us, then we'd have to charge you a tenner for each day its been here!!!

so i calculated, come xmas that'd be about £900, easter, £1800!!...I was like no thanks, I'd like by my bike back asap if u dont mind!

£85! That sounds like a lot for 13 miles to me, I don't think thats a good deal; any one else got any other suggestions?

Front wheel suggestion http://www.svspares.com/items/48-1_251-wheel-front-minor-cometic-damage.htm but you might be able to find something a bit better, always worth calling them for spares I have found them useful in the past when I have needed bits.

Red Herring

24-08-09, 09:16 PM

Tell them you'll collect it yourself and save your money. I'll chuck the trailer on the car Friday morning and collect it for you after work, may even manage to get away early to try and beat the rush hour, which is a good point, check what time they close. As for putting it back together if we can find a way to make pointy bits fit a curvy I've every bit on your list less the headlight going rusty in my garage.

yorkie_chris

25-08-09, 09:24 AM

I've got a set of standard pipes you can have for a tenner.

metalmonkey

27-08-09, 09:37 AM

I take it your all sorted now?

Lucas

27-08-09, 10:39 AM

I got spare rear body panel if you need some :D (rear left, centre and right)

MattCollins

27-08-09, 11:00 AM

Bl**** Hell!! You lot are helpful. :thumright:

yorkie_chris

27-08-09, 11:22 AM

Welcome to the Karmic bikers forum... Ommmmm...

touch107fm

27-08-09, 09:51 PM

I got the glass part of the headlight, The glass is in perfect condition the back part of it the back plastic bit is cracked but you take the glass part off and Walia a new headlight. Its yours if you want it.
Dara (London)

thulfi

28-08-09, 06:54 PM

thanks for all the advice and offers everyone...have been a great help!..

My bike got delivered today. Sitting in my mates garage all lonely. So my bike basically can barely be wheeled cos the front is pushed into the exhaust thing at the front (yeep im tehnical i know, lol).

No more costs hopefully. Gonna wait and see how the claim goes before I do anything I guess. If I lose, then I'll prob be looking to fix her up and get her road reliable again.

Org'ers a great help as usual!
thanks

Red Herring

28-08-09, 06:58 PM

Gonna wait and see how the claim goes before I do anything I guess.....

With luck that might be for next spring then...just about when you're sitting finals! Good luck. :)

metalmonkey

29-08-09, 09:14 AM

thulfi

13-09-09, 04:43 AM

Reaally quick question to whoever may be able to help me...

So I just came back from holiday...the Rider Support Claim is moving along. The third party has been notified....and they want to send an engineer to assess the damage to my bike. Does this mean anything??..i.e if the guy was fighting the claim why would his insurers bother sending anybody out yet...wouldn't they just fight it first, and then send someone out if they lose. I don't see what they would get by sending someone out so soon...

or perhaps they wont get a proper engineer, but someone from their side who will try and get my side of the story and use my words against me and somehow get me to say something incriminating...(would like to see them try, im still peeved off at the driver after a gd 4 weeks!!!)

SuzukiNess

13-09-09, 07:47 AM

just read the whole.. yikes. sorry to hear about your off!! good luck with the claim. i'm no expert but if he admitted liability at the scene you should be ok and the TP insurers should be paying your repair bill. (under correction with the TPFT cover tho :confused: )

the engineers being sent out to assess is standard practice. they need to assess to determine where they stand with regards repairs. i highly doubt its someone to try and "use your words against you" - the engineer would be pretty impartial as to the circumstances of the accident - more interested in the damage and evaluating costs.

dont panic :rolleyes: your portrayal of the events are pretty clear cut. no need to deviate from that in anyway.

hang in there it'll get sorted. :smt023

SB

thulfi

10-03-10, 03:22 PM

RH Fork Leg, LH Fork Leg £80-£100
Lower Yoke and Spindle £50
Head stock bearing set £20
Front Wheel £80
Front Wheel Bearings £6
Head Lamp £20 or gaffer tape
Top Cowl Stay £hammer
LH Mirror Got a right one haven't you?
Header Pipes £5-free
Header Pipes Gasket don't need
LHF Foot Rest Is it even broken?
LHF Bank Sensor The f##k is a bank sensor?
LHF Foot Rest Hanger £10-20 if needed at all
Gear Change Pedal Bolt. 12p

Just fished this out from my old thread, courtesy of YC. I have been looking at some of the front end conversion threads here. Flippin 'ell!
I mean whatever happens, the only thing I will be doing myself is sitting behind the laptop and finding the parts - no chance of doing any of this myself.

It does make sense to go for a front end conversion seeing as the front is what is mashed. Do I pick a certain model/yr of a gixxer and just find those parts? Which year should I go for?

Looking back at the prices YC quoted, I can't believe I ever considered not sorting it. Stoopid me!

(sorry didn't mean to post it here, but actually makes more sense to be talking about it back here than in the for sales area).

fastdruid

10-03-10, 03:30 PM

IMO GSXR600/750 K6 onwards is best, longest forks, narrower yokes than TL and all interchangeable so a lot of years to pick from. Plus they come with radial calipers and look mint. Some say the 'small piston' (20mm) cartridges are not as good as the earlier ones (25mm) but even if they aren't still a world better than the SV's oem forks.

Druid

thulfi

10-03-10, 03:41 PM

Thanks Druid. Found some so far, but...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUZUKI-GSXR-600-K6-2006-FORKS-FORK-LEGS-x2_W0QQitemZ380207319285QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Moto rcycle_Parts?hash=item58861f48f5

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Suzuki-GSXR-600-750-K7-K6-Front-Forks-Bottom-Yoke_W0QQitemZ110498441815QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Mo torcycle_Parts?hash=item19ba386a57

geez what's the deal with the prices. If I can get it all done for under £500, surely the forks should not be taking up 70% of that cost right?

fastdruid

10-03-10, 04:12 PM

BIN is always going to be pricy, fwiw I paid £200 for my GSXR100K5/6 forks (and sold the GSX1300RX ones for 100), £65 for calipers (and sold two sets of 'busa for £80 and one for £40), £430 for both wheels discs and sprocket carrier, (Sold the front wheel for £67, *sob*), yokes eventually cost £50 (still to sell the old ones). Obviously just one wheel would be cheaper but I fancied fitting the rear so a matching pair made sense.

An older SRAD600 setup will be *much* cheaper, almost as good but wont be USD/radial.

Druid