View Full Version : I'm a fool... atleast I feel like one...
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So I *just* posted pictures of my beautiful naked K3... And then I scrapped it...
I had my first real off today. Going round a corner... probly too fast, sandy road, cold tire... Being stupid... And I lost it.
I actually hit the curb. I remember looking down at it before it happend and thinking "I'm going to hit the curb right *there*." And it happend. I bit it in the dirt luckily enough but there's more damage than I want to think about. I need new bars, a new radiator, new throtle tube, new rotor in the front, both break levers, and the hard part to find - a new water pump housing. And I scrapped up my new M4 slip-on, and the rear seat cowl, and there's a small dent and scrape on the tank.
I'm ok. Bumped my head, but of course I had my helmit on. Thank the cows for their hide - all I have is a brused elbow and knee... oh and a brused ego. I had x-rays done just to be sure nothing was fractured, and it's not.
So any idea where I could find that water put housing? The part on the right hand side that the radiator hose connects to... that is the water pump housing, right?
:cry: sorry bout the bad news bud.
Hope you and ure bike get well soon. :thumbsup:
You could give these guys a try
http://www.suzuki-spares.co.uk/
It happens to everyone so do not be too hard on yourself and learn from it
Peter Henry
25-01-06, 07:00 AM
Have you run the question by the U.S. SV site?
www.svrider.com
Sorry to here about your fall. :?
Sorry about your off!
The important thing is no serious injuries for yourself.
Take it easy
copper kettle
25-01-06, 08:57 AM
sorry to hear about the damage mate, but as others have said the important thing is that you are ok
don't feel bad mate! I dropped mine after 13 miles from new!
You'll get her looking just as good as she is in the pictures.
Glad to hear you're ok.
Cloggsy
25-01-06, 09:50 AM
:roll: 5h1t mate... I'm gutted for you :(
Sorry to hear about the fall, but as has already been said it could have been a lot worse, your cat could be missing an owner. :wink:
Keep your chin up & you'll soon be back on the road, good luck.
northwind
25-01-06, 12:43 PM
Get over to SV Rider, one of the racer guys will be able to set you up with a water pump housing- most of them have at least one blown up engine in the shed ;) While you're there, ask about Nate's frame sliders, they're really good crash bungs and could help if something like this ever happens again. Whatever you do, don't use the term "laid it down" or you'll get flamed to death for some reason :roll:
Look at it this way- yes, you crashed, but you're OK- and most of the reason you're OK is that you were smart enough to wear good gear. Most of us crash at some point, and for a lot of us, it's just because we did something really stupid. I was lucky that all I did was crack a fairing. Don';t beat yourself up- if you do it again, then beat yourself up.
Thanks for all the support. I felt like hot-5h1t because I'd gone 3 months without dropping my first bike. But in the back of my mind I knew it would happen some time.
I'll also need to buy a new helmit - any suggestions? I'm going for between $200 - $300 USD - or anything that feels as comfortable. I was wearing an Icon Mainframe Halo at impact
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b264/neuone/10192005015.jpg
It's not cracked but I'd rather ride safe than sorry. I was looking it over last night and it flexes a little under pressure - I don't know if that's normal or not.
Thanks for all the support. I felt like hot-5h1t because I'd gone 3 months without dropping my first bike. But in the back of my mind I knew it would happen some time.
I'll also need to buy a new helmit - any suggestions? I'm going for between $200 - $300 USD - or anything that feels as comfortable. I was wearing an Icon Mainframe Halo at impact
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b264/neuone/10192005015.jpg
It's not cracked but I'd rather ride safe than sorry. I was looking it over last night and it flexes a little under pressure - I don't know if that's normal or not.
It is normal for a helmet to flex a bit under pressure if you're talking about across the base, if there are no marks at all then you probably havn't done any damage to it or do you know that it def hit the ground fairly hard.
As for helmets, i've no idea what you have available in the good old U S of A, but i bought a Shoei Destiny Raid 2, it's the most comfy helmet i've owned.
get the same one again, it saved your life the first time :)
fizzwheel
25-01-06, 11:30 PM
Ooops, Sorry to hear about your off
As for your lid, if its impacted on the tarmac then personally I would replace it if it were me. It might not have any damage on the outside but you never know what its like underneath.
If you're in any doubt then get a new one.
I would agree with Foey, A Shoei Raid II should do the job, not sure what price they go for though. In the UK I think they are around the £200 mark
HTH
I think I will go with the same one. I paid $280 after tax for it, but I just found one for $185 shipped from ebay - saving money never hurts.
*EDIT*
One more thing. What's the best way to clean leather? Leather cleaner?? My jacket is all covered with dirt. There aren't any holes, just a few scrapes - I assume it's fine to keep wearing the jacket.
Yeah could use leather cleaner, could also try good old soapy water, wring the cloth out so it's only just damp then let the leather dry naturaly, if the scrapes are bad you could use some leather dye & then polish up with a bit of shoe polish.
Awesome 8) , thanks Foey!
bluebell
26-01-06, 06:21 PM
Sorry about your 'off'.
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