Bloody Gravel

[sv_to_gsxr]

Jst got my brand new GSX-R 750 last week.

Thought it would be a good idea to take it for a run this Sunday while it was nice and clock up the mile as im still running it in.

I got not 30 mins from home and as i came to a give way put my foot down only to find that it landed on some gravel and went from under me.

Fair to say i was raging.

Dropped it down left side. snapped left mirror (inc indicator) and scratched all the left pannel.

Luckly only a few marks on the bar end and levers and on the back tail (should hopefully come out) but still having to fork out for a new left panel.

Not Happy :mad:

[kwak zzr]

bu@@er!!!:( sorry to hear this but its easily done :(

[DanAbnormal]

Yep, I almost dropped a hire bike due to a twig. I mean a fecking twig!!! Sorry to hear this man.

[Jelster]

Man that's a shame... But it's that new bike thing innit....

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[Ed]

Aw bollix:(

But now the damage is done, you probably won't mind the odd scratch or two.

[Sevorg]

nightmare.....reckon it's just a matter of time for me too.[-o<

[Marshall]

Gutting, at least now you can ride it properly without worrying about getting your first scratch on it.

hopefully you will get yours fixed faster than its taking me to fix mine after my lowside

[TC3]

Bad news....did u not have some crash bungs? U can get some here that avoids cutting a panel
http://www.motovationusa.com/mvstore/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=183

[Jelster]

Scratches give Gixxers street cred :-D

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[Marshall]

Scratches give Gixxers street cred :-D

Do they give Daytonas street cred too??

[Jelster]

Do they give Daytonas street cred too??

Oh no, you need far more damage on a Daytona to get street cred (unless it's a 675) ;)

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[Marshall]

Oh no, you need far more damage on a Daytona to get street cred (unless it's a 675) ;)

lol thats ok then, as theres considerable more damage than that :smt089

[Banus]

Sorry to hear that - is it the bike in your avatar ?
I very nearly did the same when my front wheel landed on a clear piece of corigated plastic (carport roof stuff) - very close thing.

[sv_to_gsxr]

Yeah Banus its the same but that photos of the official webby.

Thanks TC ive been looking for some that i dont have to cut the fairing ill prob be getting them. bit late now tho eh!

[John 675]

it was going to happen, now although your gixer is a bit more pricy than my sv needless to say when i dropped mine for the first time it involved a curb 70 miles an hour and £1000 + worth of damage, .......... feel lucky that wasnt the case for the beautifull machine you own :(

[Baph]

I wouldn't worry about the gravel much. Pain in the rear, yes, but nothing major.

First ride on the SV, I turned back into my road, and found out that I hadn't spotted a rock. Front wheel rolled over the rock at under 10mph. It also shifted sideways what felt like 10miles. Sh*t myself & put a foot down sharpish. Saved the bike :cool:

Took it up the road, backed into the garden, got off to push it through the little door at the side so I could put it round the back of the house, and oh f*** I've just dropped the bike in that bush. B***** me!