Re: FOT, Sunday 16/08
 

Sadly I got up too late to make it on time so I did it on my lonesome at around 10ish. Was a lovely ride! Stopped at Foxys on the way back, spotted Furry Ginger Ones black SV outside MPS as well as a whole load of other SVs + TL1000s.
All that remains is to clean the bike :(

Re: FOT, Sunday 16/08
 

Had a good run regardless.

Shame about the bit where I was rear-ended by a Fiesta in Slough on the way home though.

Re: FOT, Sunday 16/08
 

Damn. Any damage?

Re: FOT, Sunday 16/08
 

The bike's alright - broken brake lever and the seat unit looks slightly wonky, but nothing fatal (and nothing outrageous for an old bike)

The front of her car looks like she's been playing chicken with a concrete bollard.

My left shoulder made a good escape effort from its socket but didn't quite manage it. Fine now, might hurt a bit tomorrow.

Re: FOT, Sunday 16/08
 

That's not good to hear :(. Been a lovely day though!

Re: FOT, Sunday 16/08
 

Sorry to hear bout the crash, hope you get her fixed up soon :)

Re: FOT, Sunday 16/08
 

Sorry to hear Patrick.
hope it's a nice insurance job for you ;)

Re: FOT, Sunday 16/08
 

There's no such thing as a nice insurance job and I loathe ambulance-chasing.

I'll give the bike a proper inspection when I get a chance but I'm not planning to go the insurance route unless it's absolutely necessary.

My bike is 13 years old, has been out of production for over a decade and is worth peanuts. If I claimed for it, it'd almost certainly be written off which would be a complete waste of a modern classic.

The car is a crappy Fiesta and the driver's dad runs a bodyshop so I suspect he might want to do things on the cheap. Unless he/she starts to wriggle or my shoulder starts playing up in a job-affecting manner, I'll happily take a cash deal for the bits needed to get the RGV back looking like a 13 year old bike should.

Besides, any damage to the bike gives me a little more motivation to start the project to turn an old bike into something like this:

http://tyga-performance.com/site/ima...tandgirlfp.jpg

Re: FOT, Sunday 16/08
 

You mean there's a bike in the picture?

Re: FOT, Sunday 16/08
 

I'd like to have a go on both! Preferably at the same time.