Had a tumble.

Somebody dazed me with highbeams and swerved into my lane just before a corner, was my first day on big bike and wasn't used to strong brakes. The bake wheel fishtailed and by the time I'd recovered it I had no time to corner and I made the mistake of looking at the side of the road.
Went down on the grass, I'm fine, fairing is fine and forks are fine.
My gear lever and brake lever came off and also a swingarm/chassy bolt came off.
Took it to a friend's garage, hopefully getting it to a mechanic's today.. I'm hoping it'll cost less than £200????

Sorry to hear of your off, note to self: get used to brakes in the daytime Glad you've come away unscathed and hope it's not knocked your confidence too much. Nightime riding i somewhat of a pain in the neck these days on fairly busy roads, the what-used-to-be-common-courtesy of flicking your lights down on approaching cars doesn't seem to apply in most cases so we all just get blinded instead, it's great!

Yeah I shouldn't have taken it out that night.. would be great if drivers could learn to stay in their lane as well as dip headlights.
I've been knocked off a couple of times, always seems to get away unhurt somehow..

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Glade your ok.
Do get some more training before your luck runs out please .

Originally Posted by philsmith

Yeah I shouldn't have taken it out that night.. would be great if drivers could learn to stay in their lane as well as dip headlights.
I've been knocked off a couple of times, always seems to get away unhurt somehow..

Don't be scared to go out on your bike at certain times, just ride to the conditions. Learn that grabbing your brake isn't always the answer.

If you have been knocked off a few times then you should definitely be investing in some advanced training. The IAM do an introductory day for £30 (which I actually learned a lot from). Then if you enjoyed it and feel you could benefit further, their membership is £130 for the year and the rest or your training is free (I think) but you pay £5-£10 each time for the observers petrol.

Or there are the police style training courses. I haven't been on one so can't comment.

Thanks guys I really shouldn't have taken it out in the dark before I had practice.. its a fair jump from my CBF 125.
Regarding training I have had informal lessons with police rider friends but will look to do a proper thingymajig once I've settled into the bike. Though when you have an oncoming car in your lane I'm not sure you have much choice!

Oh and also it turns out I just need to replace the brake and gear lever, its amazing that the fairing was untouched, slight scuff on exhaust but that needs to get swapped for a blue flame anyway....

The battery went flat because I had it on highbeam for ages whilst waiting for a friend to find me, it did start before that-when I picked it up after the crash-but since the battery went down it has been on a fast charge all night but after disconnecting and connecting it is still showing no charge ): why oh why?

Sorry to hear if your off glad your ok, Have you checked the fluid level in the battery?
Want to look at extra training my self seeing as I have just passed my test and am picking up a sv next week, what type of courses are available? And what impact do they have on insurance?

I doubt they have much impact on insurance at all, although many insurers do ask if you have other qualifications.