Crashed.

I managed to ride the Iciest day in ages this year . I got 14 miles and was practically at work and what I found out on that ride , taught me a lot . Don`t ride with your legs down as you affect your natural balance of the bike , keep your feet on the pegs and ride slowly , try not to change direction when on Ice , the clutch is your friend and even the slightest amount of Braking causes a buttock clenching moment ..... not having a go at anyone here , just trying to make sure you all get home with the rubber side down . Anyway , back to giving Barwel a bit of tea and Sympathy

Badger .... I can offer better advice !!!

Don't ride if its that bad !!! lol

[hindle8907]

unlucky dude .... Hope u get sorted ....

ant.

Originally Posted by LK-SV

Badger .... I can offer better advice !!!

Don't ride if its that bad !!! lol

I know dude , but I had no choice , the conditions here were not so bad , as I got closer to work they changed dramatically and I got within 200 yards of work and dumped it , at 5mph , in a straight line with no brakes on ........ the conditions were so bad that they couldn`t lift the bike up .

Originally Posted by xXBADGERXx

and I got within 200 yards of work and dumped it , at 5mph , in a straight line with no brakes on ........ the conditions were so bad that they couldn`t lift the bike up .

..... the truth is out now !!!

Barwel , give your Suzuki Dealer a call , you may be surprised at the cost of OEM levers compared to eBay , sometimes it can be cheaper . If the Rad is not peeing anything out then it may be ok , they are mounted on Rubber grommets so have a touch of movement but it is not a lot so I would keep an eye on that . I`ve also heard that bikes sometimes fail to start as they have a tilt switch built into them for such accidents . They sometimes reset after a while but I am not up to date on the info of them and if the SV has one or any problems with them after a ditching .

Originally Posted by barwel1992

lol well as they sead you are 14miles away from ure home and wont come to recover you as ure out of the 10mile radious of ure home all they can do is take me to a bike shop, and then sead but as it hasent broken down we cart realy do any thing, bugger that i want it home not at a shop so paid £100 to get it home ....

and thanks

This college you go to..........

Originally Posted by LK-SV

..... the truth is out now !!!

I thought Black Ice was a load of balls but this happened so quickly that I couldn`t even get a hand down to stop my fall and ended up with Broken Ribs and a Haematoma on my knee like an Elephant Seal`s nose , so I can understand what has happened to the young feller here . you really have to be "Mincy Mincy" with the controls in very Icy Weather .

[jambo]

Oh poo.
This falling off club's getting a touch too popular this week.

Hope all's sorted out reasonably cheaply.

Jambo

[Spiderman]

Ah well, at least you're ok. thats the important bit, right.