Man down

Ed--I had a couple of offs with the ST,niether my fault,like yourself protected NCB so I claimed on my insurance and let the insurance companies fight it out. The Triumph OE parts are not cheap but the plastics were a perfect match.
Its what we pay insurance for------------

Bugger, glad your ok though Ed, bikes are easier to fix than people!

oh, Ed. sorry to hear about your pride & joy, but so glad you're OK. Them motorcycle things ain't half dangerous! xx

Originally Posted by Ed

I have a protected NCB so I don't mind making a claim.

sorry to see you have come off, with the amount of damage to your gear as well would this not all covered as well on the insurance claim,

might be worth getting it sorted by the insurance if you plan to keep it, if you cant find replacment parts in the same colour, (and if you do will they be mint like the bike was/is)

A4se.

Keep the scuffed stuff for trackdays & Ferry Crossings. You won't be worrying about scratching it?


Edit: Not too impressed with that jacket. Number of times I watched little brother ditching his race bike without putting holes in anything - still did it's job I suppose.

[Nobbylad]

At least you're OK fella.

Try Joyda leathers in Wigan if you're looking to get the leathers repaired.

Originally Posted by Ed

Had a quick look at the bike this morning, it looks a mess but it's not too bad really. I need a rear brake pedal asap, but I rode it home using the front brake only.

Fixerpeg Ed. Then you've got one to carry around after you've got a new assembly.

Ouch... Glad you are in one piece Ed. Bikes can be fixed.

[Mr Speirs]

Glad your ok Ed.
Suprised no-one has photoshopped their Avatars to now include the road scratches

Originally Posted by davepreston

you got off lightly there mate, glad your well , better dented wallet than dented head

+1. Shame about the bike, but glad you're OK. On protected NCB I would stick it all through insurance and get it back good as new with some new leathers if it were me, it was a lovely bike. When I binned my SV the girl at the insurance company was really good. I got her to give me a quote for a new bike whilst chatting her up a bit, and then said in a playful manner "OK, before we go any further with this conversation you've to promise me that you won't touch my customer record!" she says "OK", so I asked her to re-quote for the new bike, just assuming hypothetically that I had binned my SV and made a claim. She did it and from that I was able to make a financial judgement based on fix myself, or go through insurance. Even with protected NCB your premium would go up, because you'll have an accident registered against you, but would it go up by more over say the next three years, than buying all the bits for your bike and buying new leathers? If it was only 100 quid a year, it may be well worth it.

Originally Posted by Ed

I like my new tyres, they are really good, but I didn't like them when I came off. I really didn't brake THAT hard, just a bot more firmly than usual, and over I went. I didn't lock up the front (got that T shirt, learned the lesson), it simply slipped away cos the tyre didn't grip.

There was probably a contributing factor on the road surface Ed, you were probably just unlucky that new tyres, poor surface, and hard braking all happened to end up in the same place at the same time.