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bugger, glad your ok ish, tell me those are some sort of draggin jeans and not just camo pants. Get your hand looked at ASAP fella.

thanks for the reply's.

i was doing between 90 and 110 when i went down, i just flopped to my side, knee took impact, and just sat up and skidded down the road on my ass watching my bike slide for fooking ages.

I have no idea why i crashed, no tank slapper, no rear whell or front wheel lock up, one second im in a straight line, the next im on my ass.
No diseal, white lines or anything.

I was wearing drag proof armoured combats, my lid and jacket didnt touch the floor, my gloves are shreaded as are the textiles, boots held up fine, look as good as new.

Went to hospital and got x-rayed and they cant tell whether its fractured or not.

damage to bike as far as i can see without being able to hold a ratchet:
1. front and rear indi's
2. number plate bracket looks broken - maybe repairable
3. exhaust scrapped and torn.
4. rear foot peg snapped off
5. rear brake cyclinder leaking
6. rear side pannel broken
7. brake lever and foot peg broken
8. front fairing broken
9. brake lever broken
10. front mudgaurd broken - ordered
11. crash bung ****ed
12. screen cracked - ordered
13. mirror - ordered
14. bar end broken
15. side stand bent (maybe repairable)
16. grips shreaded
17. tank caved in

was very lucky i didn't hit anything, although if there was anything to hit, im sure i wouldn't have been doing silly speeds.

So anyone up for a donation of parts?:help: :wink:

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Originally Posted by hlaf_lyfe (Post 1397544)

I have no idea why i crashed, no tank slapper, no rear whell or front wheel lock up, one second im in a straight line, the next im on my ass.
No diseal, white lines or anything.

Is the weather the same down there as it is up here? Past couple days we've had really strong winds, nearly caught me out yesterday when i got blasted by a sudden gust (and it wasnt due to my lunchtime Subway butty), felt like someone suddenly physically shoved the bike sideways. Mebbe at over a ton that'd have you off?

Blimey:shock:

I don't think Autosol will be enough to polish that out!

Glad you've got off relatively lightly personally, although your poor bike looks a bit dented.

Glad you could walk away from it :)
What kinda exhaust system is that there? Looks pretty good :P

Bad luck, but bikes can be repaired. Just be glad you can still breathe and post. That's a good ending as crashes go.