So, I had a small problem with a tree.
I was lost somewhere between Potton and somewhere else, turned around to come back into potton, and approach an S bend at about 30mph, maybe 35.
It was off camber, up hill, and tightened suddenly, and I clipped the side of the road, which was just potholes and a verge. Managed to not fall off, grabbed a handful of brake, road turns left again off camber, back end slides out as the rear wheel locks, and I'm flying down the side of the road towards a tree.
I let go of the bike, it hit the tree, i hit the tree just above the bike. Luckily, I have no broken bones, but I'm pretty immobile, and my back is bruised like buggery.. And the doctor says it'll be worse tomorrow
The lady in the only house for miles kindly leaned out of her bedroom window to ask if I'd run over her chicken. Her reply to my "What?" was that a biker got killed on that very same corner. Oh, great, I really wanted to know that.
So, damage..
I've broken the left top fairing, the front bit has a huge crack in it, and there's a few more cracks and a lot of scratches on the sides and lowers. The forks were twisted, manage to twist them back only to find out on of the stanchions was slightly bent.
Somehow, no indicators, mirrors, levers or anything like that broke.. Although there is something wrong with the gear lever, it took me a long time to find neutral, i think that will be expensive to sort.
A big thankyou to the three complete ****s who happily ignored the guy covered in mud waving his arms at you as you drive through the middle of nowhere ogling the bike on its side against a tree.
Lesson learned? Next time I try visit my sister, I'm taking the A1M and not country lanes in the **** end of nowhere. Though I did find some good roads, so not all is lost..
I've taken all the fairings off and theres a mark on the frame that I hope will polish out. Good time to streetfighter it
Oops.