Another "Ive had an off" thread!! :-(

Well i suppose it was only a matter of time till the inevitable happened... ironically i wasnt speeding!

Going round a right hand corner, doing around 35-40mph, saw some fresh/wet mud on the road, tried to avoid but clipped a bank front wheel went, threw me over a bank, rolled me several times and i ended up in a ditch

Bike was still on the road sideways blocking the whole lane... luckily there werent many cars on that road that day!

Got up straight away, ran over to the bike, and managed to lift it(what a heavy ******* thing it is too!) and get it slightly outta the way of any cars coming.

So damage, gear selector is bent, left front indicator, left lower fairing knackered, top part of fairing cracked and scuffs all on the left side!

Bike wouldnt start then for like 15 mins, and as i was in the Forest of Dean, there was no mobile signal! so once i got the bike started, i managed to get home. Took an hour! not fun!











Back is aching like hell but im ok touch wood!

Next bit is the cost

Now is a decent time for me to change the indicators for some mini's i guess. but will also need a new gear selector, and probably the left hand side lower, unless i can get it plastic welded and repaired?!

If i do need a new lower, can u buy them individually or does it have to be as a set?!

How much is that lot gonna set me back?

Hoping some of the grazes/scratches will polish out back hurting a bit at the mo, plus its dark now.

So all in all, GUTTED! but i guess coulda been a lot worse!

[Biker Biggles]

Whoops bad luck.I bet you did the damage to your back lifting the bike rather than crashing it.Ebay is the place to get used parts.

[mister c]

Glad to hear your ok (ish). Bike can be repaired, good ole ebay

thanks guys! will have a look now..

anyone no the paint code for my colour bike and how difficult replacing the gear selector is?

[anna]

awwwww hun glad to hear that your ok though hot bath for you tonight...

Phew, young fella me lad.

Let's hope that was your 1 accident eh.

Sad to see a nice bike looking so second hand but nowt money can't fix, and you seem fine.

Gear lever easy to change providing you've got the right tools.

Mark it up to experience, and try and think what you might have done to avoid the incident.

Gutted, no consolation but there could could have been more damage to you and the bike. My old SV had a decent plastic weld job done on the front before I bough it although the fairing will probably be worth replacing depending if the mud is hiding more scuffs.

reminds me a bit when I got hit by a car last year and had to ride my bike back home with half a lever.

Ouch. Poor you and poor bike.

Sorry to hear that mate, hope you'r back is alright and your back on the bike soon enough

[timwilky]

Call that an off

You will have to try harder next time. Nothing a bit of flashing the plastic can't fix.