Watch for those potholes!

[ophic]

any pics of the whole bike? I feel like i'm looking at a jigsaw!

have you got any close ups?

ever done motocrossing? it really helps its how i held a bike after hitting a pothole with my knee down on a mate R6, the parked car on the other side of the could be avoided. gws a broken collar bone is painful. your sv seems to have a couple of scratches just polish them out it will be fine

Originally Posted by ophic

any pics of the whole bike? I feel like i'm looking at a jigsaw!

here u go





the missing indicator looks good imo

[ophic]

cool cheers. So what's the plan? repair it or fighter it? damage looks limited to the front end and the tank appears ok. The radiator would do the job still unless its leaking. Handlebars look relatively unscathed. Are the forks still straight?

fighter it? what you mean? and radiator doess in fact leak, engine doesn't start and i think the forks arestraight, any good way to find out definitively?

[ophic]

to check the forks, set the bars straightish and look across the forks comparing one leg to the other. If they line up with each other they're probably ok.

If the rad leaks, it will most likely need replacing. You can get repair stuff but that won't help with the cosmetic issue.

By "fighter it" I mean turn it into a streetfighter - take the front fairing off and fit a naked style headlight unit (or any type of headlight that takes your fancy).

But obviously you need to find out why the engine doesn't start first. Does it turn over on the starter?

[cymroboi]

sry to hear about your miss fortune m8 i done exactly the sam in january at a lower speed 15/25 mph going round a slow bend lostthe front cosmetic damage to the bike and a shatterd colarbone ,plated up the same as you m8 off work for 4 and a half months this hapend 6 weeks bofore going away to mexico on hols which i had to cancel, i was straped up in the sling for 3 months and was sleeping down stairs on the sofa as the back of the seat was acting as a suport for the shoulder which you dont have in the bed !!!!,im back in the hospital in november they will decide then if i will have the plate removed or it will be left in ,what type of work do you do and i wasnt allowd to drive a car for 3 months either
get well soon m8 and remember you can replace a bike ,listen to the docs when they give you advise or youl make more damage to your self in the end m8 !!!!

@ Ophic hey, it turns over yeah but just repeats and makes the staticy start noise thing when you turn the key, and i'll try replace the fron end tbh, more my style any help will be appreciated.

@ Cymroboi i was a computer engineer but i quit as i am going to uni next week, so great start for me turning up looking battered and i have to sleep upright with pillows and the headboard for support. i too have to go back to the hospital in about 4 months to see if they need to take the plate out.

[ophic]

whereabouts are you located?

do you get any warning lights or codes on the display panel when the ignition is turned on?