Cry cry cry :-( Dropped the blue cow

Originally Posted by Dr Rich

New lavender bush in the post.

Cheers Dr Rich,

Mrs Mass will be happy


Now the morning after...still gutted, only 135 miles on the clock..and bloody dropped her...silly b@st@d!

Hey ho!

Will give her a bit of TLC when home from work tonight..poor blue cow

Bad news, but at least there's no real damage done.

Spray the lever joint out with WD40 and work it up and down a good few times, let all the muck drip away, then work in some thicker motor oil. this should do the trick.

Lavender always reminds me of my Grans Wardrobe and searching for my Christmas pressies beforetime.

Originally Posted by Mogs

Lavender always reminds me of my Grans Wardrobe and searching for dresses to wear during my confused phase

Group hug for Mogs everyone, its therapeutic to share

Originally Posted by Dr Rich

Group hug for Mogs everyone, its therapeutic to share

Hmmmmm..... I think I'll pass on that one.

Originally Posted by MitchC

Other people, non-riders, find it hard to believe that dropping a bike is VERY common.

Yup- they also seem to think it's easy to push a bike around with the engine off and that it can get through gaps about 12" wide

I read a "Bike" article on what to look for when dropping a bike (I binned mine for the first time last week ). The things that I remember of the top of my head, were:
That it's not visibly leaking anything (if it is, forget riding it- get it taken to a dealers),

that the bars, mirrors, clutch/break levers are not bend.

that the bar ends aren't broken.

That the gear pedal/exhaust isn't bent (depends on the side you drop it I suppose!)

that there are no unusual noises when riding it,

Ride it for a mile, then pull over and check it again (eg no oil coming out, etc.),

"If in doubt, get a dealer to check it out"

Hope your bike is okay!

I would have put my money on Jabba for the misquote. lol

Originally Posted by Mogs

I would have put my money on Jabba for the misquote. lol

**** happens