FOT, Sunday 16/08

Sadly I got up too late to make it on time so I did it on my lonesome at around 10ish. Was a lovely ride! Stopped at Foxys on the way back, spotted Furry Ginger Ones black SV outside MPS as well as a whole load of other SVs + TL1000s.
All that remains is to clean the bike

[ogden]

Had a good run regardless.

Shame about the bit where I was rear-ended by a Fiesta in Slough on the way home though.

Originally Posted by ogden

I was rear-ended by a Fiesta in Slough on the way home though.

Damn. Any damage?

[ogden]

Originally Posted by JustATrick

Damn. Any damage?

The bike's alright - broken brake lever and the seat unit looks slightly wonky, but nothing fatal (and nothing outrageous for an old bike)

The front of her car looks like she's been playing chicken with a concrete bollard.

My left shoulder made a good escape effort from its socket but didn't quite manage it. Fine now, might hurt a bit tomorrow.

That's not good to hear . Been a lovely day though!

Sorry to hear bout the crash, hope you get her fixed up soon

[Stu]

Sorry to hear Patrick.
hope it's a nice insurance job for you

[ogden]

There's no such thing as a nice insurance job and I loathe ambulance-chasing.

I'll give the bike a proper inspection when I get a chance but I'm not planning to go the insurance route unless it's absolutely necessary.

My bike is 13 years old, has been out of production for over a decade and is worth peanuts. If I claimed for it, it'd almost certainly be written off which would be a complete waste of a modern classic.

The car is a crappy Fiesta and the driver's dad runs a bodyshop so I suspect he might want to do things on the cheap. Unless he/she starts to wriggle or my shoulder starts playing up in a job-affecting manner, I'll happily take a cash deal for the bits needed to get the RGV back looking like a 13 year old bike should.

Besides, any damage to the bike gives me a little more motivation to start the project to turn an old bike into something like this:

[Stu]

You mean there's a bike in the picture?

Originally Posted by Stu

You mean there's a bike in the picture?

I'd like to have a go on both! Preferably at the same time.