Binned the Z

[kawakid]

Totally my fault, I wasn't paying attention. Too tight a bend, which was signed.

Came around too fast, panicked as cars queing a head, ended up braking, low siding it. crash bung did the job for a bit, then bike hit the curb and crashed the engine casing dumping the oil.

Going, to need a new engine casing, mirror, crash bung and some fairing.

Had to wait 2.5 hours for recovery.

Got some road rash too. Even though wearing leathers. My sleeve got some how rolled up as I slid. My top of my legs got hurt also. (NB 2 part leathers). Wrist sore don't think broken, but hurts.


Here's the bike.
https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b82/mondeokid/DSC01368.jpg

Here's me.
https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b82/mondeokid/arm.jpg

https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b82/mondeokid/top_of_leg.jpg


Going to go to dealers tomorrow and order engine casing and take it from there.

(It was my first ride on the Z since September, but I do ride the ER most days.) My Z was my pride and joy, washed after every ride, well maintained etc. Ahhh well, could have been much much worse.
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[Maruchino]

Unlucky bud. Glad you're mainly okay which is the main thing. Get her fixed up proper and you'll never need to know it ever happened!

[0l0dom0l0]

Good to see your okay apart from the rash.

What make were those crash bungs out of interest?

Get a new engine casing, top fairing and bung and your good as new
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[kawakid]

[hornetmike]

you just confirmed I am getting crash bungs
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[Rossi Wanna be]

Try riding in the ice.

It may help you to know what to do when the rear locks up. Or heaven forbid look at the road conditions every other second to see gravel or a rainbow pattern coming through.

It was you own inexperienced fault. Why not accept it?

You haven't ridden all winter, and think you can hoon around (Well wobble) like you did last year.

It doean't work like that, go back to your desk mate until the roads have cleared and you can scream around in first gear like the rest of the cunts do.

[colin1]

Congratulations on not being dead.
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[MaybeGuy]

Poor obs
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

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[Rob W]

Glad to hear your not too badly damaged mate, and the bike doesn't look too bad really.

Hope you GWS and get the bike sorted,
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[kawakid]

Thanks for all the comments guys. Had an X-ray today and hand is not broken.

Can't believe I got away from it so well. I know the bikes needs work, but at least I'm okay.

I managed to walk the 4 miles home from hospital also today because of it being such a nice day.

Tried to start work on the bike, but hand just too sore to be of any use.
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[locked]

Glad your ok bud. Shame about the road rash. GWS
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[JonnyFoxtrot]

Glad to hear your ok! Well done for taking it on the chin and moving on. Hope the bike and hand are quickly and easily mended
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[DrDonnyBrago]

GWS buddy, sorry to hear about your bike .

[AC]

Sorry to hear about your off, glad your not too badly injured.

I lost my Z last year on a roundabout (did the opposite side to you), did the engine casing cover as it hit the kerb. What we didnt realise until we had replaced the broken bits and filled back up with oil was that the engine block was cracked out of sight under the bike (the rear mounting bolts are fixed with no give). We then had to strip the bike right down and get the engine block welded - apparently it is something that happens to the Z's a lot when they go down on their sides and hit a kerb

May be worth a closer look under the bike (behind the rear engine mounting bolts to check if there are any cracks) before you do the rest of the work getting the bike back on the road. If you do want more info on this PM me and i will get my husband to reply with the relevant info as he worked on my bike for me.

Hopefully your engine block wil be fine and not have the same problem. We actually bought a spare engine in case mine wasnt fixable as i love the bike that much.

[Polarbear]

Glad you're OK and the bike isn't too bad
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