The Aftermath.

[Stoyve]

So I crashed my bike...

I'm sure that there are plenty of morbid bastards on this forum, and so people like me have a responsibility to cater to your needs.

I should have been killed, but luckily I got away with a fucked wrist and a few bruises. The bike wasn't so fortunate, as you can see from the pictures attached.

Just so you know, it wasn't my fault. Some old man pulled out in front of me on an A road and I couldn't see her (long story). Needless to say, it's a write-off and I'm lucky I wasn't going very fast (about 35 indicated).

Christ I'm lucky.

[Resurrection]

Well no point doing it by halves eh

Glad you ok.

Bikes can be replaced you can't

Res
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[teampots]

wow looking at that you were pretty lucky



thought id attach the photos to save everyone having to dl the zip and all that jazz
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[SamRox]

whats the crack with the old man pulled out but couldnt see her? was it a tranny or summat???

all i can say is you are fucking lucky looks like it went under the wheels of a lorry or summat the new rs50's fairly flimsy or summat?

2 weeks old aswell atleast in theory insurance will buy you a brand new one

unlucky dude, i always end up slowing down at junctions if the person in the car aint looking in my direction, because chances are if theyre looking the other way theyll just pull out twats

best wishes for a full recovery

sam
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[kiers]

should have pulled the silly old cunt out of his car n kicked the shit out of him lol, ruinin a nice bike like that! old people ftl
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[Bullet]

only 35mph and you tore the headstock clean out the frame!?? rest of the bike doesnt look too bad in comparison that must be a weak spot in the design or you got a badly made one? either way least your ok mate. go get a nice shiney new one and look out for aged tranies jumping out at ya
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[Mudskipper]

Wow you turned it into a chopper!!!

Joking aside, glad you're reasonably ok, and sorry your bikes trashed

Mudskipper
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[Bullet]

might be worth sending those pics to aprilia see what they have to say about the front end dropping off after a relatively low speed spill
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[kiers]

to be fair though, just looks cosmetic to me. bit of gaffer tape should fix it up a gooden
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[palmer]

was told many times that im lucky to have walked away from this too.

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/rs50smashed.jpg

glad your ok mate, seems you got off a little too lightly though, take it easy

[Jack_Cheese]

Palmer, wasn't your crash a side-of-a-car job, too? I don't think the RS50s cope too well with being stuffed into the side of a car TBH.

Going for the 125 after the insurance payout?

Jack
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[Stoyve]

[Jack_Cheese]

Don't waste money on a bright colour scheme. Advanced riding lessons and a stebel nautilus would be a far better investment
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[Stoyve]

I was thinking about getting one of those incredibly loud horns. Trouble is, all the websites that sell them seem to be in the US. I'll have a look on eBay, cheers for the link.

As for advanced riding lessons, what would you recommend? I assumed that they were all for half riders on proper bikes, who had at least passed their A2.

[Jack_Cheese]

They usually are, but asking a riding school if they could give you some advanced instruction while you're on L plates might work. The only difference is you can;t use motorways.
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[moonym20]

both bikes have snapped in half

its an Aprilia though say no more
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[spudy]

i would be contacting aprilia also mate if i was you...

that point in the frame should be one of the strongest and for it to "tear" the box away from the stock at a weld point like that is down to a failure they should have seen when xraying those welds!!!

the other bike looks like it split both legs as the springs are showing..this is a design point to take the execive forces of a front end smash(the bike takes the brunt you dont)

but for a head stock to tear away from the frame especially in a low speed collision is not heard of normally...

let us know what you do mate and glad you didnt come off as bad as the bike as!

[Fahd]

Holy crap that bike looks like it's made out of cheese! I do hope my aprilia RS125 isn't that weak, I'm glad you're okay though mate...
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[hmmmnz]

well they certainly don't make em like they used to aye.
gld your ok mate, shame about the bike, but atleast your alive to ride another day. and have some cool pics to boot
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[Cwizard]

OUCH!! not good, glad to hear youre ok mate, lucky to walk away like that thou!

[Finglonga]

[Visitor Q]

To be honest this is why no one (with any sense) buys a 50 brand new (or any bike really).

But EVERY 16year old crashes their bike at some point.

Its a law.
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