Bike + Diesel = :(

[adamck]

Coming down my road and hit diesel (i think)
Was heading down my road heading towards the traffic lights breaking when my front end decided to give way and thrown me down.
Ive damages all my fairings on one side, snapped my mirror and indicator, snapped my break lever and damages a couple of minor parts.
Will get pics soon.
Absolutely gutted, just spend 2 hours cleaning her with my new autoglym kit and wrapped it.
Needs some paint and parts

UPDATE

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[veeeffarr]

It could've been worse without the autoglym matey!

Where abouts did this happen? I noticed a lot of diesel around Liverpool this morning, although to be fair I've never had a problem with the stuff.

T

[adamck]

was in southport, litereally down my road
The damage isnt too bad but i just hate seeing my bike untidy.
Im bad when it comes to having a clean bike, i strip it down and clean it all the time so this is murder for me haha.
Hopefully as good as new in a few weeks.
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[TUG]

gutted for you mate, sorry bout the bike, with wet weather riding i break alot less and when i do i break earlier, lighter and longer aswell as using less throttle to use engine breaking more too. diesel nearly had me a few weeks back. not fun.
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[short1uk]

gutted mate hope you get fixed soon

Nice exhaust I am looking to get one from Martin too he is a sound fella his dad welded my bike after my off. Think he could fix your exhaust?

Glad you ok mate, we are often through Southport we should meet up some time,

and you too Toby

Catherine

[adamck]

Yeah martin can fix the can but money is tight now im needing a re-spray down one side and parts plus its xmas.
So fixing myself is the cheaper option.
Meeting up sounds good
Im always out and about, roll on summer!
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[Matt06]

Man, what a shitter. Its always a shame when a nice bike gets bashed up, but not much you can do about it when diesel is concerned unless you get lucky. Had a moment myself not so long ago, but managed to save it and that was just cold tyres and a bit of wetness.
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[adamck]

Before the accident...

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Been keeping her REALLY REALLY mint, will be back to its glory soon enough tho with a shiny new lick of paint and some bits n bobs.

Still dying to do more stuff, ill use this as an excuse to get a tail tidy, aftermerket mirrors and indicators
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[Bishbash]

Unlucky mate. I feel for you...What size bike is that? is it a 600? ish..Reason why I ask is I noticed there is only 1 brake disk on the front, whats the breaking like on it?

BB
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[EddyJones]

Its a 125

A few other members o here have the unfaired version, me included

Lovely bikes

[adamck]

Yup its a 125, makes me smile everytime i hear someone say "is that a 600?".
You noticed the front brake but not the L at the back
Sound slike a 600 too with the pipe and de-cat.

Ordered all my parts now so should be good by next week and repainted just after new year.
Accidently bought a tailtidy too
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[TUG]

[adamck]

accidents make life worth living
My accident on diesel gave me a good excuse to buy loads more aftermarket items to make the bike look even better than it did before, plus a fresh lick of paint to make it gleam even more
Cant wait til shes mint again.
Roll on summer
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[TUG]

nice one mate! cant wait to see it back to its nice condition! take it easy out there, diesel and water = bike on the deck, learn to brake lighter and earlier and a bit of throttle control and relax alot and your riding will improve alot! trust me, i know.
check my bike pics and my 50 cc DNA for a look at how i used to ride.
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[adamck]

ouch thats nasssstttyyy.
Gutted bout the DNA thats a right mess
You've owned a fair few bikes it seems!
Yeah im usually pretty good in the wet but the tires on my bike give me no confidence when tis wet (SHINKO tires).
The compile on the tire is so hard its just never warm enough to stick well.
Cant wait to get a bigger bike, daytona 650 in the summer
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[TUG]

swap em for some grippier stuff, my FZR's rear tyre is hard and wont walm up in this weather at all so i suffer from fish tails etc like last nite, but wont get the better of me. am doing the FZR up and will get another set of rims so i can swap from soft to medium compounds for mileage.
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[The Tot]

Meh, unlucky bro. At least you didn't hit an oncoming car like what I did!

Meh, just run it semi fightered like me for a few weeks til you get the parts!
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[adamck]

All the parts are coming this week and getting fitted, will semi fighter it when the front end goes in for a re-spray.
Already managed to get a mint rear end in the same colour for £25 delivered so i dont need to take the bike off the road.
Will look weird streetfightered
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[Reppyboyo]

Nows a good time to get crash bungs

[adamck]

Been looking into it but they're so expensive for the hyosungs.
Only 1 company seems to do them but at over £120 its abit much, i can get the whole side of the bike sprayed for less than that!
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[Jrod]

Please don't waste you money on a respray, You're only going to bin it again becuase of 'diesel'

[adamck]

so instead of a £60 respray i should leave it scratched and lose money when i sell it in a few months.
Sounds great?
And howcome other people always know best? you manage to lose your bike in a straight line doing about 20mph after hitting a puddle of something on a dry road surface that was slippy as hell.
Hmm maybe it wasnt diesel maybe someone spilt 2stroke? engine oil? chemicals?
or maybe it was just diesel? or i somehow managed to just fall off?
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[The Tot]

Where you getting the respray done? 60 quid sounds a bit too cheap for 2/3 panels in most instances (colour matched accurately). I think Pug205er spent about 600 quid getting his WHOLE bike resprayed and that was with MINT fairings. I was quoted 600 quid for my bike to get resprayed using a mix of new fairings and used rears. So that cost of doing one side is a bit dubious. Pearlesecent paint jobs are difficult to execute and any shoddy work will be instantly revealed (hence why i've decided NOT to get my whole bike resprayed in original colours)

Either way, crash bungs are worthwhile, but since it's a 125, law of probablity will suggest it won't be long until it hits the floor again, be it by yourself (hopefully not) or another owner! Well, i blamed my crash on "diesel", but meh, i was just riding too fast for the conditions, leant too far over on a road that i wasn't familiar with with a negative camber and lost it. Diesel is soo easy to blame. A common scapegoat, like carb icing is when people realise their bike is misfiring in the winter. Hell i've even had people suggesting carb icing on bikes when it's FI!

Other people always know best because they've been there, done that, go the t-shirt, learnt from experience and will NEVER EVER DO IT AGAIN!

Oh, and word of warning, take those alloy valve caps off. Do some research into Bi-metallic corrosion, you'll soon find out that the two metals will sieze since they become an electrolytic cell - same reason why to stay away from alloy fittings on braided brake lines. Valve caps were made plastic for a reason.
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[adamck]

Well i know as a 125 rider with L's im presumed to be a new rider with no experiance probably 17 years old and immature.
But im 22, with about 4 years experiance on bikes, i dont mess about much and i ride how i feel comfortable riding.

I am respraying the bike as a mate of mine is doing it as a favour.
I get the paint and he sprays it.
I definately dont fancy coming off again within the next couple of months and i couldnt live with a scratched bike, it just bugs me.
My mate is awsome at painting and i trust him 100% to do a good job as ive seen all his lambretta's he restores and paints, hes done it for years.
The whole job will come to about £85 including the paint.
It only needs 2 panels painting as ive alrady purchased a rear rhs fairing in the colour of my bike and its mint
ive already spent too much money on the bike tbh so ill let the next owner buy the bungs

Oh and yes the valve caps have siezed already lol, ill just cut them off and buy new tires if needs be.
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