Had An Accident Come Off Saturday :(

rit2003uk · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Karma :

Thankfully Im ok apart from a broken hand, the bike on the otherhand is a bit censored . Sad

Hit some ice round a blind corner, front wheel just went and before i knew it my bike was in the middle of the road pissing out oil , was doing about 50mph at the time.
So lucky there wasnt another car coming the other way, i slid down the road for about 20yards & the bike must of gone another 20 .

Heres some damage pics Sad

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Sorry for the size of the pics Laughing

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TUG · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 May 2007 Karma :

Happends to us all at some point mate. Ebay your bits an mend it on the cheap but make it look nice at the same time.
If the temp is low i take it really easy now, the ice got me twice.
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rit2003uk · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Karma :

yeah shit happens Wink

.already got a l/s engine cover off ebay 36 quid kaching ,goes on the search for more Thumbs Up

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P. · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

sucks to hear mate, collisions hurt more..so lucky there wasnt another car coming, could have been alot different!

Atleast the damage to you is minimal, the bike parts are replaceable, you are not!

rit2003uk · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Karma :

yeah think ive been really lucky could of been a lot worse .
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Alexio · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Aug 2009 Karma :

Glad to hear you're doing ok. Makes you wonder why some bikes are designed with that lack of protection around the engine area though. That's one very impressive hole in your bike! I guess it's because the designers are optimistic people Laughing

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rit2003uk · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Karma :

cheers, think i might invest in some crash bars or get sum snow chains Laughing

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Polarbear · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Karma :

Glad you are (relatively) OK!

I am a great fan of crash bars on the right bike. My missus has them on her bandit and they have saved the cases more than once.
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rit2003uk · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Karma :

yeah might look into it or become a p***y fair weather rider Laughing

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deltron · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 27 Nov 2009 Karma :

ouch! good job nothing was coming the other way,but on the bright side spring is on its way Thumbs Up