im a massive twat

[footlong8]

... its true. il admit it, on this occasion i have been a massive twat.

whilst wheeling my street triple r out of the garage i managed to loose my mind, my strength and my sanity for just a second and dropped the bike.

it only fell against a fence, so wasnt a big drop. but its smashed off a wing mirror and the 'collar' (i dont know what its called) has sheared through.

some splendid pics below:!
https://s8.postimg.org/hllieemld/photo_1.jpg

https://s8.postimg.org/9djkteuox/photo_1b.jpg

https://s8.postimg.org/i9ucxclb5/photo_2.jpg

so my question is. anybody know where i can get reasonably priced replacement parts. and secondly- what is the 'collar' thing i have broken called? if the wing mirror and collar were replaced it would be good as new - the brake lever etc are all fine and dandy.

if anybody can answer those questions they are free to call me a twat up to and including 4 times in their response.

many thanks
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er6-f, triumph street triple R

[Fisty]

Its the clamp on the master cylinder, forms the stay for the mirror.
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[Commuter_Tim]

[gavbriggs]

Why do you people insist on wheeling shit about. Whenever I see people wheel their bikes out from the kerb at popular bike meeting areas, y'know when the bikes are parked at 90 degrees to the kerb, front wheel touching the kerb, they go backwards then to a rest and then sit on and start up and faff about etc.

Makes me just want to say go put it back n the shed until the second of the two days you fucking ride it.

The bike is more stable with you sat on the seat and a foot either side. It can't fall forward or backward, it can only go sideways and you have a leg at either side to stop it. If it's in a tight spot and you can't shuffle it backwards a short distance then turn it around on the side stand and drive out!

Reminds me of the mod 1 pushing it backwards malarkey. The only time I will need that maneuvre is if I park in next door's garage by mistake! Neither of us have a garage so it's unlikely to ever get used again!
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[andys675]

I think the collar bit is only about £15 for a new genuine part

mirrors are common on ebay, a new one IIRC is 50-60 quid
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[clancy]

I read the start as "wheelied out of my garage "

I instantly thought, boss... then expected more damage... much disappoint
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[davebike]

Wheeling a bike about is a skill we all should know it is not hard to do

Better post test training covers it


The clamp as said is about £15 T2025411 is the part no
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[deadwolf]

[Teflon-Mike]

[Rogerborg]

[Baffler186]

[Shinigami]

I always paddle, not wheeled my bike once yet, backwards uphill is a pain though, generally nudge it back then put front break on and repeat...or forward plan and go into a space backwards..
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[EazyDuz]

Must admit I do most of my bike moving whilst sat on it. Mainly because when moving it backwards there's nowhere for my other hand to grip. Plus I get chronic lower back pain and it weighs about 250kg
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[stinkwheel]

Do they not teach how to push your bike about without dropping it during the CBT any more?
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[Bunny Lingus]

If space ain't an issue I usually stand portside to back the bike using my left hand on the bars & my right on the seat or grab rail. I also use the sidestand to spin the bike with both wheels off the ground but this will eventually fuck the stand. I never get on the bike to push unless I'm on an incline - far too camp, although some situations like trailer ramps demand this. At my recent MOT test I watched the grease monkeys at the local workshop move their bikes back into the showroom at the end of the day. It was poetry in motion. All thirty-odd bikes were backed through a tiny doorway into a small lock up in under fifteen minutes. No incidents. They push 'em in & out twice a day, every day... Practice makes perfect.
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[footlong8]

parts ordered - thank you, i knew id get the answer from here - a small bit of abuse is worth it.

i normally do move the bike out while sat on it. on this occasion it was pretty hard up against the garage wall..... and of course i was being a twat.
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[Teflon-Mike]

Snowie's a bugger for paddling.
I caught her a right one today though; was quite comical. We'd pulled up outside an arcade of shops, and she had an appointment, and having stopped by the kerb, was left floundering to get up it and park as I had. So I told her to hop of and go in, and I'd park up the Pup for her.
Went to leave, I got on my bike, and looked in the mirrors to see when she was ready; to see her flailing around like a grounded turtle, flapping her legs either side of the bike, unable to paddle it to the kerb!
I'd put it on the centre stand, and she forgot to take it off before she mounted!
I was just wondering how long she'd keep trying to ride off the stand, before getting off and doing it properly, when Chap from the Tatoo shop next door came out for a fag.... took in the scene... chuckled... let her flounder a bit longer, then gave her a helpful shove!
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[Ballpien]

From behind?

[barrkel]

Wheeling a bike at walking pace is easy enough - you can use countersteering to keep it upright as you go, rather than trying to balance it.

It's when you need to move it only a little bit, slowly, that it gets awkward - if the bike gets away from you (falling to its right when you're on the left), it's gone.
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[Commuter_Tim]

[Supermoto_Fan]

In the year I've owned my bike think I've walked along with it maybe twice
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[barrkel]

[gavbriggs]

[Vincent]

It's a "practice makes perfect" thing....the more you walk the bike, the more you get used to it. I have to reverse mine out from it's usual parking space every day and have never dropped it...or any other bike in the same place. I did my bike pushing apprenticeship at the first garage I worked at...first job of the day was the push about 80 to 100 bikes out onto the front.
Watch out for cambers and don't leave the sidestand down...you may think it'll help if the bike starts to go but you'll just stub your toe with it and that can hurt like hell
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