bollocks, dropped it. - UPDATED.

[Keir]

you know that youtube vid of the bloke on the brand new gsxr leaving the dealer and crashing....well i just did my own version outside my house.
what a complete prick i am. Thought id go for a little ride so i wrapped up nice and warm only to drop it on my drive.
In hindsight a ride today was a bad idea but i was going to take it gently too.

heres there gore....

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/keir_compact/24112007028.jpg
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/keir_compact/24112007029.jpg
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/keir_compact/24112007030.jpg

not ideal just before christmas!
Oh well, anyone got any k4 gsxr panels, an arata link pipe of brake lever?!
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[Whosthedaddy]

That brake lever makes my old banana style clutch lever look straight.

Went for a quick blast before going shopping and apart from being cold the roads were good. Never mind, theres always next week.
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[.....]

Unlucky old chap.

See if Danny at www.fasterbydesign.com can sort you out with the Arata link pipe.

[Stiffler]

Gutted! I've almost done this twice in the last week.... and it's left me slightly less agressive with the throttle and short shifting into high gears wherever I go...

Least the bike seems to have come off relatively lightly, and you don't even mention if you hurt yourself so I'm guessing not.
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[stinkwheel]

I'd leave new panels 'till spring, then if you do it again it won't be so painful.

What am I talking about, I personally would just leave it as it is (well, I'd straighten the lever). Everything else still works.
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[Keir]

yeah im fine - should be though i was literally doing 5 mph if that, i was just pulling away and it decided to 180 on me. I smashed my lid into the floor pretty hard, as i didnt have time to put my hands down so i need one of those too but it saved my bonce so i cant complain.

time to give up for winter i think.... oh hold on i cant i use my bandit to get to work everyday.
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[lllN30lll]

my mate fitted brand new repsol fairings to his Cbr600rr last week, 2 days later he pulled out of the bike shed at work, cold tires + cold road = highside. quite literally 10 seconds after pulling away.

he's gutted, all fairings now shagged.
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[Ariel Badger]

Heat the lever and pull it straight whilst it is hot.
Ignore the little scratch on the exhaust pipe, it will make no difference to the bikes performance.
The plastic only looks slightly scratched, ignore that as well.
I imagine the bike rides just as it was intended.
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[Keir]

[G]

[stinkwheel]

[Misc]

Unlucky. Didn't film it did you?

You wanna get new panels for that little scratch? Alot of it should polish out & just touch up the rest.

[doggone]

Good points made already - actually plastics sometimes aren't as expensive as you imagine, but it can be a swine to get the exact right colour scheme due to the rapid turn-over in new styling.

Must admit to at least two minor silly incidents turning in the garage here

[Ariel Badger]

[Ariel Badger]

It looks like your crash bung took most of the damage, £60 well spent I feel.
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[Visitor Q]

Meh, you'll find a new lease of life now.

That first drop is out of the way, your bike has been blooded. ITs a warrior now

Mines been down on both sides since ive had it, and i refuse to do anything but get it running again. Its what R+G's are made for.

Which is a point, why didnt you have R+G's !!
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[SoND]

Same thing happened me on thursday night. Pull out of driveway and before you can say boo I'm on my arse looking at the bike doing a pirouette on it's engine casing. Bent my welded on scooter peg straight up, brake lever and bust my screen (hot glue didn't hold up too well)

It's so easy done.

Granted my bike wasn't mint before hand but do you really need it to be perfect?

[Keir]

[ash-gpr]

gutted 4 u mate

[lllN30lll]

[Stu_666]

Not one to highjack a thread (but I will anyway ) is it recommended to replace crash bungs after they've been worn down?
Might be worth going into a paintshop with that scratched fairing to see if they can do anything with it.

[Fahd]

[ash-gpr]

[G]

It depends on the bungs.

R&G bungs often bend the bolt which can damage the thread in the engine, especially if left in.

The ones on what was mine and is now luke's bike have taken maybe 20 hits across the two sides and are still going strong.
Not sure who made them unfortunately, but they seem to have got the balance between strength and wearing-away-ness just right.

[steveh]

i did the very same yesterday, but didnt fall off, thank fook as the hottie across the road was watching.

bet it looked good tho.


Steve.
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