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| Imonster |
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Could be as little as twenty miles from what I've seen
You fixed yet? ____________________ Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. |
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From coming out the showroom to never.
Most get dropped though does that count? ____________________ Somebody give that windup merchant a torque wrench.. |
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| The Tot |
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My NC29 had clearly been dropped and crashed in it's life. But it was a 1991 J Reg.
My NC30 was on an N reg, 1995. That, I can honestly say, has (Had) never been dropped or pranged in it's life.
It was 100% original when I bought it, minus a KPH to MPH converter in the back of the speedo.
Fairings looked like they'd never been off, all original bolts holding them on.
It was a 2 previous owner, MINTER of a bike.
Unfortunately I blew it up doing wheelies on it all the time.
My TLR1000 is another bike, that I can 100% rest assured was never dropped by any previous owners.
Granted, the rear sets and levers were Harris and Pazzo, Not original items.
But original items were provided with the bike, and in mint condition.
Was also no marks on the fairings, Not even a scuff. The only mark on the entire bike was a chip on the tank. Defo never been crashed.
That was a 2001 bike.
On the other hand, I've got mates with 2008/2009 bikes which are now written off.
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Crashed bike i've had.  ____________________ Haz ER-5, innit! |
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| blurredman |
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My bikes been dropped a couple of times. One looks like a moving fall aswel.
Indicators bent etc. But it's a CG so who cares. Once I've done my test and I am but waiting for the time to pass by, I will give it a bit TLC. and straighten some of these little bends.
I have not yet fallen over or dropped the bike however there have been some close ones..
I did however drop my bro's bike which broke the clutch lever and a flower plant it fell on ^^
My bike is a '91 H reg ____________________ CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (295cc) - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 51k.
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I had the GPZ about 2 years before I dropped/laid it down after sliding on an oil patch. That was the only time I dropped it... but it was a 1991 model with 2 previous owners, and one of the indicator housings was damaged when I bought it, so it had been dropped at least once previously.
I've had the Bandit since Nov2009 and dropped/lowered it on its side twice in that time. Once when getting it off the centre stand when I was unfamiliar with the bike, and more recently when wheeling it on uneven ground. Result is just one tiny scratch on the bar end.
Although it's got a tiny dent in the left hand side of the tank, so it looks like the bike has been dropped by a previous owner too ____________________ 1st bike (Sept'06 - May'10) : 1991 GPZ500S / Current bike (since Nov 2009) : 2003 Suzuki Bandit 600N
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New tyres, piston rings, brake pads, new BIKE: READY, SET, GO!
Wroom, Wroom, Mr. Squid
I've crashed my Aprilia RS 125 FP 1 month in, while doing a speedy left turn due to understeer & inexperience: bent shift lever mounting bolt, along with some cosmetic damage and a sore knee.
Second crash: doing a 90 degrees left turn at 5-7MPH onto gravel road, which was going uphill: soft landing on right side and a broken carbon turn signal.
Gravel's a killer for sportbikes with short wheelbase.  ____________________ "Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. This is as true of humans as it is of gas molecules in a sealed flask. The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who so survive.
Pardot Kynes in "Appendix I: The Ecology of Dune""
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1992 GSX-R750 I just sold had never been crashed. No marks, all original bits. It was an import and even had the OEM Jap spec indicators.
1998 Fireblade I had last year was likewise. 44k on the clock and barely a stone chip, never mind any scuffs to the metalwork.
2005 Firestorm was perfect, but then that had only done 6000km, so it was basically new.
2000 Aprilia Falco perfect also.
Everything else I've had or bought (apart from the new Tuono), had clearly been scraped or crashed at some point in their lives: '92 VFR750/'05 XR125/2000 SP-1/'05 Husky SM610S/'90 Guzzi Cali III.
So in my experience, with bikes of an average age of about 10 years, around half of them were crash damaged at time of purchase. But then I did avoid it if possible when buying, and the damage on the ones i did buy was either so superficial or completely repaired so as not to bother me.
I'd say probably 3-4 years any given bike will last, on average, without being crashed. If that. ____________________ Current: Ducati Panigale R / Ducati Streetfighter S / Suzuki GSX-R1000 L5 |
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125 intruder - never dropped it.
600f - never dropped it.
2003rr - never dropped it (absolute minter of a bike as well).
2007rr - dropped it within 3 months in the middle of winter it wasn't even 3 months old.
I've since figured if you get overly precious, you get more nervous and at that point dick around too much and crash.
I think some of it depends on luck, when you ride, where you ride etc. ____________________ Current Bikes: Honda CBR 600RR - '07, Suzuki GSX1250 FA ST '11
Old Bikes: Suzuki Intruder 125 LC - '2001, Honda CBR 600F - '92, Honda CBR 600RR - '03 |
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I think every bike i ever had has been crashed/dropped either by me or other. I even crashed someone elses bike on CBT  ____________________ Theory Passed: 23/10/2008 49/74 Bike Test Passed: 05/01/2009 1 minor
Theory Car Passed: 22/07/2009 48/74 Car Test Passed: 22/10/2009 2 minor
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Way back in the days before mobile phones I had an RXS 100 that broke down a few miles from home. So I wheeled it over to the phone box and called home to arrange a lift. Put the side stand down and walked to the phone box and in the reflection of the door I saw a bike that looked an awful lot like mine slowly fall over.
The side stand had given up the ghost.
Dropped my 125 a couple of times in the 18 months I had her and dropped the 750 once in the wet.
Hopefully I wont drop the next bike but thats probably wishful thinking.
Bikes fall over. Its a fact of life. Ask Casey Stoner. He's dropped his a fair few times.  ____________________ illuminateTHEmind wrote: I am just more evolved than most of you guys... this allows me to pick of things quickly which would have normally taken the common man years to master
Hockeystorm65:.well there are childish arguments...there are very childish arguments.....there are really stupid childish arguments and now there are......Pinkfloyd arguments!
Teflon-Mike:I think I agree with just about all Pinky has said. |
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Place your bets: My 2010 BMW S1000RR First Video! You can see traction control kick in on the left, when he's accelerating and the wheel wants to go up. The suspension on the S1000RR is rough, just the way I like it and he's lucky to have it for them Kalyfornia roads.
As a general observation: any bike in the hands of a 16-17 year olds gets an average 2 months before a crash, due to the riders being overly enthusiastic, as well as inexperienced. ____________________ "Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. This is as true of humans as it is of gas molecules in a sealed flask. The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who so survive.
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 15 years, 136 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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