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woolley
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PostPosted: 14:55 - 12 Jul 2011    Post subject: First big off, plenty of work ahead. Reply with quote
hi all

Well, i got my first off out of the way a few weeks ago (and now have a quite poorly looking K1 GSXR 600 in the garage). Apparantly it was a nice one too, went off when my back wheel hit some gravel mid bend somewhere at Via Gellia. Ending up with the back wheel almost by the side of the front, straightened the bike back out but ran out of road. Doh! Got thrown into the bike, then thrown off again.... into a tree (that wasn't nice) from what little i remember and was told.

Managed to break my left arm, crack my helmet almost in two, wreck most of the fairings on the bike, buckle my front wheel(slightly) and bend my rear brake pedal (again, slightly). So, im thinking of making a bit of a stealth bike project to get it back on the road, all black with plenty of carbon fibre goodness. Very Happy

Will post up pics when I start working on it.

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PostPosted: 15:12 - 12 Jul 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
You'd only just got that bike!

Bad times.
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woolley
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PostPosted: 15:18 - 12 Jul 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
garth wrote:
You'd only just got that bike!

Bad times.


Yeah, was not a happy bunny when it happened!
I actually got driven down the same stretch yesterday and i notice that there are now A LOT of the 'THINK BIKE' type signs, as well as those posted chevron thingymajigs on the bend i came off on. Mad

Absolutely nothing at that part before..

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PostPosted: 15:21 - 12 Jul 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Get well soon!

What bike?
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PostPosted: 15:27 - 12 Jul 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
k2/3 GSXR6.

Incidentally, if you decide to sell it as is let me know.
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woolley
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PostPosted: 15:29 - 12 Jul 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
##Paddy## wrote:
Get well soon!

What bike?


Cheers mate.

Sorry, probably should have put that in the main post somewhere. K1 GSXR 600 in white and blue, will edit it now Smile

garth wrote:
K2/3 GSXR6.

Incidentally, if you decide to sell it as is let me know.


K1 bud Thumbs Up To be fair im thinking of doing it up and maybe track biking it at a later date mate


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PostPosted: 16:09 - 12 Jul 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
https://cdn.bikechatforums.com/files/img_0073_1___1307217283_86.181.77.60.jpg

The mirrors are K2 then, K1 had big rubber boots on the stalks.

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PostPosted: 16:12 - 12 Jul 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
woolley wrote:
garth wrote:
You'd only just got that bike!

Bad times.


Yeah, was not a happy bunny when it happened!
I actually got driven down the same stretch yesterday and i notice that there are now A LOT of the 'THINK BIKE' type signs, as well as those posted chevron thingymajigs on the bend i came off on. Mad

Absolutely nothing at that part before..

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I thought there was a lot of signs when I drove through this weekend!

Get well soon mate
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woolley
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PostPosted: 17:47 - 12 Jul 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
garth wrote:

The mirrors are K2 then, K1 had big rubber boots on the stalks.

/Anorak


Well spotted!

Yeah it has K2 mirrors (prefer the look), few other bits too but harder to spot and more performance wise.

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woolley
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PostPosted: 14:55 - 14 Jul 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
If anyones bothered, ongoing and update on the bike here:
https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=224921

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PostPosted: 18:24 - 14 Jul 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Woolley,

When your arm heals you forearm and grip along with other muslces will be very weak, when healed up get a dumbell and limp out your wrist and roll it up, this will help your grip and forearm out.

As for the bike, sounds bad, why does every GSXR owner have to "Stealth" their bike? Anyway, good luck with it, I was going to put mine back on the road but couldn't be arsed and sold it.
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PostPosted: 19:11 - 14 Jul 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cheers for the advice TUG. Ive been told im going to be seeing a physiotherapist after the cast comes off too, and ive been told they'll pretty much say the same thing Very Happy .

Not a fan of 'stealthed' GSXRs then? When i say stealth though, i just mean black fairings and tank, not going as far as frame and swing arm etc... Cheapest colour for a full paintjob really... and cant go wrong with black Laughing

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PostPosted: 19:26 - 14 Jul 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
woolley wrote:
Cheers for the advice TUG. Ive been told im going to be seeing a physiotherapist after the cast comes off too, and ive been told they'll pretty much say the same thing Very Happy .

Not a fan of 'stealthed' GSXRs then? When i say stealth though, i just mean black fairings and tank, not going as far as frame and swing arm etc... Cheapest colour for a full paintjob really... and cant go wrong with black Laughing

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Haha, nah it doesn't bother me I just don't understand why they all do it. Laughing

Yea, they will get you doing basic stuff like that, hope you get a nice blonde with a nice rack to sort you out. Thumbs Up Wink
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PostPosted: 19:37 - 14 Jul 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sorry to hear about your off mate.
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woolley
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PostPosted: 19:38 - 14 Jul 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
TUG wrote:
Haha, nah it doesn't bother me I just don't understand why they all do it. Laughing

Yea, they will get you doing basic stuff like that, hope you get a nice blonde with a nice rack to sort you out. Thumbs Up Wink


Laughing Fair play dude.

Already had the nice blonde with, well, not a bad rack that did my X-rays after my op to put the plate and screws in Smile

She could hold her drink though


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