REPSOL CBR250RR - Just picked up a mint one!

[.produKt]

Cheers to those who wished me well.

I have a few thoughts about my crash i wish to share.

I and even the Police officer have said that it wasn't entirely my fault. I was just a victim of circumstance ie; Not knowing the bike well enough. But then again, i should have KNOWN what gear i was in, and not assumed. Assumptions truly are the mother of all fu**up's :'(

2ndly; I'm Still fucked. I could lose my job over this too. Bone's aren't healing well, I'm sleeping and eating plenty and following the stupid "You just fucked yourself up, but here's a pamphlet of silly exercises best done in private, pamphlet"
>_<

3rdly: I'd really like help finding a good but cheap helmet. My income is the acc now, so it can't cost too much
Current helmet doesn't appear to be cracked on the outside, but I'm not stupid enough to risk wearing it.

Here are some crash pics too...
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...04774Small.jpg
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...e/DSC04787.jpg
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...e/DSC04775.jpg
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...e/DSC04775.jpg

Insurance paid out nicely too

[The Everlasting]

Oh well,shit happens i guess,all you can do is try and move on...I hope you won't lose your job tho!!!


The cibby does look pretty damaged!! must have been a bad one.

[Scotty595]

Wow. Well i guess using the ducktail on my bike is out of the question then :|
and the front end :|
and even the exhaust by the looks :|

Hope everything is okay with work etc and hope you dont have to do those silly excercises for too much longer.

You can get some cheap helmets that are actually quite decent - bout $120-150 for a hjc cheapie which seem to be quite good.

[quickbuck]

its difficult to type with one hand but here the story.

i was riding towards lyttleton using the back streets. in preparation for a medium left hand uphill bend i braked and changed down a gear..... i thought i was in 3rd, but i was in 2nd. i was leaning over while braking and accidentally changed into first gear which locked the rear wheel and lost control sending me understeering into the path of an oncoming car.

Would have only make 1000rpm difference if you were in 3rd or 2nd.... Knocking it into first is OBVIOUSLY bad.... BUT you should have felt it compression locking and pulled in a little clutch....
All good if experienced i guess.... Speaking of which, leave the braking while banked over to the really experienced!!

and even the Police officer have said that it wasn't entirely my fault.

Sorry, but even Police Officers make mistakes....


Now, you may well be thinking "Who the F are you!".. And fair enough.
Thing is I once totalled a bike after 4 days of ownership... Ironically it was a $4200 CBR 400 Aero... Back in 1992 ish.

I lost the front on some slippery stuff in the wet. For years I blamed the tyre, road and the conditions. I never really learnt anything until I realised it was the fact i pushed the front outside the traction limit.... and only reciently found out that i should have been in a lower gear and applied a little more power, rather than shut the throttle when i felt it slip....
And the whole thing about "Riding to the conditions" means within yours,and your machines limit!

Now, good to hear insurence paid out, BUT don't expect a very good reception when it comes to your next bike! Your record will be stuffed for about 5 years!

I know this may well sound very harsh, but as they say, truth can hurt.
Really, if you trully learn from this, you will get another bike. Get some top instruction, and be a motorcyclist for LIFE.. Not just the NOW!

Heal up, and i hope your job waits for you (I have been very lucky with mine).

In the mean time, try and buy your bike back... you have really done a good job on it, but there are a few good bits on it, and the rest the scrappy will give you some money for.

[.produKt]

Would have only make 1000rpm difference if you were in 3rd or 2nd.... Knocking it into first is OBVIOUSLY bad.... BUT you should have felt it compression locking and pulled in a little clutch....
All good if experienced i guess.... Speaking of which, leave the braking while banked over to the really experienced!!


Sorry, but even Police Officers make mistakes....


Now, you may well be thinking "Who the F are you!".. And fair enough.
Thing is I once totalled a bike after 4 days of ownership... Ironically it was a $4200 CBR 400 Aero... Back in 1992 ish.

I lost the front on some slippery stuff in the wet. For years I blamed the tyre, road and the conditions. I never really learnt anything until I realised it was the fact i pushed the front outside the traction limit.... and only reciently found out that i should have been in a lower gear and applied a little more power, rather than shut the throttle when i felt it slip....
And the whole thing about "Riding to the conditions" means within yours,and your machines limit!

Now, good to hear insurence paid out, BUT don't expect a very good reception when it comes to your next bike! Your record will be stuffed for about 5 years!

I know this may well sound very harsh, but as they say, truth can hurt.
Really, if you trully learn from this, you will get another bike. Get some top instruction, and be a motorcyclist for LIFE.. Not just the NOW!

Heal up, and i hope your job waits for you (I have been very lucky with mine).

In the mean time, try and buy your bike back... you have really done a good job on it, but there are a few good bits on it, and the rest the scrappy will give you some money for.

Yea, i've come to realize it was all my fault. All of it. Solely mine.
After riding around town only for the last 3 years, i thought i was experienced....... Clearly not

Thanks for the helmet tips etc, My last lid has a whistle and a fair bit of wind noise..

And Scotty, Yea, the ducktail is knackered, possibly repairable as that part was damaged in the drop not the impact. It was a Tyga piece too =(

News on My condition:
The broad-arm sling used for these injuries is off. Been progressively spending more time with it off and doing normal things like washing dishes and folding my clothes etc. Still hurts and feels totally odd as if it's not there sometimes =\

I'm addicted to CBR's now And i feel so sorry for the bike like i've killed a friend, even tho i only had it a few days I was just beginning to like it, and like it alot. It sounded and looked totally Awesome!

At least i still have my other bike . Its a 2008 Sach's MADASS 125 and i love it to bits, i justwanted something more suitable for openroad speeds even tho the madass does 100mk/h just.
Oh l;ook at me babling on lol.

See you n Rant and rave Dean http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...8612_39777.jpg

[stanleychung]

Hi .produKt, sorry to hear about your recent unfortunate events. Hope you are well on the fast road to recovery.

Your experience has brought back to the front of my mind how I need to ride within my skills. On my recent trip to queenstown the self over confidence I had caused a butt clenching moment where I had obviously entered a corner too quickly and crossed the centreline. Thank God there was no one coming the other way or as my friend said "You're also lucky there was a shingle run off on the other side and not a ditch".

Made me realise I need to slow right down and deflate my giant head and realise where my skills are actually are. Quickbuck couldnt have said it any better "motorcyclist for life...Not just for now"

Wishing you a speedy recovery and hope you get to upgrade to a nice machine in the near future.

[.produKt]

Hi .produKt, sorry to hear about your recent unfortunate events. Hope you are well on the fast road to recovery.

Your experience has brought back to the front of my mind how I need to ride within my skills. On my recent trip to queenstown the self over confidence I had caused a butt clenching moment where I had obviously entered a corner too quickly and crossed the centreline. Thank God there was no one coming the other way or as my friend said "You're also lucky there was a shingle run off on the other side and not a ditch".

Made me realise I need to slow right down and deflate my giant head and realise where my skills are actually are. Quickbuck couldnt have said it any better "motorcyclist for life...Not just for now"

Wishing you a speedy recovery and hope you get to upgrade to a nice machine in the near future.

Thanks man =), All the well wishes i've had really mean a lot to me.

Looking for a VFR400 atm. It's outside my current licence tho.... ands thats the sucky bit.
Oh well