My first crash

[Wasp]

yeap fell off the vtz today after 2 months of having my license 1 month of having the bike and EXACTLY 500 kms (i read the trip clock when i got up, it said 500.1)

turned into a newly gravel sealed no exit street in petone did a u-turn and as i turned back out of the street i hit a patch of stones doing about 10-20 kms that were on the smooth seal street and lost the back wheel and landed on my right.

im fine, minor scratches and really sore knees. bike seems to be ok, mirror popped out and the brake fluid/brake handle unit has twisted around the bar. I put it back but it still feels weird and the mirror slips abit. also scratched the exaust fairly bad and cracked a plastic fairing under the bike

should the bike be ok? is it possible that ive bent the right hand bar when the bike landed on it?

[pyrocam]

awww dang.

your bikes most likly fine but I wouldnt listen to what I say

[DemonWolf]

Good to hear you are OK and that not too much damage was done.

[Deano]

should the bike be ok? is it possible that ive bent the right hand bar when the bike landed on it?

PM me your address and we'll come have a look now if you like ?

[Dafe]

It is my understanding, that if you drop your bike because of loose gravel caused by council not doing their work properly, you can hold them liable.
Just not so sure about HCC, but my folks used to work for WCC & that was the case.

[Deano]

It is my understanding, that if you drop your bike because of loose gravel caused by council not doing their work properly, you can hold them liable.
Just not so sure about HCC, but my folks used to work for WCC & that was the case.

If Wasp had already run over the gravelled road and was returning then he probably would'nt have much luck.

[skelstar]

Get yourself along to TSS and ask them. They are pretty helpful but might be quite busy today.

[Uncle B]

PM me your address and we'll come have a look now if you like ?

Good on you Deano.

Not a good way to start your biking career, glad your ok tho.

[Swoop]

PM me your address and we'll come have a look now if you like ?

Bloody brilliant of you Deano!!!

Wasp, glad your OK - and that it didn't happen at a higher speed! Chalk it up to experience.

[mikey]

i single handedly beat the poor guys bike back into shape with a crowbar an sledge hammer. all good now hey wasp! to be honest i wouldn bother.....

[Zed]

yeap fell off the vtz today after 2 months of having my license 1 month of having the bike and EXACTLY 500 kms (i read the trip clock when i got up, it said 500.1)

Bummer Wasp, welcome to the club! Doesn't sound too bad, fortunately you weren't going that fast, but I've heard some pretty horrendous stories of riders falling off at low speeds too. Glad to hear you're not seriously injured, rest up!

[skelstar]

Good to hear you got it sussed. Look forward to seeing you out on a ride sometime.

[Wasp]

im all right, bikes all right. cheers guys.

took it up to deanos place and he help me bend a few things back and gave me some rust removal tips, cheers mate and thanks again for the help.

got the bike home and gave it a wash and removed some rust and took it for a drive, feels weird but that could just be me.

[kro]

I nearly went broke buying replacement stalk indicators for my RD250LC after little 20kmh offs like this, just don't let it throw your confidence, because a timid, and stand offish rider can sometimes be bad.

[ducatilover]

bugger mate! good to know youre ok