Low speed bin and thanks speedtech/kiwibike/star insurance & quasi

[mister.koz]

With cold tires, a greasy road and sleepy brain I headed down Wairere drive to go to work. The Mazda in front stomped on the brakes because they didn't see the car in front slowing down :eek5: I pull the brakes on progressively and think of exit strategies, then the car in front stops dead :crazy: Progression goes to all brakes, all on. All of a sudden I am at 45 degrees lean with no hope of regaining and my brain calls out "pull the chute, your out of the plane" bike goes down at roughly 50km/h as I cut away. I slid for a bit, angled and rolled up onto my feet and picked the bike up just as it stopped sliding. I had made enough room to miss the car in front by about 3m and I pushed the bike away from oncoming traffic on the way down. It was probably about 45 seconds from brakes ON to upright and on the side of the road.

I have a couple of bruises but nothing really and I didn't mark my new shoei :sweatdrop. Thanks to quasi: the racer 9 saved shoulder and elbow damage and those gloves and their palm sliders saved my wrists and gave me the slide control to get onto my feet :Punk:. A couple of people stopped and asked if I was ok, the guy behind asked me how I got on my feet and the bike up so fast. My answer was "I am not happy but I am mostly unharmed, thank you" followed by a :confused: look. I thought to myself at the time "nah, low speed wont cost much".

So I rode it to Speedtech. Damage report: frame damage, right side fairings, couple of engine plates, muffler, right controls and mirror etc etc... comes to $holyshit :weep:. Called Kiwibike, did the forms and faxed them back. Kiwibike process everything else over the phone and hand it on to star insurance. Speedtech and the insurance assessor agree with damages. Not long after the repair is approved Speedtech suggests to the insurance company that I just take their shiny black zx10-r with 3500km on the clock and they work out the odds and ends between them. My old bike wasn't written off but the damage equated to the upgrade cost somehow.

I paused for about 3 milliseconds :done:

So cheers Speedtech, Kiwibike and star insurance for the great service and the new bike and thank you quasi for the excellent armor that prevented a whole lot of harm to my body.

Everyone has moments when they aren't on true form, to soften the blow I've devised a couple of ideas (that I knew already):

Have your brain switch on with the ignition
Look way ahead in traffic
Give yourself plenty of room and escape paths
Have good gear & wear it
Know good people in the industry
Have insurance with the right people

[sinfull]

Well didn't that just work out allright then haha Good on ya !

[mister.koz]

Well didn't that just work out allright then haha Good on ya !

Yeah man, i am stoked!

Because it was a stupid mistake on my part my confidence isn't really effected but i am extra careful so i don't bruise my shiny new baby :)

[duckonin]

The last but a biggie, remember your tyres are cold at times...:eek5:

[DMNTD]

Heh! Once ya go bleck....:woohoo:

[mister.koz]

Heh! Once ya go bleck....:woohoo:

Its got green wheel stripes to its still a little green :D

[DMNTD]

Its got green wheel stripes to its still a little green :D

Don't turn your back when I'm around then...:innocent:

[mister.koz]

Don't turn your back when I'm around then...:innocent:

Hehe, noted! :wari:

[TOTO]

you got out lucky young man.

so the new toy better than the old one ?

[mister.koz]

you got out lucky young man.

so the new toy better than the old one ?

It rattles allot less and its got allot of banana's but hard to tell the difference beyond the tires, i put diablo III's on the last one and this one has pilot powers. They feel good but it feels like they don't have the same grip, maybe they will last more than 3500km...

Willie said it would have less power than the last one because it wasn't thrashed for a season by sloan but i haven't noticed so far.

Attached pics

[mister.koz]

ps. excuse the finger blur, the iphone's are interesting to take photo's on :innocent:

[TOTO]

looks good man.

Hope you gonna take care of that ugly exhaust tho...

[mister.koz]

looks good man.

Hope you gonna take care of that ugly exhaust tho...

yeah man i got an Arata full system going on when i can get the power commander :)

[dipshit]

The Mazda in front stomped on the brakes because they didn't see the car in front slowing down

I guess you didn't see the car in front of the Mazda slowing down either?

[Ducky848]

It was probably about 45 seconds from brakes ON to upright and on the side of the road.

A couple of people stopped and asked if I was ok, the guy behind asked me how I got on my feet and the bike up so fast.

Priority one after a bin is to leap to yer feet and make sure you can still walk...seems to help if you are able to wander aimlessly in circles grunting for a bit too.

Its later on everything starts to really hurt :eek5:

[insomnia01]

MAN!!! Now LOR have x2 black 10's to play with :yeah::yeah::yeah:

Hatchet is not going to be happy :crybaby: first it was the same helmets now bikes :Oops:

[mister.koz]

MAN!!! Now LOR have x2 black 10's to play with :yeah::yeah::yeah:

Hatchet is not going to be happy :crybaby: first it was the same helmets now bikes :Oops:

Yeah bro :devil2:

I am pretty sure he's getting a new helmet in the UK he's there now :)

It wont be that noticeable, i mean he's normally 5 or more km ahead and he's got the alpinestars jacket and i got the quasi gear :)

[steve_t]

Glad to hear you're OK. I just got some Quasi SPS gloves too so nice to hear they worked well and let you slide with some semblance of control. :rockon:

[mister.koz]

Yeah man those gloves are awesome check out the sliders in this pic :woohoo:

When people put their hands down in a bin they normally go palm flat and slap the road, hurting or breaking their wrist, these let your hands slide with the rest of you. Remember its not the fall but the stop that hurts, same goes for different speeds of seperate body parts!

[aer0]

as far as bins go you got off that one pretty good dude :)

big up's to those you listed looking after you, glad im with kiwibike and have quasi gloves :D

[Lurch]

Man, stories like this must make people WANT to bin! I'm not sure if I should say well done or congrats!?

:woohoo:

[mister.koz]

as far as bins go you got off that one pretty good dude :)

big up's to those you listed looking after you, glad im with kiwibike and have quasi gloves :D

yeah man and apart from the $$ value it was all pretty minor!


Man, stories like this must make people WANT to bin! I'm not sure if I should say well done or congrats!?

:woohoo:

:D could have been ALOT worse! So I am takin the positives from it.

Although my imagnination has reminded me a few times how badly it could have gone. There was a bit of oncoming traffic and they weren't slowed to 50, they were probly doing 80+

Just happy i got out alright and stoaked i got a new bike :)

[Maki]

Nice story, congrats on your new bike. Good on you for being so honest about exactly what happened. Hopefully you and others will learn from your experience and keep safe following distances.

[mister.koz]

Nice story, congrats on your new bike. Good on you for being so honest about exactly what happened. Hopefully you and others will learn from your experience and keep safe following distances.

Cheers dude, i figure the more honest i am, the less of what i say i need to remember :D

Just happy to be on the 10r again, 10 days was too long to be out of action :)

[insomnia01]

Yeah man those gloves are awesome check out the sliders in this pic :woohoo:

When people put their hands down in a bin they normally go palm flat and slap the road, hurting or breaking their wrist, these let your hands slide with the rest of you. Remember its not the fall but the stop that hurts, same goes for different speeds of seperate body parts!

what is the cost on these & what model are they??? need a new set, quasi site very slow uploading

[mister.koz]

what is the cost on these & what model are they??? need a new set, quasi site very slow uploading

They are about $170 i think, he's here in hams. I am going to show off my bike on saturday at some stage around mid day, give ya a text if ya like.

[mister.koz]

what is the cost on these & what model are they??? need a new set, quasi site very slow uploading

Oh and they are the SPS ones, not sure what colours are available..

[insomnia01]

They are about $170 i think, he's here in hams. I am going to show off my bike on saturday at some stage around mid day, give ya a text if ya like.

pm sent, may come for a little burn depending on where you are heading......

[Spazm]

Good to hear that you got back on your feet/wheels so quickly :) and that you were not hurt yaself..

mmm Black ZX10.. now where have i seen me one of those before :)

[mister.koz]

Good to hear that you got back on your feet/wheels so quickly :) and that you were not hurt yaself..

mmm Black ZX10.. now where have i seen me one of those before :)

Cheerz dude!

Oh you've not seen one like this one :)

[Spazm]

those damned Diablos huh :P
what sort of pilot powers rubber you got on this new set of wheels ... 2ct's, roads ??

Edit... i should've really read the thread properly ... my bad

[mister.koz]

those damned Diablos huh :P
what sort of pilot powers rubber you got on this new set of wheels ... 2ct's, roads ??

Edit... i should've really read the thread properly ... my bad

The PP's really don't tell me anything about the road, they are fantastically nimble and the control is so precise but i am not getting much (if any) feedback while hanging thru corners... i might drop them a couple of psi and see what they are like when they get hot...

Its a really strange feeling! Specially combined with the lack of rattles... its like i am hovering through the air...

I am guessing that will change when i get my new tires and my arata system on the bike...

[ckai]

Hatchet is not going to be happy :crybaby: first it was the same helmets now bikes :Oops:

LOL Koz, your boyfriend is gonna be pissed!!! Didn't you get your Shoei after him as well. Brilliant. You two make a great couple to tell you the truth.
:girlfight:
Good to see you came out of it better though. I was talking to Quasi on Sunday. It sounds like he sells good gear but bloody hell, everyone tries to test it! It must be a thing you guys have with him with you buy it.

[Spazm]

The PP's really don't tell me anything about the road, they are fantastically nimble and the control is so precise but i am not getting much (if any) feedback while hanging thru corners... i might drop them a couple of psi and see what they are like when they get hot...

Its a really strange feeling! Specially combined with the lack of rattles... its like i am hovering through the air...

I am guessing that will change when i get my new tires and my arata system on the bike...

Seeing as you've had a change of bike and tyres in one go it may also be the bike which makes it feel different

[mister.koz]

LOL Koz, your boyfriend is gonna be pissed!!! Didn't you get your Shoei after him as well. Brilliant. You two make a great couple to tell you the truth.
:girlfight:
Good to see you came out of it better though. I was talking to Quasi on Sunday. It sounds like he sells good gear but bloody hell, everyone tries to test it! It must be a thing you guys have with him with you buy it.

I thought i heard someone blowing a trumpet.

Just goes to show we both have excellent taste :bleh: in bikes and helmets.

The quasi gear is great aye, and quasi's a top bloke too, can't really complain :) I've seen the result of road versus quasi gear at high and low speeds and i am sold.

[mister.koz]

Seeing as you've had a change of bike and tyres in one go it may also be the bike which makes it feel different

Hard to say but the feedback is definately allot less than the diablos, the bike's suspension was exactly the same, in fact they set the black bikes suspension to the settings on the green one!

[Spazm]

Well at least that another point of difference between you and Hatchet .. he's got pilot power roads on his 04 and he seems to think they're ok ..for him

[Spazm]

Anyways.. love to see it down at the pub on Wednesday.. if you can make it

[mister.koz]

Well at least that another point of difference between you and Hatchet .. he's got pilot power roads on his 04 and he seems to think they're ok ..for him

Yeah, he's got allot more experience in riding under his belt tho :) and his 4 is a complete nutcase of a bike hehe Kawasaki admitted not long after release that they were surprised the 04 was allowed past the moderation without complaint.


Anyways.. love to see it down at the pub on Wednesday.. if you can make it

You'll see it soon :)