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Eyegasm
13th January 2010, 20:23
Oh man dont ya just hate these intro blurbs...

well heres mine.

Names Clint, Live in Wainuiomata, been riding for x, just purchased my first bike (Not new)
and crashed it 4 days later!!! Going down the Wainuiomata hill and the front brake lever
snaps off just before entering a corner, I manage to get it down to 40kph
when it decided to buck me into a wall.

Lever and mirror replaced by the excellent team at Red Baron Lower Hutt, and she has been golden ever since - Plus during the crash I added nice white racing stripes to the fairing!!! (Red and black 2 tone)

I wasn't so lucky, broke 2 ribs and they take longer to fix.

Well that is all for now, Say welcome and I'll see you all out there.

Cheers
one fast tl1ooo
13th January 2010, 20:26
Welcome to kb
Quasi
13th January 2010, 20:26
Hiyah Clint and welcome to the madness.
Logpot
13th January 2010, 20:32
Hey - welcome!
motodrummer
13th January 2010, 20:33
Hey man- Welcome to KB! Nice entrance matey, hope the ribs are healin'.
Hurts when ya' laugh huh?
The Everlasting
13th January 2010, 20:37
Welcome to KB.

Your bike is an 08 and the brake lever just snapped right off? That's rather worrying imo....


Hope yer ribs heal up fast.
captain_andrey
13th January 2010, 21:30
Hi Clint, do you know a guy called Mat Fisher by chance?
YellowDog
13th January 2010, 21:42
Don't mess with Clint. Doesn't know his own strength. Snapped a lever straight off.

Don't be the punk that makes his day.
CookMySock
13th January 2010, 21:50
Your bike is an 08 and the brake lever just snapped right off? That's rather worrying imo....It will have been the silver adjustable lever. What happens with them, is some gonk drops the bike and cracks the lever, and then sells the bike to some unsuspecting person who hauls on the brakes and pulls the lever in two. The problem is, you can't see the crack unless you get down underneath and inspect it fully. This should have been a WOF check item.

I found a cracked lever like this on my sons' GT250R and took his keys until I fixed it.

You can also take the silver adjustable lever off and fit a spacer with the much more solid black lever, and that takes away a lot of the problem.

Everyone, regardless of bike, should regularly conduct a detailed inspection of their brake lever, particularly after even a minor tip.

Anyway bro, welcome to KB. Lotsa hyos on here. I got five of them lol. (selling one 250.)

Steve
Eyegasm
13th January 2010, 22:15
Cheers everyone, the ribs are fine-ish...

DB That is what the guy at the shop said also, all good now tho.


Hi Clint, do you know a guy called Mat Fisher by chance?

Yeah I do
EJK
13th January 2010, 22:17
Welcome to KB! If you have any question just fire away! We are here to answer :sunny:

KiwiBiker.co.nz - Home of experts and geniuses.
captain_andrey
13th January 2010, 23:58
Yeah I do

Small world... he was just telling me about your accident.
Tashad
14th January 2010, 10:08
Hey Clint - Wellcome along. Spectacular way to enter the world of biking!
take it easy out there........
crazyhorse
14th January 2010, 10:44
Hello Clint

Welcome to KB. Good to see you're not affraid to share your experiences with us. :niceone: Hope the ribs heal soon