I crashed (BUT I'm alive)

[gmendoza1]

So Today I crashed my bike (Hyosung GT250R). Hit a ditch was off road for about 30 meters then came off. :S I'm alive though which is a good thing. I came off and got help from a passing car and I was back on track. Damage: Front left indicator taken off and front left fairing cracked about 150mm.

What happened happened I guess, now I'm having a cry about cost of repairs :(

Anyone know where I can get cheap parts? :O

[Maha]

You now own a pile of cheap parts dont ya?

But good that you came out of it ok.

[Gubb]

Why did you crash?

[gmendoza1]

Yeah hard out. It wasn't a big deal or anything but it was an experience aye.

[gmendoza1]

I guess just a bit of carelessness and a bit of gravel on a corner does no good :S

[Gibbo89]

how fast were you going?

[gmendoza1]

Oh well I was going through a corner and I didnt give enough turn and I went into a ditch and went off roading for about 30 metres and in that time I guess I was doing a bout 20kms or less when I fell and doing probably 50 around the corner :S

[Gibbo89]

Oh well I was going through a corner and I didnt give enough turn and I went into a ditch and went off roading for about 30 metres and in that time I guess I was doing a bout 20kms or less when I fell and doing probably 50 around the corner :S

ahh i see. were you looking where you were wanting to go? i.e. target fixation. or were u trippin balls? =]

[gmendoza1]

Hahaha! A bit of both aye. I guess I noob'd it a bit. When you see a pretty big ditch its kinda hard not to look at it :O

[Gibbo89]

yeah, fighting human nature there a bit

[maggot]

I've heard hyo spare parts are as cheap as chips.. ring around dealers/wreckers.
Glad to hear you're alive though! Better to be alive and paying for spare parts than dead! :D

[DarkLord]

Hahaha! A bit of both aye. I guess I noob'd it a bit. When you see a pretty big ditch its kinda hard not to look at it :O

Yes this is very true but you must train yourself to do otherwise, young padawan.

I always try and ride with a constant sense of "what if?" running through my mind so that I try to keep myself mentally prepared in case something happens like you have just experienced.

Glad to hear you are ok though and I hope you learn something out of this.

[Lurch]

Im assuming that you will get the bike checked by a mechanic before riding it again? You may have damaged more than meets the eye.

[PrincessBandit]

Our son's faring is currently in at Anything Plastic in East Tamaki getting a couple of small cracks to his faring welded. This is the second time (both from overbalanced low speed drops).....

The welding alone is not too pricey (we were told about $45 for that), but it gets a whole lot more costly when it needs to then be filled, sanded and painted. Most places should be able to give you a fair idea of likely cost if you take it in for them to look at.

p.s. glad to hear you don't seem to be hurt. In future, don't get mesmerized by patches/ditches etc. road side. I ended up in deep gravel once and thankfully didn't come off, but it taught me a valuable lesson on target fixation.

[Fatt Max]

Glad you are ok dude, that is the main thing.

You learn all the other stuff, and we are all learning

[Katman]

I'm genuinely interested......

Where did you do your BHS?

[GPS MAN]

The bike is repairable .....the body takes a lot longer...and can have lasting consequences:gob:

Just ask me:shit:

[Mully]

Learn the lesson.

Be glad it wasn't worse.

And get some advanced training. Sooner, rather than later.

[gmendoza1]

Im assuming that you will get the bike checked by a mechanic before riding it again? You may have damaged more than meets the eye.

Oh really?! Damn I've just paid for a general service :(

[Lurch]

Oh really?! Damn I've just paid for a general service :(

It depends on what happened when you went off road, if you actually collected the ditch then yeah you might want to get it looked at.

[gmendoza1]

I'm genuinely interested......

Where did you do your BHS?

What is BHS? ERRR The service I got it done at Cycletreads. I was just dreading the costs :(

[gmendoza1]

It depends on what happened when you went off road, if you actually collected the ditch then yeah you might want to get it looked at.

I pretty much got help getting it out of the ditch then rode off. Just missing an indicator :S

[Katman]

What is BHS? ERRR The service I got it done at Cycletreads. I was just dreading the costs :(

BHS - Basic Handling Skills course.

[gmendoza1]

BHS - Basic Handling Skills course.

Oh true true! I got it done at Onehunga with Passrite. It cost me a lot less than it cost now days. You can book at their website

[gmendoza1]

Learn the lesson.

Be glad it wasn't worse.

And get some advanced training. Sooner, rather than later.

Yeah, I've definitely learned a lesson. I would really like to do an advance course but I really don't know where. I've looked. But maybe not hard enough :S

[gmendoza1]

Our son's faring is currently in at Anything Plastic in East Tamaki getting a couple of small cracks to his faring welded. This is the second time (both from overbalanced low speed drops).....

The welding alone is not too pricey (we were told about $45 for that), but it gets a whole lot more costly when it needs to then be filled, sanded and painted. Most places should be able to give you a fair idea of likely cost if you take it in for them to look at.

p.s. glad to hear you don't seem to be hurt. In future, don't get mesmerized by patches/ditches etc. road side. I ended up in deep gravel once and thankfully didn't come off, but it taught me a valuable lesson on target fixation.


Oh thats awesome!!! I think the plastic just needs to be put together. No filling in holes or anything. Would you mind giving me the number please? That would be awesome.

[j_redley]

Get the fairing plastic welded, or look up motorcycle wreckers to chance a 2nd hand one being ok. Indicators shouldn't be too expensive from hyosung but do the same at the wreckers, you might get lucky.

Basic Handling doesn't really treat you much at all, I'd definatly recommend advanced training, and get yourself a decent experianced mentor. Glad to hear your ok.

[Katman]

You can book at their website

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. :rolleyes:

I'm actually more concerned at the number of learner riders that seem to be coming out of BHS courses without an ingrained knowledge of looking where they want their bike to go.

[gmendoza1]

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. :rolleyes:

I'm actually more concerned at the number of learner riders that seem to be coming out of BHS courses without an ingrained knowledge of looking where they want their bike to go.

Yeah, Big ditch and looking at that is not good :S...

[Mully]

Yeah, I've definitely learned a lesson. I would really like to do an advance course but I really don't know where. I've looked. But maybe not hard enough :S

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