What a f****n dumbarse

[GrayWolf]

Well what can I say?
it's been well over 20 yrs since I dropped a bike while riding, and fark me, this afternoon on a 25km bend? I bloody well did. Had a great afternoon over the 'rapa riding a circuit from Martinboro, Gledstone, then back to Martinboro taking the turn off from the Gledstone rd..... almost got home then ran into Vicki on her can am going out to pick up an item she'd bought. So off we went over the Kapiti coast.
Now I know people like Katman luuuurv to get into this and spew out a diatribe, so details are going to be sparse for that very reason.
Simply put, entered a tight 25k bend, and did not enter it in the correct line, for a specific 'reason'....... big bike, heavy, leant over, wrong line (too wide) and a 'step' right on the road edge where layers of tar end. Front wheel 'dropped' on this... wet ditch to the side and slippery entry.... One MT lying in shite in a ditch, and rider sitting on his arse in the road. A seconds loss of focus just on entry to the bend? Presto, one fucked bike. Well its still ridable but scratched up and some bodywork damage.
So all I can say, it can happen to anyone with just that slight 'distraction' at the wrong instant... pissed off? You bet I bloody am, with myself. There's nothing anyone can say I havent already said to myself, and as for no claims bonus loss? Oh thats going to sting like fark for the next few years! I guess this is a heads up for new riders... even us old bastards can 'fuck up' sometimes.... yup the grumpy old bastard IS human.

[mossy1200]

I have some original bits if you need them.
Intake covers,fork covers,mufflers,engine covers etc

[Edbear]

Ouch! Sorry to hear! You'll only get sympathy from me though so maybe someone will come along and give you a right bollocking... ;)

[oneofsix]

Well what can I say?
it's been well over 20 yrs since I dropped a bike while riding, and fark me, this afternoon on a 25km bend? I bloody well did. Had a great afternoon over the 'rapa riding a circuit from Martinboro, Gledstone, then back to Martinboro taking the turn off from the Gledstone rd..... almost got home then ran into Vicki on her can am going out to pick up an item she'd bought. So off we went over the Kapiti coast.
Now I know people like Katman luuuurv to get into this and spew out a diatribe, so details are going to be sparse for that very reason.
Simply put, entered a tight 25k bend, and did not enter it in the correct line, for a specific 'reason'....... big bike, heavy, leant over, wrong line (too wide) and a 'step' right on the road edge where layers of tar end. Front wheel 'dropped' on this... wet ditch to the side and slippery entry.... One MT lying in shite in a ditch, and rider sitting on his arse in the road. A seconds loss of focus just on entry to the bend? Presto, one fucked bike. Well its still ridable but scratched up and some bodywork damage.
So all I can say, it can happen to anyone with just that slight 'distraction' at the wrong instant... pissed off? You bet I bloody am, with myself. There's nothing anyone can say I havent already said to myself, and as for no claims bonus loss? Oh thats going to sting like fark for the next few years! I guess this is a heads up for new riders... even us old bastards can 'fuck up' sometimes.... yup the grumpy old bastard IS human.

:argh: A stiff nightcap required by the sound of it.
Hate to say it but the reason you give for not sharing too any details is the reason I have a problem with the referenced attitude. Oh well at least you owned up to your mistake, the bike is still ridible and you are still here to tell the tale.

[steve_t]

Glad you're OK enough to be posting on here

[Hawkeye]

Well what can I say?
it's been well over 20 yrs since I dropped a bike while riding, and fark me, this afternoon on a 25km bend? I bloody well did. Had a great afternoon over the 'rapa riding a circuit from Martinboro, Gledstone, then back to Martinboro taking the turn off from the Gledstone rd..... almost got home then ran into Vicki on her can am going out to pick up an item she'd bought. So off we went over the Kapiti coast.
Now I know people like Katman luuuurv to get into this and spew out a diatribe, so details are going to be sparse for that very reason.
Simply put, entered a tight 25k bend, and did not enter it in the correct line, for a specific 'reason'....... big bike, heavy, leant over, wrong line (too wide) and a 'step' right on the road edge where layers of tar end. Front wheel 'dropped' on this... wet ditch to the side and slippery entry.... One MT lying in shite in a ditch, and rider sitting on his arse in the road. A seconds loss of focus just on entry to the bend? Presto, one fucked bike. Well its still ridable but scratched up and some bodywork damage.
So all I can say, it can happen to anyone with just that slight 'distraction' at the wrong instant... pissed off? You bet I bloody am, with myself. There's nothing anyone can say I havent already said to myself, and as for no claims bonus loss? Oh thats going to sting like fark for the next few years! I guess this is a heads up for new riders... even us old bastards can 'fuck up' sometimes.... yup the grumpy old bastard IS human.

Fark mate, that's not good. Main thing is you came out ok. Bike can be repaired/replaced But I know what you mean about slight distraction. We all just hope that when we have one of those moments, we get up and walk away.

[Katman]

Don't ride distracted.

[SMOKEU]

Just as well you came out of it alright.

[FJRider]

Often ... it's not a distraction. Just a small wrong decision. Slightly off a "usual" line gets compounded into a wrong place in the next line ... and because the original issue was so small you haven't felt the need to button off. (Not going that fast eh ... !!!) Then it's "How the fuck did that happen ... ???" Answer ... too easily.

I've done similar ... with similar results. Some aren't so lucky. I think you were. It just may not seem like it now.

And it usually does happen on familiar roads ... close to home.

[Edbear]

Just as well you came out of it alright.

Still waiting... :whistle:

[SMOKEU]

Still waiting... :whistle:

Am I missing something here?

[rustic101]

Pleased you're ok GreyWolf..
Bikes can be repaired/replaced
It is what it is.....

[Edbear]

Am I missing something here?

I responded to your previous comment before you edited it... No worries I just couldn't be bothered editing mine.

[SMOKEU]

I responded to your previous comment before you edited it... No worries I just couldn't be bothered editing mine.

Oh right...I opened the page and left it for a while then posted my response after I forgot to refresh the page.

[Edbear]

Oh right...I opened the page and left it for a while then posted my response after I forgot to refresh the page.

Figured it was a timing issue but had to laugh at the irony!

[GrayWolf]

Often ... it's not a distraction. Just a small wrong decision. Slightly off a "usual" line gets compounded into a wrong place in the next line ... and because the original issue was so small you haven't felt the need to button off. (Not going that fast eh ... !!!) Then it's "How the fuck did that happen ... ???" Answer ... too easily.

I've done similar ... with similar results. Some aren't so lucky. I think you were. It just may not seem like it now.

And it usually does happen on familiar roads ... close to home.

Yeh it's lucky it was at low speed, guess there were a few factors at work, at higher speed then the focus IS 100% on riding... its even more annoying as I have to focus on driving at a high level at work, so should be 'second nature'..... Agreed part of it was slightly to high speed on entry,, and literally only a few Km's.. but enough to throw the line off with the 'action' that took focus away for that split second. I bloody knew it was going to happen as I felt the front wheel drop on the lip... and was going along for the ride.. er I mean slide!

[GrayWolf]

Fark mate, that's not good. Main thing is you came out ok. Bike can be repaired/replied. But I know what you mean about slight distraction. We all just hope that when we have one of those moments, we get up and walk away.

Cheers Hawkeye, yeh bikes can be replaced, but MT's??? not so easy....
Poor Vicky following behind... must have been quite a sight for her, lol. Still I was thinking of buying another lid,, got a good reason now eh?

[Subike]

The feeling when your sitting there on the road is,
""How the fuck did that happen,"
the last few seconds go over and over in your head,
"fuck, I was only going 25kph????"
Thankfully your ok,
It was 20 years between my dropping of a bike, embarrassing as fuck in front of others too.
Know the feeling eh.
Hope you can get the mtoone back into her former glory ok , if not better than before.

[MD]

Sorry to hear you came off. We saw you cruise through Martinborough and your bike sure did look pristine.

Was a bad day on the hill for crashes coming back. First righthander corner on Feathers side and the Ambulance was loading a downed rider. Then on the Welly side a serious car crash at the same time. Small hatchback was on it's roof and it had uprooted a concrete powerpole near the tearooms. Hope both were not as serious as they looked. Cops and firetrucks were already on scene so we didn't play rubberneckers.

[swtfa]

I guess this is a heads up for new riders... even us old bastards can 'fuck up' sometimes.... yup the grumpy old bastard IS human.

Oh no - now I am nervous. It hasn't happened to me yet., but when does I will have to remind myself it happens to experienced riders too. :gob:

[Katman]

Oh no - now I am nervous. It hasn't happened to me yet., but when does I will have to remind myself it happens to experienced riders too. :gob:

For a start, get rid of the "when it does" attitude.

Crashing your bike is not preordained.

[swtfa]

For a start, get rid of the "when it does" attitude.

Crashing your bike is not pre-ordained.

Will do. I just thought if I said "if" people might think I was being a smart-arse

[ducatilover]

Jeebus mate, glad you're okay and the MighTy will be fixable.
It is nice to know you're human, but don't do it too often, I need you to put me in my place ;)

If I can help out in any way with the bike I will (ie test rides)

[GrayWolf]

The feeling when your sitting there on the road is,
""How the fuck did that happen,"
the last few seconds go over and over in your head,
"fuck, I was only going 25kph????"
Thankfully your ok,
It was 20 years between my dropping of a bike, embarrassing as fuck in front of others too.
Know the feeling eh.
Hope you can get the mtoone back into her former glory ok , if not better than before.

LMAO sadly there was no, how the fuck? It was, you fucking dumbarse!!
That 'feeling'?? oh yehhh gotta love it... at least as it was Vicki, I had someone to 'reassure' everything was OK. What was amazing and nice was 2 cars stopped and the drivers helped me get the MT out the ditch, which with 3 was not easy to do. I'd have been fucked on my own. No doubt there'll be a few aches tomorrow. And I will have a daylight inspection and a 'cry' ..... I can at least say at low speed, kevlar jeans worked fine, Ballistic nylon/leather jacket was undamaged but a small mark on the right side of the lid,, small as the visor hinge took the brunt of the scratch, but.. new lid it is, period.

[Headbanger]

Will do. I just thought if I said "if" people might think I was being a smart-arse

No matter how you phrase it someone is going to read it and think your a smart arse.

The key is to get 98 percent of readers to think your a smart arse, and 2 percent to think, fuck yeah, what he said.

Cause these 2 percent will give you bling.

And no matter what anyone else says, its all about the bling.

Those that disagree are my bitches.

[GrayWolf]

Will do. I just thought if I said "if" people might think I was being a smart-arse

thats exactly why I gave minimal details... you can always rely on Kman to put everyone in their place....... The point I guess that I was making was, Bikes are completely unforgiving no matter how 'high' or protracted your experience level when you reach a point of non recovery... a car? brakes on and maybe a small dent at worst, but likely I'd have been able to stop, still on the road.....

[Headbanger]

When I have fallen from my steed its generally cause I suck at riding.

[Nasty]

Glad you are ok .... and you are very very lucky the result could have been much worse :)

[sinfull]

you can always rely on Kman to put everyone in their place....... ...

Have no idea why you would think K/man would give you a bollocking, his message has always been that riders should take responsibility for their own fuck ups, which is exactly what you did in your OP !

[Old Steve]

Nearly had something like that happen to me. Was fourth or fifth in a group riding on Taotaoroa Rd south of Matamata, went into a left hander, not fast for the corner but went close to the side of the road at the apex, and there as about a 400 mm wide bit of slightly dropped seal at the edge of the road. It was maybe a 20mm drop max and I went right into it, it felt like a gigantic tramline as the bike wanted to go left off the road. I was lucky to keep the bike straight and come up out of it square on to where the dropped seal ended. Bit of a sphincter testing moment. Since then I've been a little more circumspect in how much I clear the side of the road by, even more so on back country roads. It only takes one seconds drop off in concentration and you're in the brown smelly stuff (literally and figuratively).

[caspernz]

Bummer! Shame to hear you had an off, but hey, any off you can walk away from isn't all bad...oh hang on, there's the no-claims bonus dilemma :(

We've all had moments of distraction, if anyone reckons they haven't they'll surely be telling a fib :brick:

Hope you get the bike all sussed and sorted before the summer season :2thumbsup

[caseye]

Yep it's that "You fucking idiot" moment that is the worst aye.
Glad you made it out of the mire and aren't hurt yourself. Definitely get another lid and scratch one up for Kevlar jeans.
Back on the bike asap too OK.

[ducatilover]

Yep it's that "You fucking idiot" moment that is the worst aye.


I'm not a fan 267720 :weep: it however does give one a good kick up the arse to sort their habits out

[avgas]

I try to drop a bike every 5-10 years. Gives me the much needed wake up call on a more regular basis :lol:
Not to mention the accidents are usually slower and safer if you do them more often :killingme

Moderation is the key.

[GrayWolf]

Nearly had something like that happen to me. Was fourth or fifth in a group riding on Taotaoroa Rd south of Matamata, went into a left hander, not fast for the corner but went close to the side of the road at the apex, and there as about a 400 mm wide bit of slightly dropped seal at the edge of the road. It was maybe a 20mm drop max and I went right into it, it felt like a gigantic tramline as the bike wanted to go left off the road. I was lucky to keep the bike straight and come up out of it square on to where the dropped seal ended. Bit of a sphincter testing moment. Since then I've been a little more circumspect in how much I clear the side of the road by, even more so on back country roads. It only takes one seconds drop off in concentration and you're in the brown smelly stuff (literally and figuratively).

YUP had the edge been dry (probably slippery under the water too) I think could have made it, but it did indeed feel like a tramline when it slipped over it.. but ending up in the smelly brown stuff? YUKKKKK, DAMHIK

[GrayWolf]

Bummer! Shame to hear you had an off, but hey, any off you can walk away from isn't all bad...oh hang on, there's the no-claims bonus dilemma :(

We've all had moments of distraction, if anyone reckons they haven't they'll surely be telling a fib :brick:

Hope you get the bike all sussed and sorted before the summer season :2thumbsup


Yep it's that "You fucking idiot" moment that is the worst aye.
Glad you made it out of the mire and aren't hurt yourself. Definitely get another lid and scratch one up for Kevlar jeans.
Back on the bike asap too OK.

Taking the MT to TSS in a few minutes.. depending on if they say it's structurally (forks etc) sound whether I continue riding it, or have to take the ZZR off hold.
Sussed before summer??? :o mate I dont own a car... she's my only transport (bike).... better be fixed real quick... which being a low volume produced bike? That's going to be a bit unlikely :(

[Katman]

It's precisely why it bothers me hearing people on here going on about racing lines and apexes - especially to new riders.

Apexes on the track have little to be worried about.

Different story on the road.

[actungbaby]

So all I can say, it can happen to anyone with just that slight 'distraction' at the wrong instant... pissed off? You bet I bloody am, with myself. There's nothing anyone can say I havent already said to myself, and as for no claims bonus loss? Oh thats going to sting like fark for the next few years! I guess this is a heads up for new riders... even us old bastards can 'fuck up' sometimes.... yup the grumpy old bastard IS human.

Yes indeed i think when u get to belive you cant do anything wrong but we can , never mind you old git mistakes happen

hehe opps did i i say that out lound

I myself made mistake in judgement last week , was riding back home from checking out where my mother had slight accident in her
Car, both my blulbs in front headlight blew shorlty after getting them crap ebay bulbs , i been leaving getting new one or 2 65.00 qouted replacemt each,

its 5.30pm ish am ridding down 2 lane street i see car to my left brake hard i just dont want take risk as he might not see me.
I see myself slowling as in slow motion fell rear slid as just about stoped , I look over ,am staring at driver few feet away.
Hes mouth is going ten to dozen , am thinking you idiot you locked rear again cant u brake this bike, then see him loossing plot.
And think what the @### i made my mistake i gave him rude gesture, well hello the car come out , and am thinking what the @##
is this dude serious is trying run me over ,and yes am not sure how fast i susepct not great deal but its bloody big bmw x5.
And watching this in disbelif and get myself out the way, am thinking i got 2 yr son i dont want be flated by this pillock.

I get angry when takes of for the corner i just want get his number plate i get around the corner and stoping getting out
And think he either cooled of or wants to have a go , im shaking and think to @## with this am of to poilce station.

So yeah simple sitwation and one i said to others oh keep you cool and what do i do bloody twit. i am

ps

I ordered 2 headlight bulbs from how apt end of the world motorcycles on the web hehe and need to get wiring checked cant afford for these to
get burnt out .

[HenryDorsetCase]

Well what can I say?
it's been well over 20 yrs since I dropped a bike while riding, and fark me, this afternoon on a 25km bend? I bloody well did. Had a great afternoon over the 'rapa riding a circuit from Martinboro, Gledstone, then back to Martinboro taking the turn off from the Gledstone rd..... almost got home then ran into Vicki on her can am going out to pick up an item she'd bought. So off we went over the Kapiti coast.
Now I know people like Katman luuuurv to get into this and spew out a diatribe, so details are going to be sparse for that very reason.
Simply put, entered a tight 25k bend, and did not enter it in the correct line, for a specific 'reason'....... big bike, heavy, leant over, wrong line (too wide) and a 'step' right on the road edge where layers of tar end. Front wheel 'dropped' on this... wet ditch to the side and slippery entry.... One MT lying in shite in a ditch, and rider sitting on his arse in the road. A seconds loss of focus just on entry to the bend? Presto, one fucked bike. Well its still ridable but scratched up and some bodywork damage.
So all I can say, it can happen to anyone with just that slight 'distraction' at the wrong instant... pissed off? You bet I bloody am, with myself. There's nothing anyone can say I havent already said to myself, and as for no claims bonus loss? Oh thats going to sting like fark for the next few years! I guess this is a heads up for new riders... even us old bastards can 'fuck up' sometimes.... yup the grumpy old bastard IS human.

Shit happens. You OK?

[Paul in NZ]

Phew - glad to hear you are OK. It happens and you know what/why/how so I guess its a lesson and no lasting harm done except to your wallet...

Still - You gotta be a bit bummed...

[actungbaby]

I'm not a fan :weep: it however does give one a good kick up the arse to sort their habits out

gezz mate that headlight looks like mine , least you knew what your was surposed to look like i guess

[avgas]

It's precisely why it bothers me hearing people on here going on about racing lines and apexes - especially to new riders.

Apexes on the track have little to be worried about.

Different story on the road.
http://shirtoid.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/explosions-are-awesome.jpg

[GrayWolf]

It's precisely why it bothers me hearing people on here going on about racing lines and apexes - especially to new riders.

Apexes on the track have little to be worried about.

Different story on the road.

HUH??? Katman stay on 'track' so to speak... nowhere was there any mention of apexing the corner or racing line... just an admission to entering the bend on an INCORRECT line, and a few Km's to fast (no more than 30). Stop trying to 'hijack' to suit your own agenda and giving out false impressions, please.... thank you!

[tristania]

I was behind you when we left Rimutex, Graywolf, was doing 120k trying to keep up, and then after pulling over with the group and starting off again, was in front of you.. realised I couldn't take the 'takas at that speed/potentially held everyone up so abandoned ride.

[carbonhed]

HUH??? Katman stay on 'track' so to speak... nowhere was there any mention of apexing the corner or racing line... just an admission to entering the bend on an INCORRECT line, and a few Km's to fast (no more than 30). Stop trying to 'hijack' to suit your own agenda and giving out false impressions, please.... thank you!

Don't think he was talking about you at all. Plainly anybody who can run wide at 25k on the Paekark hasn't even a nodding aquaintance with a racing line or apexing anything other than his own arsehole... so chill the fuck out :lol:

[GrayWolf]

I was behind you when we left Rimutex, Graywolf, was doing 120k trying to keep up, and then after pulling over with the group and starting off again, was in front of you.. realised I couldn't take the 'takas at that speed/potentially held everyone up so abandoned ride.

I wondered where you'd gone I pulled over on the 'down slope', as I knew from our chat you would be taking it 'easy', and went back to look as you didnt appear... (old school rider in a group... always have a tail end charlie, and stop to check every so often). I assumed when I got to the point I overtook you at, that you had indeed turned back; Yes Sorry about the 'zoom' The MT is a great bike to ride over there, and I did get a little 'enthusiastic' on the ride up. 120?? Errrrrrrrr :nono: not Meeeeeee :baby: :lol:

Most of the time I sit around 100-110 on the open road,which makes it even more 'annoying' to fark up in such a silly manner later on. If I am on another one and you are in the group, I wont go 'enthusiastic' over the hill....... Apology offered.

[GrayWolf]

Don't think he was talking about you at all. Plainly anybody who can run wide at 25k on the Paekark hasn't even a nodding aquaintance with a racing line or apexing anything other than his own arsehole... so chill the fuck out :lol:

As you have no actual knowledge of the event, or the actions/lack of action involved, specifically as I kept detail down to a minimum... You're talking out of the arsehole you quoted about.... have a nice day :motu: ;)

[tristania]

I wondered where you'd gone I pulled over on the 'down slope', as I knew from our chat you would be taking it 'easy', and went back to look as you didnt appear... (old school rider in a group... always have a tail end charlie, and stop to check every so often). I assumed when I got to the point I overtook you at, that you had indeed turned back; Yes Sorry about the 'zoom' The MT is a great bike to ride over there, and I did get a little 'enthusiastic' on the ride up. 120?? Errrrrrrrr :nono: not Meeeeeee :baby: :lol:

Most of the time I sit around 100-110 on the open road,which makes it even more 'annoying' to fark up in such a silly manner later on. If I am on another one and you are in the group, I wont go 'enthusiastic' over the hill....... Apology offered.

Thanks, I appreciate that. I just couldn't make up the speed when the group started to seperate and noticed a few on my tail so pulled over to let everyone go, was either that or cane it and outride my abilities, or be in the way.
Having witnessed one death on a group ride, it still makes me nervous so maybe next time I'll stick to a smaller/more laxed out group. Thanks for looking out for me though :)

[ducatilover]

I know what happened now! You got distracted by crumpet, tasty crumpet!

[GrayWolf]

I know what happened now! You got distracted by crumpet, tasty crumpet!

smartarse......... :motu:

Oh the MT is 'fine'.. took her to TSS, they looked her over, and Ben took it for a test ride,,, He's quite happy she's 'structurally sound' in the important areas (forks/frame ETC)...... not gonna be cheap we all agreed on that. Seems Mr yamaha may not sell the 'exhaust' downpipe 'covers' seperate... they had to buy some for another model that has a similar configuration, and it only came complete as a downpipe and covers... even though they are 'bolt on',, FFS.... tank has a small ding, air cover scratched, exhaust cover (rear) munted, brake lever rear, footpeg, bars (usual low speed slide stuff) all marked up. Thankfully the cam cover was undamaged (phew) but Mjolnir looks 'sad'......

[ducatilover]

http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumblarge_13/111788640396t5zd.jpg mmmmmmm

[Katman]

Don't think he was talking about you at all. Plainly anybody who can run wide at 25k on the Paekark hasn't even a nodding aquaintance with a racing line or apexing anything other than his own arsehole... so chill the fuck out :lol:

You're right, I wasn't talking about him....










....but I certainly seemed to touch a nerve.

[Tigadee]

Yeh it's lucky it was at low speed, guess there were a few factors at work, at higher speed then the focus IS 100% on riding...

Hey GW, glad you're OK, man. That feeling sucks, don't it? I'm sure most if not all of us know how it is.

Hope the bike gets restored pretty as before soon...


not gonna be cheap we all agreed on that. Seems Mr yamaha may not sell the 'exhaust' downpipe 'covers' seperate... they had to buy some for another model that has a similar configuration, and it only came complete as a downpipe and covers... even though they are 'bolt on',, FFS.... tank has a small ding, air cover scratched, exhaust cover (rear) munted, brake lever rear, footpeg, bars (usual low speed slide stuff) all marked up. Thankfully the cam cover was undamaged (phew) but Mjolnir looks 'sad'......

Good excuse to buy a 2nd one as a spare parts bike... LOL

[GrayWolf]

Hey GW, glad you're OK, man. That feeling sucks, don't it? I'm sure most if not all of us know how it is.

Hope the bike gets restored pretty as before soon...



Good excuse to buy a 2nd one as a spare parts bike... LOL

Gotta spare 13k handy??? thats the cheapest I've seen one go for :(

[St_Gabriel]

and am thinking what the @##
is this dude serious is trying run me over

Maybe the BDOTGNZA finally found out what you look like and arranged a professional hit with the aim to make it "look like an accident". :killingme

[Quasi]

What a crappy way to end a great days riding. But as everyone has said - at least you're ok, even if you're bike is going to cost a major spend.

[mossy1200]

smartarse......... :motu:

Oh the MT is 'fine'.. took her to TSS, they looked her over, and Ben took it for a test ride,,, He's quite happy she's 'structurally sound' in the important areas (forks/frame ETC)...... not gonna be cheap we all agreed on that. Seems Mr yamaha may not sell the 'exhaust' downpipe 'covers' seperate... they had to buy some for another model that has a similar configuration, and it only came complete as a downpipe and covers... even though they are 'bolt on',, FFS.... tank has a small ding, air cover scratched, exhaust cover (rear) munted, brake lever rear, footpeg, bars (usual low speed slide stuff) all marked up. Thankfully the cam cover was undamaged (phew) but Mjolnir looks 'sad'......

Sounds like stage 3 akra system time.
I have the air covers and covers below them also. Mines got carbon now.
I have the rear indicators and plate holder fan assy also plus brake light.

[nzspokes]

I know what happened now! You got distracted by crumpet, tasty crumpet!

That was my thoughts when I read this before. Epic boobies brings rider down.....:killingme

[BigAl]

Epic boobies brings rider down.....:killingme

Yep that would distract all but Honda riders;)

As others have said bad luck mate but you live to ride another day.

[5150]

Yep that would distract all but Honda riders;)



Tits out ladies :drool: