black black bird

[WINJA]

BELONGS TO A MEMBER OF THE SITE , ITS FOR SALE, POSSIBLY SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED WHICH IVE SEEN ON A 97 BLADE BEFORE.
THE OTHER WAS A PRETTY FLASH HARLEY

[Jonty]

Parts could be hard to find for that one - possibly a right off:whistle:

[kro]

Some cutting compound, that will buff right out.

But seriously, thats a bit heart breaking eh. Bugger.

[Paul in NZ]

THE OTHER WAS A PRETTY FLASH HARLEY

It flashed all right! Gleep...

Condolences to the owners.. Not a pretty sight!

[SPman]

Hmmmmmmmmm - obviously, with that heat involved, it didn't belong to the God Squad..........

[onearmedbandit]

That, beyond all doubt, is THE best Honda I have ever seen. A vast improvement on their previous models.

Otherwise condolences to the owner. BTW, the above was a piss take. Hate to see in any bike like that.

[myvice]

Gunna need a big ashtray!
Hope it was insured.

[Ixion]

Now that's what you CALL a burnout. Though I thought it was supposed to be confined to the tyre?

{P/T - very sorry for the owners}

[WINJA]

Parts could be hard to find for that one - possibly a right off:whistle:
IF SOMEONES BIRD HAS SHIT A CRANK OR GEARBOX THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT DONOR BIKE , EXHAUST AND DISCS LOOK OK

[Skyryder]

Now that's smokin' the competition.:doh:

Skyryder

[Zed]

Nup I just checked, mine is still quietly parked in my gargre.

[WINJA]

Nup I just checked, mine is still quietly parked in my gargre...so which KBer did you steal it from winja?
MIGHT NOT BE PARKED IN YOUR GARAGE LONG , I MIGHT CONVINCE HIM TO KNICK YOURS AND JUST GET HIS NUMBER PLATE REISSUED , THANKS FOR BEING A WISE ARSE ZED AND GIVING ME A GREAT IDEA.
THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF MOCKING OF THIS GUYS MISFORTUNE , I KNOW NOT ONE OF YOU WOULD JOKE TO HIS FACE ABOUT THIS UNFORTUNATE EVENT.

[crash harry]

Poor bugger.
Hate to see that shit happen to anyone...
Hope it was insured

[WINJA]

Poor bugger.
Hate to see that shit happen to anyone...
Hope it was insured
NO INSURANCE , SO HE ASKED ME TO POST IT HERE HOPING SOMEONE WILL BUY WHATS LEFT , BUT I JUST TXT HIM AND HE TXT ME BACK ASKING IF ANYONE KNOWS ZEDS REGO NUMBER , SO THERE MIGHT BE A CHANGE OF PLAN

[WINJA]

Lol, you started the mocking when you said it was "for sale" in your 1st post dumbkoff!
I WASNT JOKING , THERE WILL BE A BLACK BIRD SOMEWHERE THAT NEEDS SOME ENGINE INTERNALS

[SPORK]

Lol, you started the mocking when you said it was "for sale" in your 1st post dumbkoff!
Um, actually, I think he's wondering if anyone wants to buy it for spares or anything, so I don't think he was mocking...

[Sensei]

Winja I take it that this is Crazy Steve's bike . If so that is some serious Shit . Tell him Very Bummed at his loss , Will ask around here if anyone need's motor bit's for ya .

[ducatilover]

Lol, you started the mocking when you said it was "for sale" in your 1st post dumbkoff!
dude, its dumkopf:bash:

[WINJA]

Winja I take it that this Crazy Steve's bike . If so that is some serious Shit . Tell him Very Bummed at his loss , Will ask around here if anyone need's motor bit's for ya .
IT IS CRAZY STEVE ,HELL APPRECIATE THAT SENSEI

[ducatilover]

man thats pretty sad, it looks worse than my honda.:drinknsin

[SPORK]

So WINJA, can you elaborate on what happened?

[WINJA]

So WINJA, can you elaborate on what happened?
THE REGULATOR RECTIFIER POSSIBLY CAUGHT ON FIRE IGNITING THE BIKE THEN THE TANK SPRAYED FUEL EVERYWHERE CATCHING EVERYTHING ON FIRE.
THE FIREMEN ARE SURE THE BIKE WAS THE SOURCE, WHO KNOWS , WTF DO FIREMEN KNOW? HOW WOULD THEY TELL .
RESULTING IN ONE ANGRY CRAZY STEVE , HATE TO BE THE NEXT GUY TO PISS HIM OFF

[riffer]

Urgh. Gutted.

This brings back some horrid Easter memories (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=10454).

Hope it all ends well for Crazy Steve.

Please tell me the bike's insured... :(

[SPORK]

Urgh. Gutted.

This brings back some horrid Easter memories (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=10454).

Hope it all ends well for Crazy Steve.

Please tell me the bike's insured... :(

NO INSURANCE

Ouch. Poor guy.

[T.W.R]

CONDOLENCES TO THE OWNER! but being a honda blackbird & seeing it's been cremated in a sense it does bring thoughts of the Phoenix! (the mythical bird that rose from its own ashes). might be an idea to push at Honda for a new model design?:doh:

and mmmm! no insurance huh :doh: silly boy!

[WINJA]

CONDOLENCES TO THE OWNER! but being a honda blackbird & seeing it's been cremated in a sense it does bring thoughts of the Phoenix! (the mythical bird that rose from its own ashes). might be an idea to push at Honda for a new model design?:doh:

and mmmm! no insurance huh :doh: silly boy!
IVE OWNED ABOUT 5 NEW SUPERBIKES AND NEVER GET THEM INSURED

[SPORK]

IVE OWNED ABOUT 5 NEW SUPERBIKES AND NEVER GET THEM INSURED
ANY PATICULAR REASON?

[riffer]

Can't afford both petrol and insurance?

[T.W.R]

IVE OWNED ABOUT 5 NEW SUPERBIKES AND NEVER GET THEM INSURED

there will come a day just like this post's topic that you'll wish you had !!!!!

imagine if the bike was the likes of MV Agusta F4 or a 996 senna ducati etc

even the blackbird, what is it a 98 or 97 so its $13 -$14k thats a fair amount of coin to go up in smoke for the sake of a few hundred bucks security!

[WINJA]

there will come a day just like this post's topic that you'll wish you had !!!!!

imagine if the bike was the likes of MV Agusta F4 or a 996 senna ducati etc

even the blackbird, what is it a 98 or 97 so its $13 -$14k thats a fair amount of coin to go up in smoke for the sake of a few hundred bucks security!
WHAT ABOUT MY 2 WEEK OLD GIXXER1000 , CRASHED IT . 6 WEEK OLD ZX9 , CRASHED IT , QUITE NEW BLADE CRASHED IT .
LANCE LOWE WAS WITH ME WHEN I CRASHED THE GIXXER AND HE WAS MORE UPSET THAN ME , AS LONG AS IM OK I CAN WORK AND BUY ANOTHER BIKE , TO ME WHAT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO IS ITS A HUNK OF PLASTIC AND METAL , ANY WAY I THOUGHT INSURANCE WAS REALLY EXPENSIVE

[Sniper]

Bugger, hope he gets anther bike soon

[T.W.R]

WHAT ABOUT MY 2 WEEK OLD GIXXER1000 , CRASHED IT . 6 WEEK OLD ZX9 , CRASHED IT , QUITE NEW BLADE CRASHED IT .
LANCE LOWE WAS WITH ME WHEN I CRASHED THE GIXXER AND HE WAS MORE UPSET THAN ME , AS LONG AS IM OK I CAN WORK AND BUY ANOTHER BIKE , TO ME WHAT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO IS ITS A HUNK OF PLASTIC AND METAL , ANY WAY I THOUGHT INSURANCE WAS REALLY EXPENSIVE

of course a bike is just an inanimate object without being ridden, just the same as a car, or a house, their all just material things that don't bring you or give you your health. but i bet your house is insured as is your car. the fact is though what would be the case if you piled your bike into say a $50 -$100k car and it was your fault ? you'd be in the crying room then coz the repairs would be coming out of your pocket as well as repairing your own bike!

it doesn't have to full insurance to cover your ass, even third party insurance can save you unnecessary headaches & grief.

insurance doesn't have to be expensive it just depends on where & who your with ( with my own bike my insurance costs me $260 per year full coverage on an agreed value & excess is $250 for any claim). and i've been through the cost of insuring large capacity exotics when i was young & been almost bled dry through it but for the sakes of peace of mind towards any possible scenario that could of happened the expense is a small price to pay. ( imagine the cost of insuring a Laverda 1200 when your only 19 mmm, put it this way my excess was over $1300)

[Pillick]

Thing is, insurance is basically gambling - you're betting with the insurance company that you will crash, and they are betting that you wont. They carefully look at the odds, like a bookie, to make sure that in the long run the house wins - that enough people pay lots of premiums and never crash to cover the ones who do crash.

So what are the odds that you will crash? In the case of WINJA, apparently pretty good =P So even if your excess is half the price of the bike, insurance is still going to save you money and you may as well get it. Unless of course, they look at your record and say "no way are we betting with this guy, bugger off to a different insurance company". Thats would be a sure sign you want insurance - they have basically admitted that the odds are with you.

Way I see it, the only way you would start wasting insurance money is if you start driving like a nana and never crash. :hitcher:

[inlinefour]

WHAT ABOUT MY 2 WEEK OLD GIXXER1000 , CRASHED IT . 6 WEEK OLD ZX9 , CRASHED IT , QUITE NEW BLADE CRASHED IT .
LANCE LOWE WAS WITH ME WHEN I CRASHED THE GIXXER AND HE WAS MORE UPSET THAN ME , AS LONG AS IM OK I CAN WORK AND BUY ANOTHER BIKE , TO ME WHAT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO IS ITS A HUNK OF PLASTIC AND METAL , ANY WAY I THOUGHT INSURANCE WAS REALLY EXPENSIVE

16 k bike insured with AA costs me $800-00 a year. Dunno about your misses, but mine would be livid if I did not insure it. Besides, I don't know how much you get paid by the hour, but thats still alot of hours work...:doh:
My condolances to crazy steve. I come up north regularly in my hilux, if there is any parts needing to be brought up Ive got room and no there is not enough room in it for Zed's bike.

[WINJA]

of course a bike is just an inanimate object without being ridden, just the same as a car, or a house, their all just material things that don't bring you or give you your health. but i bet your house is insured as is your car. the fact is though what would be the case if you piled your bike into say a $50 -$100k car and it was your fault ? you'd be in the crying room then coz the repairs would be coming out of your pocket as well as repairing your own bike!

it doesn't have to full insurance to cover your ass, even third party insurance can save you unnecessary headaches & grief.

insurance doesn't have to be expensive it just depends on where & who your with ( with my own bike my insurance costs me $260 per year full coverage on an agreed value & excess is $250 for any claim). and i've been through the cost of insuring large capacity exotics when i was young & been almost bled dry through it but for the sakes of peace of mind towards any possible scenario that could of happened the expense is a small price to pay. ( imagine the cost of insuring a Laverda 1200 when your only 19 mmm, put it this way my excess was over $1300)
YEAH YOUR RIGHT , I DO HAVE THIRD PARTY ONLY

[Ixion]

I also have only TPFT on bikes and cars. I calculate I've saved many thousands of dollars over the years, and have a fund sufficient to replace any vehicle that I crash .

As someone said, it's a bet. If you think you are really more likely to crash than the insurer thinks, accept the bet(take insurance). If you think you are less likely, don't take it. Doesn't really matter what teh doallrs are, the insurer has already factored that in.

[marty]

yeah? i couldn't get 3rd party for the bike - only public liability. it was $5 a week for the busa.

[marty]

I also have only TPFT on bikes and cars. I calculate I've saved many thousands of dollars over the years, and have a fund sufficient to replace any vehicle that I crash .

.

i'd check that TPFT on the bike - none of the insurers would do it for me. only public liability

[Ixion]

I have a "job lot" deal, house cars, bikes, contents (different policies of course).

[ducatilover]

WHAT ABOUT MY 2 WEEK OLD GIXXER1000 , CRASHED IT . 6 WEEK OLD ZX9 , CRASHED IT , QUITE NEW BLADE CRASHED IT .
LANCE LOWE WAS WITH ME WHEN I CRASHED THE GIXXER AND HE WAS MORE UPSET THAN ME , AS LONG AS IM OK I CAN WORK AND BUY ANOTHER BIKE , TO ME WHAT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO IS ITS A HUNK OF PLASTIC AND METAL , ANY WAY I THOUGHT INSURANCE WAS REALLY EXPENSIVE
good way of putting it. plastic and metal.:blink:

[Biff]

Shit - that's a grade A pisser. Poor ole Steve. Almost beings a tear to my eye seeing a Biffbird in such a state.

[Crazy Steve]

IS THAT SCREWDRIVER CRAZY STEVE?

[Qkchk]

Hmmmm, must of been smoked by a 'Busa :dodge:

[Crazy Steve]

BELONGS TO A MEMBER OF THE SITE , ITS FOR SALE, POSSIBLY SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED WHICH IVE SEEN ON A 97 BLADE BEFORE.
THE OTHER WAS A PRETTY FLASH HARLEY

Wowers I was just telling Greg Boyd about this the other day and he said it never happened...

I wondered where the photos were...And here they are... ! ! !

Greg it did happen....And your Company had done all the servicing on that bike up to $2500 dollars worth...

Not a good look aye ! ! !

Crazy Steve...

[Crazy Steve]

$1300 full service done in May 2005....

And in November its dust ! ! !

5 Hours spent on it with Labour.....And I remember mentioning that it smelt like it was leaking gas.....

Wowers Honda's and there Burning Probs......

Who would honestly buy one ? ? ?

Crazy Steve...

[raftn]

Drink driving..........smoking and riding.........umm.........shouldn't do either.