Out of the game for some time.

[Magua]

Coming out of work today I lowsided in gravel at low speed but fast enough to bend the front fairing in a way that I can't turn the handle bars far left. Also further damage to the transmission cover so I'm now leaking oil. So I've given up on that FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT YAMAHA for now. It can sit in the driveway under it's cover for however long it takes for me to bring it to roadworthyness. From January 15, I will be in my cage for transport and it's likely to stay that way for same time. I'll be bowing out of biking for some time. I just wish I hadn't made the fateful decision to give up a pristine Gn125 for a bomb :(.

Just thought I'd share.

[Blakamin]

just spend some time and energy on it.... if you give up biking, you might regret it!

[Indiana_Jones]

Hang in there :niceone:

-Indy

[Magua]

just spend some time and energy on it.... if you give up biking, you might regret it!

Give up biking? Not an option, just a breather until I can finance something else/fix this hunk.

[Storm]

Know how you feel- my car just carked and might end up costing heaps :crazy:

[toads]

i sympathise with you, i pranged my car yesterday, not happy with myself at all

[カワサキキド]

Just get a new transmission cover, change the oil, strip off the fairing and ride it naked intill you can fix the fairing.

Did the fairing crack or did you just bend the mounts?
If so just get a big spanner and cresent and bend them back.

Anyway get off the computer and into the gargre!

[Joni]

i sympathise with you, i pranged my car yesterday, not happy with myself at all
Sorry to hear that Toads.... hope you get everything sorted!


Give up biking? Not an option, just a breather until I can finance something else/fix this hunk
Hang in there mate....

:sunny:

[Magua]

Just get a new transmission cover, change the oil, strip off the fairing and ride it naked intill you can fix the fairing.

Did the fairing crack or did you just bend the mounts?
If so just get a big spanner and cresent and bend them back.

Anyway get off the computer and into the gargre!

Words of encouragement, too bad the bike is stuck at work. Can't ride it in it's current state. Don't even have a way to get it home.

[Ghost Lemur]

Know the feeling Magua.

After having my first bike for only a few months it got taken out by a cage. Now financials dicatate that it wont be replaced for sometime. Circumstances do change though and once more we'll both be bikers with bikes.

Keep the faith

[Frankie]

Frankie to the rescue...

Well you know where I live if ya need any tools... i dont think your crescent and one screw driver will be enough this time


mm n ill see if i can borrow the van from work one day and get the bike to ur place this week or next

[wari]

Frankie to the rescue...

Well you know where I live if ya need any tools... i dont think your crescent and one screw driver will be enough this time


mm n ill see if i can borrow the van from work one day and get the bike to ur place this week or next

WHatta toppe nice thorugly bluddy good in all ways bluddy great CHEE-oyce fella ... :yeah:

GOod onya mate ... :spudbooge :spudguita :spudbooge ... :ride:

[Frankie]

Can some one tell Magua to wait like 2 fucking days for me to get the van from work...

He wants to try and ride it home -_-

[SuperDave]

Magua, wait two days damnit :pinch:

[Ms Piggy]

Very frustrating but, don't give up!

[Two Smoker]

Bad luck mate, the clutch cover is just a matter of buying a new one, or someone on here might be able to weld it up... the fairing mount can be bent back with a bit of brute force.....

I know how you feel, but im on the other side, ive got 3 bikes and a car, but can't afford to ride or drive them :crybaby:

[R6_kid]

c,mon magua, buy the GF250, you know you want too...

[aff-man]

Mate i know a guy who can weld up the clutch cover maybe(depending on damage)(calling mr death_inc) or i got quoted an alternator cover (other side) for like $45ish as for the other stuff you supply the coke a cola(i don't drink and ride) and i'll come help you get the bike up and running. If you read a couple of the threads going around , there are always people willing to help. People helped me so in return i offer my service and so on and so forth. Sing out if you need a hand :Punk: :ride:

[2_SL0]

Ok, I have the fix, give me $3500 I can supply you with a new clutch cover, aaaareeee hell Im feeling generous I will throw in a whole FZR 250. :ride:

[jrandom]

Ok, I have the fix, give me $3500 I can supply you with a new clutch cover, aaaareeee hell Im feeling generous I will throw in a whole FZR 250. :ride:

Right engine, wrong bike.

You want a nice FZX250, you do, Magua.

[2_SL0]

NO NO NO , the FZR is a far superior bike. Its equiped with a double twin whoodema whatsit. AND will still respect you in the morning. :yeah:

Beat that :Punk:

[avgas]

Thunderlizards Rule!!!

[Magua]

Ok I'll bring the bike back by van, didn't really want to ride it in it's current state anway. I tried to start it at work and it didn't like that. The fairing seems to be alright, I unscrewed it from the frame and it popped back into place so now I just need to move the frame back to match it. Which will need some brute force alright.

[riffer]

Ok I'll bring the bike back by van, didn't really want to ride it in it's current state anway. I tried to start it at work and it didn't like that. The fairing seems to be alright, I unscrewed it from the frame and it popped back into place so now I just need to move the frame back to match it. Which will need some brute force alright.
That's the spirit Magua.

Old fizzers never die, they just accumulate character... :shifty:

[aff-man]

That's the spirit Magua.

Old fizzers never die, they just accumulate character... :shifty:


And battle scars which all the ladies love :yeah: :yeah: :yeah:

[JohnBoy]

these are times of charater building, you will get to learn heaps more about your bike, bike shops and how useful electrical tap and your mechano set can really be!
remeber good things take time!! i feel your burn, i crashed back in oct and still runing around scratched and scared.

[Frankie]

sweet man... got the van for tomorrow after work :)

ill give ya a ring tomorrow noon :P

[FROSTY]

Ok I'll bring the bike back by van, didn't really want to ride it in it's current state anway. I tried to start it at work and it didn't like that. The fairing seems to be alright, I unscrewed it from the frame and it popped back into place so now I just need to move the frame back to match it. Which will need some brute force alright.
Dude heres a lil racetrack trick (that KK forgot i must note)
You have the fairing off.
Get some thick cardboard and with some help from a mate lay the bike on its side. On the oposite side to what ya crashed it on.
with a clean rag and some oth the petrol from ya tank wash the cracked cover thoughroughly.
Repeat this step then wash again with hot soapy water
Buy some sellys High temp knead it you can buy it from repco or even the warehouse. mix it properly and with clean dry hands.
push the knead it into the crack.
wait 12 hours for it to set. (for racing its 12 minutes but thats racing)
I repaired the front of a mates crankcase cover with this stuff and its still in there