Just lost my virginity!!!

[justsomeguy]

I hear the sex industry is hireing

Can I have the address please??

[erik]

Wow, sorry to hear you crashed.
You're lucky you were able to ride home afterwards!
I'd offer to help, but I'm going to be busy as hell the next few weeks with stuff for uni.

BTW, Tom has come off at least twice when the front let go while braking in a straight line on the zzr... Coincidence? Or is there something about the bike that makes it prone to the front letting go?

[justsomeguy]

Wow, sorry to hear you crashed.
You're lucky you were able to ride home afterwards!
I'd offer to help, but I'm going to be busy as hell the next few weeks with stuff for uni.

Thanks mate.. yes it's nearing the end of semester isn't it. Worst part of the semester

Thanks for all your help so far. The repair process is gonna be a slow one this time around. Actually all I need is just the foot rest bracket. And I'll be sweet.

[inlinefour]

Can't say Ive ever lost my virginity, at least from how is explained in the dictionary (PT)

[Lee Rusty]

buggered - here is somebody who is happy he fell off.

geez mate the idea is not to - and certainly not to be happy about it.

wait till you have paid all the bills, see if you are still going yippie

[justsomeguy]

buggered - here is somebody who is happy he fell off.

geez mate the idea is not to - and certainly not to be happy about it.

wait till you have paid all the bills, see if you are still going yippie

I'm not happy i fell off, I'm happy I rode away with another story to tell, rather than lying in the ICU.

The bills won't be too much. All I need is a little foot bracket. The rest is just cosmetic. Bout $100 (prob $50) max in plastic welding and another 300-400 for a full respray. I can do the prep myself and find parts from wreckers. Will take a couple of months to get the bike looking mint again, but it's rideable as it is so

[justsomeguy]

BTW, Tom has come off at least twice when the front let go while braking in a straight line on the zzr... Coincidence? Or is there something about the bike that makes it prone to the front letting go?

Really?? Ranzer what were the details???

[John]

Really?? Ranzer what were the details???

Maybe its the tire profile they do have a notoriously skinny front end! What is it a 100mm / 60mm?

[justsomeguy]

Maybe its the tire profile they do have a notoriously skinny front end! What is it a 100mm / 60mm?

Yup, something like that....... but I think rider skill levels also has a lot to do with it.

But hey even Rossi crashes...... it just happens........

However I'm sticking to my story of diesel/oil spill

[John]

Yup, something like that....... but I think rider skill levels also has a lot to do with it.

But hey even Rossi crashes...... it just happens........

However I'm sticking to my story of diesel/oil spill

Just like my gravel story, makes you seem more rugged

[justsomeguy]

Just like my gravel story, makes you seem more rugged

hehehehe

My fault should have been more careful...... the road had an inch of water covering it yesterday.

Bloody slippery today too. Bit weird trying to brake hard with only one brake.

[John]

hehehehe

My fault should have been more careful...... the road had an inch of water covering it yesterday.

Bloody slippery today too. Bit weird trying to brake hard with only one brake.

When you brake hard then you only need one brake because the rear is up in the air ...

[Mr Skid]

BTW, Tom has come off at least twice when the front let go while braking in a straight line on the zzr... Coincidence? Or is there something about the bike that makes it prone to the front letting go?

Well they are Kawasakis...

[justsomeguy]

Well they are Kawasakis...

Says the guy who falls of on most rides .........

[Mr Skid]

Says the guy who falls of on most rides .........

Name a ride we've been on where I've chucked it down the road..

At the risk of being serious for a moment and destroying my hard cultivated image as a carefree crash prone teenager, I think what Lee Rusty said does have currency.

Rather than looking at it as a "oh well, there was diesel / gravel / a gumboot on the road, it was an external factor, can't be helped." We need to consider what role our observation and riding skills play in keeping us safe.

Mentally it sure feels better being able to put the blame on someone else, but blame doesn't fix fairings or broken bones.