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    Good news TwinFin, some have not been so lucky lately....
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    Quote Originally Posted by nodrog View Post
    Wheres the pics?
    The guy who took the pics didnt send them to me.I guess he didnt get my email address right,as I was trying to tell him it while the ambos where dealing with me.
    its one of the reasons why I posted it on here,incase he reads this. These pics are my bike,the last photo show the crack in the swing right up the weld.

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    Looks like it WAS a minter
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    I can only relate, except I was hit by a mobility van that failed to giveaway and ended up snapping clean in half my fibula and my tibia as well as shattering my ankle. Six months on and I'm still at home recovering and shopping for a new bike. At least you have six weeks. It could of been worse, at least you didn't lose your arm, I almost lost my left foot.

    Crashing is not fun, especially on a day like fathers day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by twinfin View Post
    These pics are my bike,the last photo show the crack in the swing right up the weld.
    ....Ohh god she's a mess!

    Looks like she was a bloody nice ride Twinfin ...can't get over that swing arm cracking like that.
    Get well soon mate, hope the arm gets better soon & insurance covers everything.

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    just for interests sake what happen to the prick who did the u-turn.

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    What I wanna know is how the hell a frontal impact causes the swingarm weld to crack like that. Bit fucking weird if you ask me. Which you didn't.....

    Good job on still being alive to tell the tale too, many aren't.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hotkebab View Post


    I can only relate, except I was hit by a mobility van that failed to giveaway and ended up snapping clean in half my fibula and my tibia as well as shattering my ankle. Six months on and I'm still at home recovering and shopping for a new bike. At least you have six weeks. It could of been worse, at least you didn't lose your arm, I almost lost my left foot.

    Crashing is not fun, especially on a day like fathers day.
    G that sounds horribile,it sure aint fun when you crash because of someone else. I hope you make a full recovery.

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    Quote Originally Posted by insane1 View Post
    just for interests sake what happen to the prick who did the u-turn.
    That person (a prickess) had no injuries,and was able to drive their car home. I wont say to much about them as they have yet to be charged.
    As for how the swing arm cracked, I think the bike went UP on impact and came down on its side and the rear wheel hit the ground first,causing the swingarm to try and flex sideways.

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    U-turns on a blind corner!

    it wasn't a cop was it? or may a cop off-duty? or maybe an ex-cop...

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    Quote Originally Posted by twinfin View Post
    the swing arm cracked, I think the bike went UP on impact and came down on its side and the rear wheel hit the ground first,causing the swingarm to try and flex sideways.
    Jeepers even under those circumstances I would hope the welds on a swingarm would hold together! That don't look good to me considering the impact wasn't hard enough to cause any damage to the rear rim???
    I'm with Trashy! That don't look good at all Mr Manufacturer??
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