Clunk, Bang, Arse, Feck, Ouch!!

[Hitcher]

Shit happens aye m8!!!!! Glad to hear your not too bad. I had a big off 12 months ago and have claimed all my gear on my house contents insurance. The only thing my insurance company wouldn't cover was my helmet, but got back the bucks for my jacket, pants and boots, so it's worth havin a look at.
Look after yourself m8.

Good advice, thanks.

[wkid_one]

Thanks for the words of good cheer. The Zrex has already got a Kerker on. You have a better suggestion??

Yep - get no particular order
1. Akropovic
2. Remus
3. Micro

Three of the best pipe manu out there.

[matthewt]

The only thing my insurance company wouldn't cover was my helmet, but got back the bucks for my jacket, pants and boots, so it's worth havin a look at.

Why not your helmet ?? What company was it ??

I've claimed a helmet before under my contents policy.

[Hitcher]

Yep - get no particular order
1. Akropovic
2. Remus
3. Micro

Three of the best pipe manu out there.

Now there's a thought... I could nick one off your R1. Have you sold it yet, by the way??

Point of clarification to point 3. Micro or Micron?

[matthewt]

4. Neptune
5. Arrow

[PeteThePom]

Thanks for the words of good cheer. The Zrex has already got a Kerker on. You have a better suggestion??

Akropovic full system is the way to go, combined with a K+N air filter and a subtle airbox mod gives you an extra 20bhp
NOTE:This is what me mate in UK did to his ZRX11(mind you he owns his own bike shop with a dyno, so has plenty of time to get it spot on) but I would reckon you can do the pipe and air filter without having to adjust the carbs you'd have to dyno to be sure, might need to space your needles up a bit...

I'm just running an ART(race) end can and a K+N filter which has given me an extra 12bhp at the back wheel

[mangell6]

Hitcher - Damn. Good to see you are OK and the bike rideable. Good to meet and chat with yourself and Mrs H.

Mike

[wkid_one]

Now there's a thought... I could nick one off your R1. Have you sold it yet, by the way??

Point of clarification to point 3. Micro or Micron?

Micron.

And yes the bike has gone......

[SPman]

Micron.

And yes the bike has gone......

And whats wrong with Kerker?

Mine sounds great, chopped off 6 kg and gave me a 7% power hike! And its fully rebuildable and well priced.

[merv]

And yes the bike has gone......

It was still in Sawyers when I was last there on Wednesday. Have they sold it and its now gone from the shop or did they just buy it from you for stock?

How's the dirt bike coming on?

[wkid_one]

Bike was sold on Friday

[Hitcher]

Status update:

Got enough flex and twist back to get my leg over today (as it were). Took the bike into Motorad for an "accident assessment". The schedule looks like a goodly slice of the parts manual for a ZRX1200R A2!! Kerry said he'll stay late to tot it all up. Yikes!! Lots of little bits damaged rather than a few bits badly trashed. I guess that's why it's insured...

Went for a ride tonight too. Up the Hutt, Haywards, Greys Road and home via Old Hutt Road. I was surprised how tentative I was on the RH stuff -- super-conscious of all the road "feel" coming up the shocks...

Those new Lexus coupes are pretty gutless off the lights... Almost as gutless as a Subaru WRX STi... No, really I tried to behave!