Mangawhai misshap

**MidnightMike** · 8th December 2005, 20:05

Srry about hijackn the thread

**sAsLEX** · 8th December 2005, 20:24

Originally Posted by maha man

A dozen or so bikes stoped at corner that will get you if youre not carful on the mangawhai road last sunday. We got there as the female rider was becoming a pillion, from what i understand the bike wasnt so lucky,

was a mates house they crashed near and she thought it was me when the biker came to her house to ask for some assistance! Her dad helped winch out the bike out and from the sounds of it it was rather munched

**SPman** · 8th December 2005, 21:24

Originally Posted by maha man

.. but another guy who stoped before we did ( k"ber ) on a week old Suzuki 1000 put the stand down and the bike had other ideas and fell over. Hope he got home alright, we did stay and keep him company till he rigged the broken gear lever with some cheesecloth i had on me, anyone know who this rider is????

Yep - that was me. Thanks for the assist..the clothy knee operated gear change worked until I got back to SH1, then stretched too much. I just stuck my foot under the gear lever and it sort of worked OK from there..
Make that a day old GSXR!!!!!! fukit!

**WRT** · 9th December 2005, 07:42

Originally Posted by SPman

Yep - that was me. Thanks for the assist..the clothy knee operated gear change worked until I got back to SH1, then stretched too much. I just stuck my foot under the gear lever and it sort of worked OK from there..
Make that a day old GSXR!!!!!! fukit!

Mate, that sucks, your not having much luck there, eh? Hope the damage wasnt too major, thats pretty lousey, especially as you were stopping to help someone out.

**Drunken Monkey** · 9th December 2005, 07:59

Originally Posted by SPman

Yep - that was me. ...
Make that a day old GSXR!!!!!! fukit!

You know, if I was superstitious, I'd say there's some sort of ancient Yamaha curse on you preventing you from having any joy on a GSX-R. Wait a minute, I am superstitious!
To lift the curse, you're going to have to change your handle in a dark-universe ceremony, then purchase an old YZF750SP and ride it into a big lake of lava, sending it back into the evil Hell hole it spawned from. This must be done during a new moon, while selected acolytes of the gixxer fraternity do wheelies up and down the street behind you on each of the true GSX-R models:
A novice acolyte on a Corona coloured GSX-R600
An apprentice acolyte on a Blue & White anniversary edition GSX-R750
A crazy man on a Black/Silver GSX-R1000
And an appointed high-priest type (like WhiteTrash) on a classic GSX-R1100

If the gods shine in your favour, you will be miraculously lifted from the seat of the evil SP and land safely on your feet. If we get any part of the ceremony wrong, you will find yourself uncomfortably glued to the seat as the motorcycle sinks into the magma...

It must be done...