Ouch! binned...

[MD]

Great attitude Simon. You only have two choices when shit happens. let it upset you or accept it and move on. Always look on the bright side as they say [I mean sing]. Some good advice here on the insurance. I claimed on my parents house contents years ago (when I lived at home of course)no trouble for helmet, jacket... Good luck getting the beast back together. Lets meet under better circumstances next time.
MD

[mangell6]

Celticno6, make sure that you tell your FIL the truth . He mentioned that you, didn't know it was you then, had come off your bike.

I didn't think it was a -3 morning when I left home at 6:50am this morning. Felt warmer than last week.

Should get all the UH KBrs around to your place for moral support and repair work.

Mike

[Marknz]

sorry to hear it fella, but pleased you're up and mobile!

[RiderInBlack]

Yer, Glad to here you were OK. Sorry to here your "baby" got hurt, but happy to hear that the KB rescue worked out in Welly (good on you all for stopping and helping ).

Shit it sounds like the KBer T-Shirt come in handy too (Fu*k must get one ).

[erik]

Ouch! I hope your bikes back together quick and you mend up soon.

[saul]

I don't know you mate, but am glad to hear that you are still around

All the best in your recovery :-)

Regards

[riffer]

Celticno6, make sure that you tell your FIL the truth . He mentioned that you, didn't know it was you then, had come off your bike.

I didn't think it was a -3 morning when I left home at 6:50am this morning. Felt warmer than last week.

Should get all the UH KBrs around to your place for moral support and repair work.

Mike

You're on Mike. I reckon if we tie some rope to the front wheel and get all the Upper Hutt Boys to pull at once we can straighten those forks real fast...

Yeah I heard tonight that John works with you. I was getting the hard word relayed to me over the phone from Gini who was on the phone to her mum. Something about defensive driving courses...

Still, its only my third bin in twenty years... not too bad. That's one highside, one lowside and a superman off a traffic island into a lamp-post. All three have occurred in the month of June too - not my favourite month I guess.

According to the guys in the van behind me who helped me get the bike of the road it was most spectacular! Lucky those fizzers are tough.

Has it put me off riding? Not a chance. You gotta fall off sometime.

I'm just surprised I managed to throw a bike down the road doing 70 ks in rush hour traffic. Go on, flame away... I can take it.

Anyway, thanks to Neurofen and Lagavulin I'm fine.

Bike arrives home tomorrow night. If you want to come around and see it send me a pm and I'll give you my address. I'm home all weekend except Saturday morning (kids rugby).

[Her_C4]

I didn't think it was a -3 morning when I left home at 6:50am this morning. Felt warmer than last week.
Mike

Hey Celtic,

Sorry to hear your tale of woe, and that your bike appears to require a form of intensive care therapy to get it right - but really cool to hear that you don't!!!!

I saw the roads were iced up this morning and (due to my lack of experience on slippery surfaces!) elected to take the train.... pleased I did now

Hope your aches and bruises fade soon

[aff-man]

Sorry to hear about the bin hopefully you're up and running soon

[LB]

sorry to hear about this Celtic. Glad you're (more or less) okay.

I thought yesterday morning was the coldest we've had so far this winter. Another couple of days of frost like this and we'll have ice at the bottom of our hill (Kelson) - real fun stuff.....

[mangell6]

You're on Mike. I reckon if we tie some rope to the front wheel and get all the Upper Hutt Boys to pull at once we can straighten those forks real fast...

He he he he he

Yeah I heard tonight that John works with you. I was getting the hard word relayed to me over the phone from Gini who was on the phone to her mum. Something about defensive driving courses...

I have seen how John rides on his beast through traffic, I guess you are following his example.

Still, its only my third bin in twenty years... not too bad. That's one highside, one lowside and a superman off a traffic island into a lamp-post. All three have occurred in the month of June too - not my favourite month I guess.

Moral is don't ride your bike in June.

I'm just surprised I managed to throw a bike down the road doing 70 ks in rush hour traffic. Go on, flame away... I can take it.

Takes skill and commitment to perform like that must be the practice that you have previously had . I will take you up on your offer though, both hehe

Rant_mode
IMHO splitting at any speed greater than 50km dramatically increases your chances of a) Getting caught by "you know who", b) Getting wiped out by inattentative individuals, c) Scaring a driver into taking emergency action d)loss of income.
/Rant_mode

For me its an age thing, I can't afford the repairs, can't afford the loss of income, and as for the associated pain I have done my time with that. However there is still the thrill as you whip past people, push the gap, split for 11kms including past merging traffic, Ah the thrill of the chase.

Mike

[riffer]

I have seen how John rides on his beast through traffic, I guess you are following his example.

Hmmm. That's not what he tells me

On the plus side, I have just got off the phone with Vero. Turns out, all my gear is covered by the house contents policy after all...

so I now have to get quotes for a new helmet, jacket, pants, gloves and boots which were all damaged in the drop.

As for the watch, it still goes so I will get Capital Watch Services to look at a quote for a repair on the scratched face, and broken strap.

Now if only the bike was that easy. It arrives home tonight thanks to White Trash.

After rugby tomorrow I will take the fairings off, remove the wheel, brakes, forks and see what damage we have.

WT mentioned to me that there's a crowd up in Cambridge that can straighten fork stanchions - looks like that might be the way to go rather than the five guys pulling on the forks bit.

Things are looking up already ! And the sun's just come out in Upper Hutt

[James Deuce]

Celticno6, you're a freak mate!

Irrepressibly optimistic. I would have crawled into a dark hole and barked at anyone that approached.

Kudos mate!

[pete376403]

sorry to hear about this Celtic. Glad you're (more or less) okay.

I thought yesterday morning was the coldest we've had so far this winter. Another couple of days of frost like this and we'll have ice at the bottom of our hill (Kelson) - real fun stuff.....

How about this, then. My daughter and I riding Miss Piggy on the Pigroot last Sunday

[pete376403]

Hey Celtic - my son has a fairing for an 87 FZR1000 if you need it.