Binned the Bird this morning

[Firefight]

Hey Brian,

just heard, glad your ok mate, good luck with the bits...

could have been worse mate.


F/F

[oldrider]

Speeding is their big fantasy problem, so they (The Authorities) let careless bastards cast rubbish all over our roads to slow us down.

It's cheaper than hiring more traffic cops and keeps the speed down sometimes and bikes off the road for a while.

Glad you are OK, shame about your bike, hope you are back riding again soon. Cheers John.

[Macktheknife]

Glad to hear you are ok, good luck with the repairs.

[McJim]

Bad news.

Sickening feeling when the front end lets go....not a lot can be done to recover. Did the same on RG150 after New Year - luckily the tiny bike just bounced. cosmetic damage only.

Glad you're okay.

[oldguy]

F**K sorry to hear that mate, glad your OK, hope not too long before your back on ya bike, 3 to 4 weeks will seem like a life time.

[beyond]

That sucks mate

It's time something was done about all the crap that is allowed on our roads.

Roadworks is another thing too. They give a new seal job the 30kmh treatment until the car tracks are all cleared then take the signs away so that when we come along using the full lane to enter, apex and exit, we find loose gravel on our apex points and it's all on as well.

Glad you're ok mate. Hurts dunnit

[Mrs Busa Pete]

At this stage it's not looking good, find out tommorrow but there taking 3-4 weeks just for parts. If that's the case I'll have soming to say about it.

As for the body as the day goes on the worse it gets

Maybe time for a beer

cheers

GET THEM TO GIVE AUSSY A RING MUCH FASTER FOR PARTS .THIS IS A SIGN FROM THE GOODS THAT YOU NEED A NEW ONE HOW ABOUT A BUSA

[aff-man]

mate that sux... was clear yesterday to...

[shafty]

Poor Bastard. Was the gravel sign posted? If no, get stuck in and call them in to account!
Take photo's, use facts and go for it.

[jtzzr]

Sorry to hear about the bin Brian, as you say shit happens and you carry on . Glad you`re still in 1 piece , and that`s what matters .

[BarBender]

Glad to hear you're OK.
Luckily there wasnt anyone bearing down on top of you from behind.
Knowing that corner people normally look to their right and without knowing whats in fron of them could have easily gone over the top of you...

State of the inner city roads is shit at the moment. For example I travel up and down Hillsborough Road and the carry over of cement and gravel onto the road coupled with the re-direction and blockage of traffic to secondary streets has already caused accidents.

Hope you're riding soon.

[Krusti]

Sorry to hear....

Things in life that shouldn't suck do...the things that should don't!

[BigB]

Thank's for all the support guys, went and had a look at the bike this morning and didn't think it looked that bad. Then the workshop guy starts listing the parts for repair

Lower left fairing (lower right is also scratched)
Alternator cover
Left side exhaust
Front wheel rim
Lefthand wing mirror
new tyre's as both are soaked in oil
new oil and filter

so it soon add's up, I'll just have to wait and see what the insurance has to say.

Cheers

[sillywilly]

just seen this,sorry to hear brian,must be something in the water lately, although at least you had a good reason for arsing off, have a good one down the line, guess bike will be fixed when you come back.

[slowpoke]

Do you have to replace like for like when carrying out the repairs?
Don't know if you are interested but if the insurance company basically signs off on the repair quote can you then spend the money how you see fit?
For example: rather than replace the stock OEM exhaust you may prefer to fit an aftermarket system. Maybe it's cheaper to repair rather than replace the scratched panels and you can then fit a power commander or heated grips or something else that strikes your fancy.
I decided to take my 916 motocrossing one day (sad, hamfisted story) with the upshot being I had an insurance claim for a reasonable amount. I basically ended up with a "budget" from the insurance company and after dicussing various options with the guys handling the repairs we came up with a better bike at the end of it.