Binned it again!

**dnos** · 12th February 2007, 08:25

Dude that sucks.
Good to hear you and your mate werent too badly hurt, hope you both heal up fast.

**"D" FZ1** · 12th February 2007, 08:26

Good old council workers (NOT) How many times does this have to happen for them to sort their SHIT out

**cowpoos** · 12th February 2007, 08:38

Originally Posted by eviltwin

Fark!

OK is was bad enough that I binned my ZX10R at the pukekohe track day, 3 weeks ago, star insurance were champs getting me a new ride...and i binned that one yesterday!

They are not going to be happy with me!

I was riding with 3 other bikes down pukekawa way today, came around this sweet cambered corner, and hello gravel, low sided into the ditch. One of the other guys was behind me he locked up and high sided. it wasn't pretty!

We practically dropped into a farmers lap who was fixing the fence from a car accident two days ago on the same patch.

Where were the fuckin road signs? Why didn't the council sweep it after the last accident?

Cops, ambo & fire turned up and got shit sorted and cleaned the road.

Meanwhile, Darryl has broken collarbone in 3 places, i have 2 cracked ribs and 2 sprained thumbs.

I got home tonight to find that i had 1/2 a cup of gravel in my boots, funny, i didn't notice it till then!

Revit Leathers: two thumbs up!

Carbon Knuckled Gloves: the shit!

HJC Helmet: took a couple of good whacks to the head...it was solid!

Gotta love good protection!

Thanks to Darryls mates for dropping my bike home, i'll get you beers...as promised!

Thanks to Tracey and Mike and your lovely ladies for being there too, great support, good humour (sorry forgot the ladies names...I blame it on concussion!)

jezzzz....bit rough dude....maybe its time to get a gixxer....they are well know for their off road and crashing ability's

**N4CR** · 12th February 2007, 09:29

being like dover isn't cool.

nice to see the subframe so bent the zx10 06's are very flimsy in the rear. and the mg covers on the engine get eaten up real ****in easy... gravel hitting it chips bits off it. plastic bikes these days eh... that why i want an older mid 90's srad/cbr for stunting. real frames real bikes.

**Macktheknife** · 12th February 2007, 09:43

Bugger about your offs mate, wishing you both a fast recovery and no probs with the insurance company.

**The Stranger:Me** · 12th February 2007, 10:30

Originally Posted by dennisr

It is about time those responsible for the roads were held responsible. They put up road signs to protect the roads not the users and motorcycles don't seem to count as users anyway.

I wonder what would happen if we all complained to our local council everytime we found poor maintenance or lack of signs where they had tossed some loose chip? Is this worth thinking about.

Hope you get better soon.

There is a case where a council was successfully sued over road works signage, or rather lack there of.
Shame it doesn't happen more often.

**Disco Dan** · 12th February 2007, 10:35

bugger about your off dude, thats gotta be the worst sound.. bike fairings against road... that and the constant ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh that women make when they think your listening to them..

"we can fix it.. we have the technology...."

**eviltwin** · 12th February 2007, 10:42

just rang star and gave them the news...

**kiwifruit** · 12th February 2007, 10:45

lettuce know what they do

**R6_kid:Me** · 12th February 2007, 10:54

Anyone wanna go halves in a ZX10R go-cart?

Really gutted for you mate! glad you came out of it relatively unscathed, pity you cant say the same about your bike.

N4CR, wanna help me build Osiris?

**NinjaBoy** · 12th February 2007, 11:09

Originally Posted by eviltwin

just rang star and gave them the news...

Don't envy you but let us know what happens.

Well at least you're still OK and was able to walk away from it. Been there before once or twice

But bikes can be repaired or replaced.

**K6K** · 12th February 2007, 11:12

Glad you didn't come off too badly buddy, damaged ribs do bite though!

Keep on top of Star...if they were one of the big normal insurance companies I would expect (being a pessimistic cynical prick – about insurance companies anyway) that they may put chasing a council or road contractor up for liability in the “too hard basket” It may very well cost more to chase them than the claim is worth. I would then cynically expect an insurance company to lay blame on you (so they can raise your premiums/cancel no claims discount etc. or worst case cancelling the insurance)
I’m pretty confident Star won’t do that – they may try it on just to see if you would accept it without fuss But IMO it would be pretty bloody stupid of them with all the good PR they have got out of you from your Puke crash. They do seem to try really hard to do right by motorcyclists…I swapped my insurance to Star because of that (and your first bin - track day insurance!!!), and I’m sure plenty of people you and I have talked to recently have done the same. Getting a replacement bike in six days is bloody impressive. You should ask them if they can beat that this time!!!
BTW, when I changed to Star I was impressed that when I called up to change they made sure I knew that some insurance companies can charge up to $200 to cancel a policy. They wouldn’t sign me up until I found out my previous company wouldn’t!

I hope Star insurance can keep their deserved reputation,
Good luck mate. Let us know how it goes.

Er…just had a thought…your other bike crash wasn’t on the other side was it? You don’t think they would use your old bike for parts do you? ;-)
FrankinZX10….it’s alive I tell you!!!

**kiwifruit** · 12th February 2007, 11:14

i've got fifty bucks on star paying out within the week

**N4CR** · 12th February 2007, 11:30

Originally Posted by r6_kid

anyone wanna go halves in a zx10r go-cart?

n4cr, wanna help me build osiris?

sure. i owe you anyway.

10r cart wouldn't get power down and would be very unstable yet a ****load of fun seen a gixxer 11000 donk in one and it flew.