I'm a feckin eedjit

[vifferman]

Finally got my new front brake pads, and on the way back to work I was 'helping them to bed in'. Problem was, instead of my usual 2-finger braking, I was using four fingers, and locked the front wheel up. If I'd been using two fingers, maybe I might have been able to save the front end, but instead I dropped it on the road.
No major damage - bent the brake pedal, cracked the fairing, busted the back indicator stalk, bent the front one.

fukkit.

Worst thing is I think I'll have to replace my helmet, as I hit my head hard on the road. There's not much visible exterior sign of the impact, but my head aches, and so does my neck, so I'd say the helmet should be binned.
No - that's not the worst thing; telling my wife will be...

I guess I should be thankful I'm not really hurt and that the bike's rideable and repairs shouldn't amount to much, but I'm really pissed off that it happened at all, as it was so silly and avoidable. Sigh....

[Motoracer]

Damn sorry to hear that man... What sorta helmet have you got? Make, model?

[riffer]

Sorry to hear that FS. Glad the damage is minimal.

Be careful if your headache starts to get bad enough that you feel like puking or you get tired or sleepy...

I decided to give my helmet to my boy to play with when I crashed although I could possibly have continued wearing it...

Voltaren is really good for those sore necks when you've banged your head. You can get it as a gel from the chemist.

and you're right - telling the wife will be the worst thing. Best you get it over and done with right away rather than have her know you spent all day after a crash not telling her.

[FROSTY:Me]

shitabrick mate--thats a hassle innit
Glad ya werent hurt dude

[Cajun]

Bugger firestormer,

i don;t like idea of droping a vtr, i can just see those raitors getting holes in them to easy

[FROSTY:Me]

Dude if it helps I could"borrow" your bike for a spin round the block.
As a very inexperienced rider It would be little wonder that I dropped your bike And of course I have no money so it'll be just one of those things.
Wifey might not be on ya case so bad then

[Devil]

Pity about the bin. Good to hear you're in one piece (not run over after the fact!).

No witnesses to your ballsup?

[vifferman]

Thanx for the kind words, guys - I don't deserve them.

MR: It's an AGV summat or another. Now about 4 years and 5 bins old. Overdue for replacement, I guess. In the other 4 bins, I don't think I hit my head, although I scraped the visor cover on the road in the first one (lowside).

Cno6: It's just a bit of a dull ache, but my keyboard dyslexia seems worse than normal. Hard to tell though what is from the bang and what's from this friggin head cold I've got.

XJ/FROSTY: Thanx for your kind offer, but there's not enuff damage to claim insurance on, so it's not too much of an expense at the moment.
I was wearing full gear - boots, leather pants, helmet, gloves, and the jacket has two levels of armour: kevlar pads on the outside, and hard/soft cups on the elbows and shoulders. Plus the shoulders and arms have leather over Cordura. It was a bit of a fag putting it all on, given I was only going a couple of km, but my other bins have all been near work too....
Must be something to that - two on the way to work, and three at lunchtime. Hmmmm......

Cajun: No holes or damage to the right radiator, but the fairing's pushed against it a little. I wasn't going fast by the time I dropped it, so the damge is just from falling on the road, I guess.

Devil: Witnesses? Yeah, it was on Great North Rd by the shops, and I binned it right in front of some roadworkers, so they asked me if I was OK, and put some cones around me while I got the bike off the road. They should've just clapped and cheered and given me heaps. Must've given them a bit of a start me throwing it on the road right in front of them.

[Blakamin]

Glad you're alright! lucky you weren't cruising along the motorway etc...

good luck with the wife, mine would do this if I did any damage to my bike at the mo

[vifferman]

Glad you're alright! lucky you weren't cruising along the motorway etc...

It wouldn't have happened on the motorway, as I wouldn't have braked so hard.

good luck with the wife, mine would do this if I did any damage to my bike at the mo

She must be related to my wife then.

"Are you OK?!" Oh.

then it will be all the recriminations about how much bike parts cost, etc., etc.

[750Y]

bad luck mate,
not ebc HH's by any chance? they are pretty aggressive when new.

[Indiana_Jones]

lol, what's with all of the people locking up atm
I feel your pain

-Indy

[gav]

C'mon tell the truth, cold tyre no good for the rolling stoppie for the school girls, huh?

[vifferman]

C'mon tell the truth, cold tyre no good for the rolling stoppie for the school girls, huh?

No school girls around.
Truth: combination of new grabby pads (SBS), slightly damp road, camber on road, using all fingers intead of just two, and general hamfistedness. Oh yeah - and a dull brain (could I blame that on this head cold?):spudwhat:

[Cajun]

Thats the only thing i do not like about only have a bike riding when you have a flu/cold or something, some times its not very good