broken crankcase cover etc.

[erik]

Eric, how are you getting on scabbing your brothers zzr to get to uni?

Unfortunately I've already offered to lend my cbr to a friend, as we could have got something going - you in one piece with a broken bike, and me broken, but with a running bike

How's your bruises? I've got a very pretty one appearing on my upper left arm.

It's working out ok so far with the zzr, my brother is still on his mid semester break at Auckland, so I've been able to borrow it on monday and today. But on tuesday he needed it for something, so I had to borrow my sister's car and park in one of the $6/day places and hobble up the hill. I'm not sure what I'll do next week though, my brother starts back at uni and will need his bike. So I'm guessing it'll be the car or the bus. But after that I have two weeks of mid semester break, woo hoo

I think I don't bruise very easily because despite both my hips, my right shoulder, my neck and a spot on my left shin all being sore, I can't see any bruises. It could also be partly due to my colour vision definciency... I might have some faint bruises and just not notice them.
My neck is the thing hurting the most, the last couple of mornings I've been unable to lift my head when I'm lying on my back or side in bed because the muscles are too sore/fatigued. It's mostly ok when I'm standing though, and it's improving. I'll have to ask the physiotherapist on friday about the slight click that I can hear/feel in my neck when I walk though... It could be that it was there before and it's not loud/doesn't hurt, so I'm guessing it's nothing bad.

[DEATH_INC.]

If you can get the cover to me I'll weld it up for ya.I'm in south auck.I can prolly fix the coolant pipe too.

[erik]

Death, that would be awsome if you can do that. I've just had another closer look at the pipe and crankcase cover and taken some more photos. I'm thinking the coolant tube is possibly ok as it is, as really it isn't crushed very much, mostly just scratched, and none of the scratches have pierced it as far as I can see.

I'll pm you

[Milky]

I'll have to ask the physiotherapist on friday about the slight click that I can hear/feel in my neck when I walk though... It could be that it was there before and it's not loud/doesn't hurt, so I'm guessing it's nothing bad.

It happens when you age... I have clicks on my knees, ankles, shoulders and neck to name a few. It seems to me that 19 years is well past the body's use by date

[Mr Skid]

It happens when you age... I have clicks on my knees, ankles, shoulders and neck to name a few. It seems to me that 19 years is well past the body's use by date

Yeah, I've developed some strange click in my right shoulder blade that I can't understand (not from this bin though).

The coolest weird thing I've got is dislocatable shoulders - I can dislocate them at will with no ill effect. Never have to worry about popping them out in a fall.

[erik]

Woo hoo, the bike is more or less ready to go to uni on monday. Thanks heaps to Death_Inc and Motu for fixing the crankcase and pipe, and sidestand and gear pedal Death did a bloody good job on the crankcase/starter motor cover, he even painted it for me! (see photo)

When the rear left indicator broke off, it was the plastic mud guard that it was attached to that broke. As luck would have it, when I was picking up the bits from the side of the road that had fallen off my bike in the crash, I picked up a piece of plastic that I wasn't sure was from my bike or not. It turns out it wasn't from my bike, but it seems to be the same (or similar) plastic to what the mud guard is made of, so I was able to use that for a bit of extra plastic for plastic welding

The only thing I still have to do is attach the front right mirror. It's been knocked out a few too many times, and the plumbers tape isn't going to hold it in there properly any more, the thread is totally stripped. I'm not sure if a helicoil will work as there isn't much material around it or much depth for it to screw into. I'm thinking I'll ride to uni with no right mirror on monday and then stop by at the shop and hopefully the bracket bit that is broken is a common part... fingers crossed.

There's still a bit more stuff to do, like straightening the speedo and tachometer bracket, and glueing the bits of the instrument face cover thing back together with some clear epoxy. But that's going to have to wait for a week because I've got too many darn tests and assignments due...

Cheers everyone for helping.

See you on a ride some time.

[Paul in NZ]

Well done both to you and every one that helped you. Well done!

Paul N