I binned my bike too

**Switch** · 16th August 2007, 23:12

Originally Posted by Zapf

no worries... just another hornet looking out for the hive

Your bike has got some nice bling shinny bits too.

Makes me go faster

we will have to organise a ride with you auckland folk sometime.

sAsLEX - i agree about the smaller groups who stick together, we have that here in hamilton, the ones we trust etc. Makes riding a whole lot nicer

**breakaway** · 17th August 2007, 11:11

Originally Posted by MyGSXF

Bugger bout ya bike there fella..

glad to see you came out of it ok though!!!

(ps: can you point out who is who in ya first pic please??

I just loooooves putting faces to names I does..

)

Jen

Left to Right: Jeaves, Some Guy not signed up to KB, Donor (GiJoe standing next to him), EJKDDORAI in the black jacket, and the bloke who stopped with a truck (thank god) to get the bike out of ditch.

I've got the bike all fixed up now, mechanically. Cosmetics, that's another story

**MyGSXF:Me** · 17th August 2007, 11:31

Cheers for the names!!!

Good to hear your bike is on the mend.. hopefully it won't take long to get sorted!!

**Jimmy B** · 17th August 2007, 16:19

Amit,

I haven’t been signing into KB as much recently so have just learned of your bin. I am very glad that you came through and have little doubt that you will have learnt a great deal.

In some ways I knew this would happen, not because you had bought the CBR (although I wasn’t exactly ecstatic when I heard) but because everyone I know has dropped their bike at some point, some more seriously than others.

The thing that I would take out of this is that in order to improve your skills you need to ride and you need to listen to those that have ridden for a long time. Put all of that into practise and you will be better for it.

That said, I am glad to see that you are out there and doing it and with a great bunch of people as well. Stick with those guys and I am sure your skills will steadily improve. In fact I am kind of impressed that you have come so far in such a short amount of time. SH22 group ride is on another planet compared with the local carpark.

In the interim I would strongly suggest that you take R6kid’s advice and check the frame, I would bet his left one that you could have a problem.

**babyblade250rr** · 17th August 2007, 16:28

Originally Posted by breakaway

Left to Right: Jeaves, Some Guy not signed up to KB, Donor (GiJoe standing next to him), EJKDDORAI in the black jacket, and the bloke who stopped with a truck (thank god) to get the bike out of ditch.

I've got the bike all fixed up now, mechanically. Cosmetics, that's another story

shucks that was quick dude, how did you end up getting your bike to spectrum?? my towbar was awaiting you!, Anyhow what's ya plan for cosmetics?

**kiwifruit** · 17th August 2007, 16:38

Put some new(matching, sticky in the wet / dry)tyres on it.. Neeow!

**breakaway** · 17th August 2007, 20:16

Originally Posted by Jimmy B

In the interim I would strongly suggest that you take R6kid’s advice and check the frame, I would bet his left one that you could have a problem.

Cheers. I've had the blokes over at spectrum check it out, and they said that the main frame is alright, but the subframe is a bent. No worries though, I've got one coming in the mail

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Originally Posted by babyblade250rr

shucks that was quick dude, how did you end up getting your bike to spectrum?? my towbar was awaiting you!, Anyhow what's ya plan for cosmetics?

U1AGO helped me out. Had access to a truck. Got it to spectrum, they checked it out, said it was sweet, fixed the smashed brake lever and front right indicator, and I rode it back.

Plastics are gonna have to wait. I'm waiting on my new Tinted Screen, subframe, and rear side panels to arrive. I then have to sort out my mirror-holding-bracket, and then sort out the right hand mirror (left one is sweet)

**McJim** · 17th August 2007, 20:19

What rubber have you got on yer babyblade dude?

Glad it's up and running though - nice one.

**breakaway** · 17th August 2007, 20:23

I've got Battlaxs.

Front - BT57F

Rear - Battlax BT090R

**Maha** · 17th August 2007, 20:28

Originally Posted by breakaway

I've got Battlaxs. Rear - Battlax

What Pharmacy did you buy that from, cos the shit i got dont work....

**McJim** · 17th August 2007, 20:33

Originally Posted by breakaway

I've got Battlaxs.

Front - BT57F

Rear - Battlax BT090R

Hmmmm I've got BT021 on the front and BT020 on the back. They are a bit hard so I don't push it in the wet. I could get soft 'hoon' tyres like some of the fast boys but then I'd square them off in a month (I commute 250km Southern motorway every week).

If I was a fair weather biker or weekend only biker then soft sticky rubber would be the order of the day.

Is your bike your only mode of transportation?

**breakaway** · 17th August 2007, 20:36

Yes, for now. It's either bike or bus D:

**Zapf** · 17th August 2007, 22:04

what size tires are they?

Try some P Strada's they are really good for the dry and wet.

**zeocen** · 18th August 2007, 11:36

I had pirelli strada's and thought they were fucking useless for the wet, infact, I would go as far to say that they were the worse than Shinko's.

Now I have Avon roadrider/roadrunner's and haven't had one single worrying moment in the wet. For a fraction of the price too.