Teaching my flatmate how to ride.... she binned

**fireball** · 12th September 2007, 18:43

was teaching my flattie tonight how to ride and she binned it....

broken mirror
cracked rear faring
smashed the front faring
bent gear lever
snapped clutch

she said she will pay for all damage is it fair to make her pay?
and where can i get new parts for my damaged bike?

and cheers to the biker who picked her up off the side of the road! she is fine her ego is a little dented but she still wants to learn to ride!

**Str8 Jacket** · 12th September 2007, 18:44

Ahhh chick, that sux! Especially cause you were trying to help someone out, unfortunately that is the risk you take

I hope you get things sorted fast!

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 12th September 2007, 18:50

Originally Posted by fireball

was teaching my flattie tonight how to ride and she binned it....

broken mirror
cracked rear faring
smashed the front faring
bent gear lever
snapped clutch

she said she will pay for all damage is it fair to make her pay?
and where can i get new parts for my damaged bike?

and cheers to the biker who picked her up off the side of the road! she is fine her ego is a little dented but she still wants to learn to ride!

If she is willing to pay... let her, but if I was you I would also pay some... mainly because well its your responsibility you knew shes a learner no experience etc. but that is the risk you take.. maybe go halfs (look for cheap second hand parts)

The damage doesn't sound to bad unless you want to get the fair fully fixed again (I personally would worry about the crack in the rear errr I mean the rear fairing crack

) as for the front how bad is smashed...

mirror, clutch etc got to a biker wrecker to see what they have etc may get it cheaper...

**mdooher** · 12th September 2007, 18:51

Well I would suggest that you may have erred in teaching her to ride where and how you did. You really should have used an empty car park or sent her on an handling skills course.

IMHO you as the teacher are responsible or the damage to the bike.

**R6_kid:Me** · 12th September 2007, 18:52

post some pics?

Levers are about $40 a pop, depending where you get them from, mirror shouldnt be more than $80 but i've heard FXR ones from suzuki are a ripoff... maybe ask some of the bucket racers if they have any for sale.

Use a bit of force to bend the gear lever back, assuming its the lever and not the rearset.

Fairings can be plastic welded if you want to go that far.

**Xile** · 12th September 2007, 19:00

Hey fireball,
From my experience ...*ahem*...when you crash someone's else bike, who just lend it to you kindly, you just really want to pay for it.
It is not your bike but you are responsible for the damage!

only my 0.00002 cts

Cheers

**EJK** · 12th September 2007, 22:32

Ah is that why you missed out tonights Wednesday ride? oh..

well, tonght we kinda learned "Half-cheek-knee-down" technique lol

P.S. there are lots of FXR parts on sale on Trademe I believe

**discotex** · 13th September 2007, 11:27

Originally Posted by fireball

she is fine her ego is a little dented but she still wants to learn to ride!

poor wee bike. Great your flatmate hasn't been put off!

Don't know how I'd deal with the cost of repairs in that situation. If I let someone ride my bike or I ride someone else's it's on a "you drop it you pay for it" basis but if I was teaching someone I'd feel like it was partially my responsibility.

I'm sure you'll work something out between you. Hopefully it's not too expensive to fix.

**terbang** · 13th September 2007, 11:47

Originally Posted by fireball

was teaching my flattie tonight how to ride and she binned it....

and cheers to the biker who picked her up off the side of the road! she is fine her ego is a little dented but she still wants to learn to ride!

Dont do it on a road, try a carpark or perhaps in a paddock (on an old traillie). Generally its 'if you bend it, you mend it' when riding someone else's bike but in this case, being a complete newbie, I think she isn't that responsible for the damage.

Originally Posted by EJKDDORAI

well, tonght we kinda learned "Half-cheek-knee-down" technique lol

Only on presumtion, and I will be corrected if I am wrong, your profile tends toward a relatively new road rider. Perhaps knee down, or anything like it at this stage, unless you are specifically learning to ride the track, is a little prematuire.

**McJim** · 13th September 2007, 11:52

Mirrors are the same as RG150 ones I think. I smashed one of those on my wife's bike - $130 for a new one - went to Cycletreads and got some aftermarket ones for $25 each - much bigger and better quality than the OEM ones. Measure the distance between the pins and get ones that mathc this.

New levers from cycletreads are reasonable too.

Gear lever needs removed, stuck in a vice, apple a little heat and bend back into shape.

Fairings? Probably panel & paint shop for some plastic welding - that'll be your biggest ticket item.

**Winter** · 13th September 2007, 15:32

Originally Posted by McJim

Gear lever needs removed, stuck in a vice, apple a little heat and bend back into shape.

Be very careful letting McJim do this...

**Mental Trousers** · 13th September 2007, 16:09

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

If she is willing to pay... let her, but if I was you I would also pay some... mainly because well its your responsibility you knew shes a learner no experience etc. but that is the risk you take.. maybe go halfs (look for cheap second hand parts)

What he said. Most people who let others ride their bike do so on a you break it you fix it basis. So you could make her pay for the lot. But I wouldn't. I'd get her pay for at least 1/2 and pick up the rest as I'd know the risks of lending my bike out.

**fireball** · 13th September 2007, 16:41

looking at getting a quote to fix first...
if its more than a grand to fix well its for sale as is where is make a good bucket racer!

will post some pics of damage so you can get an idea ....

my flattie knows how to ride she just was a little rusty wanted some practice it was just one of those things i guess wrong place at the wrong time