Following slow cars be a lesson for you all - a near miss...

[marty]

who said he didn't have a licence? certainly if he didn't, then he commits the offence of driving without a licence, but it doesn't automatically make him responsible for someone being impatient and riding into him.

and by your statement, a pedestrian/cyclist etc is always at fault?

[Str8 Jacket]

Welcome to club Dumbarse mate! I am paying for my stupid decision from last week with a cast.... Not that im saying you're a stupid as me...

[motorbyclist]

who said he didn't have a licence? certainly if he didn't, then he commits the offence of driving without a licence, but it doesn't automatically make him responsible for someone being impatient and riding into him.

and by your statement, a pedestrian/cyclist etc is always at fault?

Had a chat to the senior driver, .....and when I asked for his driver license he looked really disappointed and wished that I never asked him.

and according to your insurance company, it doesn't matter who did what; if someone was is breach of terms of their licence or doesn't have one at all the accident is their fault. similarly your insurer won't cover you if your wof had expired, and many will include a clause in the policy that states you won't have any alcohol in you at all, regardless of legal limits

[Chrislost]

there is an engineering shop behind cycletreads.
he welded my footpeg and a few fairing clips back for a box of beer.

[motorbyclist]

i've got a dodgy chinese built & warehouse bought ($90!) arc welder you can try if you're brave

[erix]

Just a lesson for you all and me.

Had a chat to the senior driver, the first thing that came outta his mouth was "Are you alright?" and I replied "Yea I am fine, but I am not so sure about my bike" and showed him the my bike and he said with no hesitation "I will pay for the repairs". I asked him "you got insurance?"

Sorry for your accident, but you are lucky in that way the driver admitted his fault. Last time when a fxxking liar cager reverse into my bike and break my front mud guard, he was trying to get away with it by lying to the police, said I ran into his rear. The face of the Fxxking liar still makes me sick every time I see my damaged front mud guard(still waiting for the replacement parts from JP). Hope my insurance company will chase him up for the damage. Heard some people say some big company don't bother chasing up small payout. Just don't want the loser get away so easily after what he had said to me....still piss me off.

[Kickaha]

considering it was your fault, you haven't done too bad. take the $$ and run.

Don't be stupid, it is never the motorcyclists fault

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

The lesson learned and what I should have done instead?

Start listening to that six sense your are now developing as a motorcyclists... the next it could safe your life...


glad that you are alright and that your bike isn't to bad. But I would get it check over to be on the safe side.

[HungusMaximist]

I am wondering now which work shop I should take it to.

Macstar got a mate who looks at bikes and there's also this place near Real Groovey on Queen St.

The back of my bike is a bit soft when I hit driveway lips, it sort of sinks, could be the suspension or something worse.

Thanks.

[motorbyclist]

wild west honda!

i find mt eden is pretty good too

[bomma]

wild west honda!

i find mt eden is pretty good too

ill back wild west, sam (the mechanic there) did a mean job servicing my bike for an awesome price

not a great fan of mt eden personally but to each their own i guess

[Macstar]

not a great fan of mt eden personally but to each their own i guess

Yep, major attitudes down in that basement from the bitchy poms. Strange, cause I've found the guys upstairs to be a good bunch...?

[bomma]

Yep, major attitudes down in that basement from the bitchy poms.

last time i was there, the two poms were havin a go at each other...

Strange, cause I've found the guys upstairs to be a good bunch...?

yea really good guys, helpfup and always good for a chat id buy a bike from em but wudnt get it serviced or get any work done by em

[klyong82]

last time i was there, the two poms were havin a go at each other...


yea really good guys, helpfup and always good for a chat id buy a bike from em but wudnt get it serviced or get any work done by em

No problems with me. They have really been nice to me especially with the guzzi loan bike. Workshop reasonable charges and top service so far.

[motorbyclist]

yeah, i've had nothing but good experience with the guys at mt eden, showroom and workshop alike, and they will do $35 pickups within auckland if you breakdown or get a flat somewhere.

wild west is nice and local for me, friendly staff and the mechanic there races a vfr like mine so i can trust he knows what he's doing. plus they're open on sundays!

henderson yamaha, while only 5 minutes from my place, is one of my least favourite. most the time they're friendly but sometimes they aren't, and i've never had anything good to say about their mechanics. something goes wrong with every bike i've seen them do, latest being kyle's fzr which is a bitch to start cause when they swapped the engine they didn't swap the carbies so the current carbs aren't the right ones for that model engine. dork mechanic (lol we were in the same room in year6) said it wasn't worth doing the carbies, but being able to start the thing is definetly worth it seeing as once the engine is out it's a matter of minutes to swap the carbies, and kyle wanted to sell/trade the bike afterwards

did anyone go to Offroad Honda up in kumeu? that place was awesome but went under cause the boss got sick and couldn't run it. man that place was mean, had parts on shelf for anything and everything and the desk guy, shane, was really helpful and knowledgable and you'd go there just for a chat. he also sent me to the wrecker down the road for bits they didn't have cheap, and got me onto a good radiator repair place and that tjebbe bruin guy too (no wonder they went broke lol)