I falleded!

**Colapop** · 21st October 2007, 08:59

Beware young traveller, the roads of doom! I know the road - not a long ride, not a road well away from home, but a local street. I have made mention of the state of this street to the council previously (phoned them) and again through the councillor that lives across the road after yesterday.

I went to go to the shop. I know the seal has a dip on that corner so I slowed accordingly to retain some stability. The front wheel decided today was not a good day to remain heading straight and true and tucked in. We went down. Busted indicator, headlight fairing, and foot brake lever. Various scratches too!

I'm annoyed more than anything - I pay rates. I should have the right to have safe rideable roads - especially local streets. Now it'll cost me another couple of hundred to get my bike fixed - AGAIN.

IT'LL COST ME - NOT THE F*CKING COUNCIL! If you are a Wellington based biker and see or ride shitty roads - make some noise about it. If it is not fixed in a week ring again and keep ringing or making noise til it gets fixed - You could be paying for repairs you shouldn't have to make. This was not rider error (Ihave no problem accepting if I f*ck up) this is poor road maintenance.

Incidentally, I am bruised but ok.

Rant over

**car** · 21st October 2007, 09:01

Originally Posted by Colapop

Incidentally, I am bruised but ok.

Is the road okay?

**BMW** · 21st October 2007, 09:05

Sorry to hear ya binned it

But yes all riders should ring in when they do not fix the roads. I hate when they do fix them and not put any signs up!! Got caught out a few times now!!!

**Vagabond** · 21st October 2007, 09:21

Originally Posted by Colapop

Beware young traveller, the roads of doom! I know the road - not a long ride, not a road well away from home, but a local street. I have made mention of the state of this street to the council previously (phoned them) and again through the councillor that lives across the road after yesterday.

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Suck it in mate!

You knew of it yet still dropped it right where you knew it was!

**Unit:Me** · 21st October 2007, 09:29

Keep up the good work of leading the crusade of BAPH

(Bikers Against Pot Holes) It doesnt take much, especially when you are just leaving home and tyres are cold, rider not warmed up etc. There's a gouge in the road at our roundabout 1km away as you turn left heading downhill towards the toll road. Im so conscious the bloody thing is there, and make a point of avoiding it every time I go that way

**Colapop** · 21st October 2007, 09:35

Originally Posted by Vagabond

Suck it in mate!
You knew of it yet still dropped it right where you knew it was!

Yeah but I was being good and not riding like it wasn't there! AND I'm allowed to have a moan on a rare occasion!!

**Maha** · 21st October 2007, 09:36

Originally Posted by Unit

There's a gouge in the road at our roundabout 1km away as you turn left heading downhill towards the toll road.

You own it aye?....caused by getting ya' foot down....

**Karma** · 21st October 2007, 09:37

We were out in the car yesterday and drove through two huge patches of stones around West Harbour (auckland), came out the end and heard a nasty scraping from one of the wheels... almost took it into a garage to get it looked at, but seemed a stone had got lodged in the brakes or something... bloody council don't care though, they're not legally responsible.

**Grub** · 21st October 2007, 09:52

Bummer ... sometimes the worst outcome is damage to the much-loved bike. I want to scream at people who say "yeah but you're ok - that's all that matters". Mostly I'm much more ferked orf about the bike ... so I feel for ya.

Come to the MotoGP session at Kitty's this afternoon and blow some steam off with us. I'll buy you a sympathy one