I'm down, ahhhh, I dropped me bike...

[Metastable]

Sounds like a write off... usually anything to do with the frame and it's done, because it would cost too much in labour to switch a frame.... especially if there is other damage too.

Anyhoo - in the event that it isn't a write off... MAKE SURE.... there isn't sand in the engine.... sounds like it was the stator cover that got destroyed.... but whenever you lose all the oil, you want to make sure "things" don't get in the engine.

[FJRider]

Mobil 1 in a motorbike?

YEP ... MY thoughts too .....

[Oscar]

YEP ... MY thoughts too .....

Apparently you can get a motorcycle variety.
Ya learn summat every day.

[Ocean1]

Apparently you can get a motorcycle variety.
Ya learn summat every day.

Indeed. It's the good oil. Full synthetic, particularly good for high performance V twins. You should be running it in your KTM.

[racefactory]

Was it raining? If not, must have been pulling some pretty big lean for it to let go over new seal? You can still brake really hard on new seal before front locks, grip is not much different.

That or some shit as tyres?

[Big Dave]

Was it raining? If not, must have been pulling some pretty big lean for it to let go over new seal? You can still brake really hard on new seal before front locks, grip is not much different.

And sometimes they leave a good dusting of loose metal. Where grip is waaaay different. Treacherous even.

[sunhuntin]

Was it raining? If not, must have been pulling some pretty big lean for it to let go over new seal? You can still brake really hard on new seal before front locks, grip is not much different.

That or some shit as tyres?

could have been seal that hasnt been swept and isnt sign posted? they resealed a 50k road here in town 3-4 weeks ago. they had signs up and restricted speed when they were doing it. i went along that road yesterday, the signs and restrictions are gone, but the remaining loose gravel isnt. the gravel cant be seen as loose, only heard as it pings off.

[YellowDog]

YEP ... MY thoughts too .....

All of us modern Triumph riders (modern bikes that is) use Mobil One 15/50 Fully Synthetic racing oil.

Until recently it is what Triumph were recommending and endorsing.

Money has canged habds and they now recommend Castrol Fully Synthetic, or something similar

[FJRider]

All of us modern Triumph riders (modern bikes that is) use Mobil One 15/50 Fully Synthetic racing oil.

Until recently it is what Triumph were recommending and endorsing.

Money has canged habds and they now recommend Castrol Fully Synthetic, or something similar

I recall a well known BOAT racer that used Mobil 1 sponsership ... that didn't use the oil ...

[Mom]

Nope. Except by not being there in the first place, true accidents (act of god type) are unavoidable. All others fall in the class of avoidable, in so far as the person/s involved make a mistake.

I have just had my car resprayed, looks like a new one. The cost to repair the damage was a bit over $3200. I got stoned by a truck on my morning commute just before I got Millie. I shudder to think what it might have been like to have been riding her in the same situation.

I had no where to go, and could not avoid the rocks hurtling at me. Chances are I would have come off my bike, hitting the deck at around 100 kph, just along side the cheesecutter WRB to my right. Scarey shit, mind you I am certain that Katman could have avoided the rocks

[Bonez]

Scarey shit, mind you I am certain that Katman could have avoided the rocks

Now now even HE doesn't have to super powers he professes to have. I do hope the OP cleaned all that Mobil 1 up so no other m/cist comes a cropper on it. Can't imagine how Steve missed that one. Must be slipping.

[FJRider]

I have just had my car resprayed, looks like a new one. The cost to repair the damage was a bit over $3200. I got stoned by a truck on my morning commute just before I got Millie. I shudder to think what it might have been like to have been riding her in the same situation.

I had no where to go, and could not avoid the rocks hurtling at me. Chances are I would have come off my bike, hitting the deck at around 100 kph, just along side the cheesecutter WRB to my right. Scarey shit, mind you I am certain that Katman could have avoided the rocks

With/if ... the recomended 2 second gap ... following distance ... at 100 kms/hr ... was applied .... that must have been one hellava rockfall ...

[Bonez]

Oh glad you came out of it with just a few bumps skippa1. Could have been worse.

[Mom]

With/if ... the recomended 2 second gap ... following distance ... at 100 kms/hr ... was applied .... that must have been one hellava rockfall ...

Left me in tears and shaking for a couple of hours I have to say. Very scarey shit, and no where to go to avoid it. Truck in inside lane doing 90 odd, car behind him. Me in right hand lane, car infront and behind me. All of a sudden I saw these black things hurtling towards me. The sound is unmistakable when they hit metal. The car infront of me braked hard, I am guessing he was getting pelted too, I dropped back. He sped up to get away from the deluge and so did I. The rocks were bouncing on the road and up into the windscreen, they were flying off the truck ontop of the car, they were everywhere.

I broke the law, by picking up my cellphone and ringing the phone number on the back of the truck to get teh fucker to STOP!

It was all covered under insurance, apparently I was not the only vehicle damaged - no shit sherlock, but I hate to think how it would have been without my full metal jacket on

[Mom]

I actually had my arm over my head, I thought the rocks were coming IN the car, absolutely terrifying. I reckon I would have been killed on a bike for sure.