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

[FJRider]

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

I HAVE BEEN THERE DONE THAT ... ON A BIKE....

NOW ... I dont follow gravel trucks too closely ... I learn fast ... and the memory lives on ...

I took the only option I had ... OFF THE ROAD ... no WRB's ... I was lucky ... but dam near shit myself ... at the time ...

the dreams still persist ...

[oneofsix]

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

There are time when you are allowed to use your cellphone whilst driving and reporting a dangerous driving event where there is no alternative is, I believe, allowed.

[FJRider]

There are time when you are allowed to use your cellphone whilst driving and reporting a dangerous driving event where there is no alternative is, I believe, allowed.

True ...........

[dogsnbikes]

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

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Not me I use Motul full 15/50 in thye 955 and Motul semi 15/50 in the rest of the bikes

[CRF119]

Some who read this should start to consider what state you would have been in if you wern't all geared up - Well done to you.

I was on a ride on Saturday my first group ride. We went out glen Murray way towards the coast and looped into Huntly. (Not such a well maintained road the road has sunken in a lot of places and plenty of lose stuff kicking around) Lots of bikes on this loop that day. Anyway after a few slides on the fine gravel found on corners i thought umm maybe i should buy some proper riding pants. Ive been rocking jeans for 3 years now. All my other gear is Alpinestars and Shoei helmet.

Might be heading down to buy some matching Alpine stars leater pants after reading this because i was probably not far from doing the same over the weekend.

Good to hear you are ok! As for the bike I wouldn't buy it back. My CBR900RR had been dropped by previous owner and all tho it looks pretty dam good from a few feet back, when you work on it and look at it closely it frustrates the shit out of me. Ill never own a repaired bike again. Good thing i didn't pay much for this one.

If i bin mine the engine will be going into a go kart.

Good luck with the insurance. Find a good assessor!!!

[hayd3n]

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

ask jantar for a pic of his leg when he was hit with a rock whilst riding his bike

[Edbear]

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.

On a ride yesterday, dropped the speedy at about 85kmh on a corner. Bit of new seal and the front wheel let go. Bike slid about 40m and lodged under the armco barrier. I face planted the road, slid about 30m, did a couple of flips and ended up back on my feet facing the way I had been coming. No breaks, no rash but holy crap am I bruised and have lumps in places there shouldnt be any. Good leathers, hard knukle gloves and a Shoei helmet saved the day by sacraficing themselves.

Not sure if they will fix or write off, it has a big scrape on the tank, scratching on the frame and swingarm, smashed front guard, rear plastics, handlebars, levers, new carbon cans, alternator cover(lost all her Mobil 1 @ $20/litre)left footpeg, shift lever and linkage mirrors, grips etc etc.

Insured with Protecta. Question for those that know(have been there),
Gear covered under Protecta or household?
Do they fully replace(Household with State)?
Do they want the old crap?
How mauch damage(does the above sound like a lot?) before shes a write off?

Not too interested in the "safety" speeches, condemnation for accident detail or other criticisim, just good solid advice on the questions above.

Lots of info to make a judgement on, for sure. Plain as day he was being careless and should have seen/avoided the loose seal. He undoubtably considers his bike a dispoable item and therefore was riding without due care and attention, not concerned if he should crash, knowing full well he'd be okay but write off the bike...

[skippa1]

Facts...
Oil -yes Mobil 1 4T is the recommended oil
Yes the oil was cleaned up by my frends who stopped and helped as opposed to the (Katman and a couple of others) crew who troll posts on a forum for fodder to feed their own fucked up ideas of reality.(these people should ride their bikes instead of criticising those who do)
Maybe avoidable, but be sure, I had just spent $1500 on extras for the bike, I did not intend to trash those parts
Seal went from old to new, no signage, very different surfaces, right on a corner

[CRF119]

There are definitely some poor road workers that don't consider bikers when removing signs and cleaning up their mess at the end. I came up to a section at 100kp/h that looked ok from about 20 meters back. Got with in 10 realised it wasn't fresh seal but gravel. The gravel was so soft the bike sunk over 100mm below the visible surface at this stage Motor X instinct kicked in and i pinned it till the end. I had a pillion to make matters worse i was lucky to snake my way out of that one.

But i do agree bikers need to access the surface and area the road workers can't mark every hazard on every back road we ride

[Quasievil]

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

lol I can name an field of Supercars that are sponsored by a host of oil brands such as fuchs, valvoline, gulf western,Castrol that all use Mobil 1, Not to mention a couple of NZSBK racers !!

re Triumph yes money changed hands and Mobil 1 4t isnt the manufacturers brand choice any longer, more money was found elsewhere on this occasion

[MSTRS:Me]

...road workers .... cleaning up their mess at the end.

Utopia.
We don't live there, unfortunately.
Eternal vigilance, good observational skills and better reaction times are our best weapons.
But then again, we aren't perfect either.

[Owl]

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

Yeah 4ltr for $55+gst.

http://www.mobmech.co.nz/index.html?Action=SiteMap

[Owl]

Insured with Protecta. Question for those that know(have been there),
Gear covered under Protecta or household?

As far as I'm aware, Protecta have $500 helmet cover only included with bike cover. Can't even get an extension to cover other gear?

[davebullet]

It sometimes pays to have your motorcycle and contents cover with the same insurer for this very reason.

Unfortunately, you'll need to check your policy wording on both Protecta and State insurance policies and your schedule - to check for any exclusions (scenarios or items not covered).

If not clear, I would approach both insurers as follows. If the Protecta policy only covers your helmet (as Al suggested), then check if your State policy explicitly excludes gear lost within a vehicle or whilst using a vehicle. If not, approach State re cover for the rest of your gear.

You could also check the State motorcycle policy (I know you don't have it), but this will let you know where State puts the cover. for example - if the state motorcycle policy covers your gear, then it is unlikely the contents policy covers it.

In any case, it comes down to policy wording and any "exclusions" the insurer has added to your schedule (the personal bits that apply to you and your item being insured) vs. the "wording" (which is the general stuff about cover that everyone gets).

[skippa1]

Ok, progress so far,
State cover all gear with contents insurance, though they depreciate its value for the age. I am waiting fo the shop to send State photos of damage, RRP on each piece of gear and depreciated value or condition report.
Protecta have a claim form, shop has bike and they are saying it doesnt look too hopeful for a repair.Protecta give you $500 for your helmet, it is good, but on a $1200 helmet it isnt enough, State may do better.
So I wait now and see where we go from here.........

My health? Amazing how many new pains you get as time goes on. Some things heal quite fast, some parts of the body that felt fine yesterday are now blue, swollen and sore. Ahhh well, I live to ride another day.