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    I killed my babie

    Yes as it says I did, my beloved VFR 800 1999 in very sexy red is now at some rubbish dump or some aution room waiting to be pulled apart for parts.
    I could blame all kind of things like the lose grave, or the dark visior in late afternoon light etc. Really those plus many more did not help, but when I think along and hard about it, and I have over the past four weeks, it came down to riders poor judgement, target fixing and bad choice of using the wrong brake. I have learnt so much about what not to do and how/what I should have done, I feel a better rider for it. It just sucks to loss such a awesome bike to learn this. So in memory of my beloved bike I will buy another one and use what my VFR teached me to good use. So to all the good people who know my bike and were it normally sits( In front of my cafe COLUMBUS COFFEE RICCARTON) you now know why it has not been there and why I have not been posting much.
    Now onto what next you might ask, well I have beening looking at a SV 1000 or VTR 1000, does any one have any ideas which is better??

    Anyway hope to see you all out on the roads again very soon.

    Supersoinc.

    PS To the two riders who went past the red VFR and rider (just getting up) on the old sumit road on the sunny sunday the 6 th March. Thanks so BLOODY MUCH FOR STOPPING NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your time will come. Bad vibes coming your way

    PSS Not a mark in me at all due to going 15k ish when I was high sided off into the ditch (soft landing thanks VFR looking after me to the very end)

    First photos taken 200 metres from the crash site on the same day too. The after shots a few days later.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperSonic View Post
    PS To the two riders who went past the red VFR and rider (just getting up) on the old sumit road on the sunny sunday the 6 th March. Thanks so BLOODY MUCH FOR STOPPING NOT
    Glad to hear you're OK, but I can't believe anyone would just bypass a crash!

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    Hard luck dude. Hope the new bikes stays shiny! I personally would consider the SV1000 as I feel it is a better bike. Never ridden either, so it really is an uneducated comment!!
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    Nah, doesn't look that bad. I reckon you should just fix it up.


    (Edit: Only the first two photos were posted when I made this post.)

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    Not good the other bikes didn't stop, all the best for your next toy, why not another 800 ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skunk View Post
    Glad to hear you're OK, but I can't believe anyone would just bypass a crash!
    Thanks for that. Tell me about it so pissed I was

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    Quote Originally Posted by MVnut View Post
    Not good the other bikes didn't stop, all the best for your next toy, why not another 800 ?
    Well I guess been there done that maybe, also the way the insurance pay out you cannot really buy the same type of bike as most VFRs are currently going for over 8k close to 9k for what I had and I can not afford that at the mo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    Nah, doesn't look that bad. I reckon you should just fix it up.
    That shit will just buff out.
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    You say "no one wants to fuck with some large bloke on a really angry sounding bike" but the truth of the matter is that you are a balding middle-aged ice-cream seller from Edgecume who wears a hello kitty t-shirt (in your profile pic) and your angry sounding bike is a fucken hyoshit - not some big assed harley with a human skull on the front.

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    Sorry to hear about the loss of your ride, but least you are okay! And as for those two not stopping, I guess they had better things to do?

    Guess time to look for a new ride and chalk it up to experience?
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    Mate.. gutted for ya!!! & so glad to hear that you are ok & home safe to your little people!!!!!!
    GET ON
    SIT DOWN
    SHUT UP
    HANG ON

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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperSonic View Post
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    I could blame all kind of things like the lose grave, or the dark visior in late afternoon light etc. ... So in memory of my beloved bike ...

    Anyway hope to see you all out on the roads again very soon.

    Supersoinc.

    PSS Not a mark in me at all due to going 15k ish when I was high sided off into the ditch (soft landing thanks VFR looking after me to the very end)

    First photos taken 200 metres from the crash site on the same day too. The after shots a few days later.
    Eeek, not a happy tale! Was wondering though whether you might branch into the funeral business, what with way you opened this thread
    Good to hear you've come out of the experience ok yourself (even acknowledging your bikes "looking after you to the very end" aaahhhhhh.
    Just goes to remind us all not to take for granted any road we ride, even frequently travelled ones. Hope your heart heals as quickly as your spirit!
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    You evil VFR wrecker you!

    Seriously - sorry to hear about your "off".
    It looks fixable, but then again, the retail price for new replacement parts will be astronomical.
    Replacement bike? Well, I went from the VFR750 to a VTR1000 to a VFR800 (2001), and the VFR is a much better bike than the VTR. Don't get me wrong - I loved my VTR, but the VFR is a better quality product in terms of refinement etc. The VTR produces roughly the same power (but more torque, and at lower revs), and is slightly lighter, slightly quicker in turns, but is less comfortable (especially two-up), has a slightly rougher gearbox, less weather protection, and a shorter range for touring.
    I can't comment on an SV1000, as I've only ridden the older (carbed) SV650, which I didn't like. But, from what I know about Suzukis, I'd imagine it's a better bike than the VTR, and not as ugly.
    ... and that's what I think.

    Or summat.


    Or maybe not...

    Dunno really....


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    I know photos do not always tell the full story, but they don't look too bad. However, if insurance is replacing - go for it.
    I have a question tho....
    What are you doing on a largish and powerfulish (and pretty) bike if you don't know what to do when presented with gravel? Don't get me wrong - I'm not dissing you, and it's good to see that you take ultimate responsibility - but have you never had that situation before? The dumb things that most of us do, largely happen on the smaller bikes as we climb through the licence stages and gain experience.
    As for the 2 who sailed on past...shame on them!!
    Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?

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    Well, about the tinted visor in low-light conditions - that's poor planning right there.

    The Summit Road is dodgy during winter, there will be lots of grit around so do take care up there.

    Main thing is that you are ok and that the insurance plays ball!

    Quote Originally Posted by Skunk View Post
    Glad to hear you're OK, but I can't believe anyone would just bypass a crash!
    Quote Originally Posted by MVnut View Post
    Not good the other bikes didn't stop, all the best for your next toy, why not another 800 ?
    Quote Originally Posted by SuperSonic View Post
    Thanks for that. Tell me about it so pissed I was
    You can not expect other bikers to stop. Yes, we all hope they will - but don't expect it, you're just going to be disappointed.

    I'd like to think I would stop myself - but honestly I would most likely just slow down and unless the person in question signaled for me to stop I don't think I'd stop.
    Of course if some unlucky fella is pushing his bike along or crawling out of a ditch it's an entirely different story...

    I spent about 15 minutes fiddling around with my bike on the side of a North Island road this sunday. I had one of the fairing panels off and was mucking around. A whole lot of cars and one bike zoomed past in that time - not one even slowed down. It didn't make me angry or disappointed though - if I had needed help I would have flagged someone down... Not a whole lot they could have done anyway. Karma and all that - no reason to waste your energy on these questions.
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    I would have just fixed it, it's only a fairing a hadlebar/ top triple clamp, and a footpeg.

    Not worth claiming on.

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