I dropped my bike today!

[SDU]

As the title says... I dropped my poor lil bike today
Big mistake!! I went to put my right foot on the lower sloped ground without thinking about the extra slope and gravel... I had no chance. So I had to let it drop Jas

Buggar being a hobbit eh! Been there done that! And in front of a line of traffic at a stop sign on a hill so embarrassed but never had so many offers off help to pick up my bike before (its one thing to throw the dirt bike around but the Guzzi )
Things I have learnt
Lesson 1- don't do it again it hurts
Lesson 2- if I do drop it make sure there is an audience off big blokes to pick the bike up.
Lesson3- Always make sure I take my own valet & stand with me. eh Lemans
Don't feel bad, the Guzzi is no way going to budge for me no matter what technque I try to pick it up.

[Jonny Rotten]

O - Kay. I think you fellas should lay of fthe drugs for a while...

nothing wrong with disco bickies

[Meekey_Mouse]

Things I have learnt
Lesson 1- don't do it again it hurts
Lesson 2- if I do drop it make sure there is an audience off big blokes to pick the bike up.
Lesson3- Always make sure I take my own valet & stand with me. eh Lemans
Don't feel bad, the Guzzi is no way going to budge for me no matter what technque I try to pick it up.

I shall have to try Lesson 1 first (thankfully I didn't get hurt at all this time)... Failing that I think I will defintly do lesson 2, silly rural roads ^_^

Jas

P.s I love your bike... and the pic with the dirt bike in the mud... awsome stuff

[Mr. Peanut]

P.s I love your bike... and the pic with the dirt bike in the mud... awsome stuff

Ditto 81 guzzi ^_^

[Meekey_Mouse]

Originally Posted by McJim View Post
O - Kay. I think you fellas should lay of fthe drugs for a while...

nothing wrong with disco bickies

Disco bickies?.... drugs??.... Im innocent just happy sorta people

[Mr. Peanut]

No money, check.
Complete obsession, check.
Withdrawal symptoms, check.


Drugs? Who's got money for that... I ride a 2 stroke ^_^

[Jonny Rotten]

Originally Posted by McJim View Post
O - Kay. I think you fellas should lay of fthe drugs for a while...


Disco bickies?.... drugs??.... Im innocent just happy sorta people

nothing like a dico bickie, wislte,glowstick and some lolliepops......or so i have heard

now bak to the dropping........

[Coyote]

Hmm... well... in detail it's this: Cracked fairing, smashed indicator, bent brake leaver, bent screen bars, dented exhaust, twisted fairings and chipped/scratched the fairing. Yes it was just a drop.. Im leaving all the cosmetic stuff for now and Chris (mechanic) is just going to do the stuff that needs to be done like straightening the brake leaver, untwisting the forks etc..

Ouch, sounds like a fairly hard fall. Bent screen bars are a total bitch, especially if you don't have a torch to heat them up and bend them

Replace the exhaust with a Neptune Muffler. My mate Drew has one on his GSX and it looks and sounds excellent. Cost him 600 bucks though. I'm going to get a big bore from supercheap when I can afford it instead though. A nice 10kg cannon-like one

[MattRSK]

[Meekey_Mouse]

Ouch, sounds like a fairly hard fall. Bent screen bars are a total bitch, especially if you don't have a torch to heat them up and bend them

Replace the exhaust with a Neptune Muffler. My mate Drew has one on his GSX and it looks and sounds excellent. Cost him 600 bucks though. I'm going to get a big bore from supercheap when I can afford it instead though. A nice 10kg cannon-like one

That's why I've given it to Chris to get sorted

I'm just doing what needs to be done now to get it nicely rideable again. Leaving the scratches on the fairing and dent in the exhaust for now as I'm still saving up for tyres and a tank bag lol

Jas

[Coyote]

That's why I've given it to Chris to get sorted

I'm just doing what needs to be done now to get it nicely rideable again. Leaving the scratches on the fairing and dent in the exhaust for now as I'm still saving up for tyres and a tank bag lol

Jas

You'll probably find leaving everything 'for now' will turn into leaving it untill you have to sell it. Probably the best thing to do whilst learning though

Plastic welding should make the fairings look like new, depending on how scuffed up the graphics are. My CBR's front fairing looked perfect after taking it to the panelbeater even though it had been cracked in half and had a huge chunk of plastic ripped off

[KLOWN]

Cracked fairing, smashed indicator, bent brake leaver, bent screen bars, dented exhaust, twisted fairings and chipped/scratched the fairing. Yes it was just a drop.. Im leaving all the cosmetic stuff for now and Chris (mechanic) is just going to do the stuff that needs to be done like straightening the brake leaver, untwisting the forks etc..

thats more damage than when I went down at 100kph. All that was wrong with my rg150 was a lefthand foot peg (I don't know where the one that was on there went), a clutch lever a handle bar end, a wing mirror and a indicator lense.

[Grinner]

Sorry to read about cookie monster but shit happens.
Send him a get well soon card. He will be getting lonely round at Chris's.

Hope you are back on the road soon.

[SDU]

P.s I love your bike... and the pic with the dirt bike in the mud... awsome stuff

Ditto 81 guzzi ^_^

Thanks guys

[Meekey_Mouse]

Hey guys and guyettes!

Thanks soo much for all the advice and stuff. Just to let you all know, Chris has fixed Cookie and he is now back home.. w00t!!

He does have a few scars still, but scars are cool hehe

Thanks again

Jas (and Cookie)