Me and Steev went off to Aylesbury yesterday to get his bike dyno'd.......This is how we got back.......
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Me and Steev went off to Aylesbury yesterday to get his bike dyno'd.......This is how we got back.......
****, it really is the day for it.
What happened?
Everyone ok?
My bike blew 6th gear just as we got there and while i was on the way back with the recovery truck,got a call from Steev saying he'd binned it just down the road in front of us so we stopped on the way and chucked his bike on too!!
As you can see from the pic,Steev is fine which is more than i can say about his leathers which burst there seems in about 5 of 6 different places........Frank Thomas,we are not impressed!!
Glad your both okay!
Now if you look at the furthest point on this picture,that is the point where Steev came off.....The point where I've taken the picture from is where the bike eventually stopped!!!
Thanks Icey......Its gonna work out a very expensive day! :'( :'(
Hell matey! Not good! glad Steev is OK. Anything I can do.....etc etc you know the rest.
Cheers mate! :) (You can come and take this bastard engine out for me if you like!!) :'(
Dont say that he will put a Kwaka engine back in its place!! ;D
Sorry to hear about your probs and Steevs off. how much is the repairs likely to cost - ball park? Insurance jobs?
Any idea why the 6th gear went?
Will you be doing the work yourself GB? If so would you mind getting some pictures - would love to see some documentation!
Oh dear :-/
Sorry, I don't seem to be able to stop laughing! ;D
Does that mean you aren't going to Mallory after all GB? I guess you could just use 5 gears? Or did you break it properly? If you need a hand give us a shout eh ;)
Jen.
P.S. Glad you're ok Steev, but what the hell are you doing coming off on a straight????? Bike doesn't seem too badly damaged considering how far it slid!
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Originally Posted by desmojen
Funny that Jen, same ere ;D ;D ;D Glad your both ok, and Steve if you need anything rubbing better . . . . . . ;)
glad steev's ok! geez, he must have slid for aaaages. makes me wonder if my draggin jeans would actually be as good as they're mant to be if the same happened to me..may have to buy that 2piece afteall.
how long you reckon yours will take to fix GB?
my god you lot, will you please stop falling off!!!
glad everyone is up and about and bike's will cost, but not hurt too much to mend!
[quote author=desmojen link=1154215067/0#10 date=1154244515]Oh dear :-/
Sorry, I don't seem to be able to stop laughing! ;D
Does that mean you aren't going to Mallory after all GB? I guess you could just use 5 gears? Or did you break it properly? If you need a hand give us a shout eh ;)
Jen.
Well it does looks like I won't be going to mallory :'(
It does drive in the other 5 gears but there's 'bits' floating around in the box making noises even on tickover so thats that.
Gonna pull the engine myself and then get some advice on repairing or replacing the gearbox. :'(
Make sure you get the camera out then :D
That'll be an interesting job to do!
Yeah,can't wait..... :( :'(
So is it going into 6th then or not. If it sounds like there's bits floating around you must have bust the gear itself I'd have thought. Not a hard job to slap a new gear in if that's the case.
I'd offer you a backy but you know how it is! Maybe someone else with a more comfy bike could take you, or book something out for a days test ride! ;)
Jen.
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Originally Posted by GixerBoy
where's the speed camera?
how much damage to steev's bike?
when are you buying a ZX10? ;)
GB, I hope you get the bike sorted out soon and that it doesn't cost too much.....
Steev, any of the bruises appeared yet? Mine started to appear the day after and I had some cracking ones! Anyway, I'm glad to read that you are OK though. What is the damage to the bike?
It goes into 6th and just spins!!
Could goe the demo route but would rather not.....
Steevs bike is pretty superficail really,stayed on its side the whole way,tho the frame is scraped so I expect they'll right it off.......He wants the new Fazer anyway!
Never Richie....Give it up dude!
Heres a blow up of the slide picture.......Camera way back there on the right.....
If it goes into 6th then you know it's not a selection issue, so that means one of the gears has either broken, or is spinning on it's shaft, hopefully the former because that way you won't need a whole new shaft. You could have that fixed by saturday if you got on with it instead of sitting here waffling about it!
Jen.
Alright,alright,i'm going...... :( :'( (Goddamn woman,pushing me around...... :()
Well I am sorry, but I was looking forward to this ride out dammit! >:(
Jen.
Steev - sorry to hear this but at least you're ok.
It's a sad sight seeing the bike on it's side on a breakdown truck. The metal noise of it being pulled up is enough to make you cry. We had this when Scott wrote off our first Thundercat :'(
Right,since I was told in no uncertian terms to 'get my ass out into the garage' I did!
Unfortunately there is a special 'nut' holding the engine in at the rear that needs a special Suzuki tool so the motors gonna have to stay put untill tomorrow. :(
God they look pathetic without the fairings on! ;D
:-[ what a bummer for you both, at least you OK and its only bits of metal that have been broken.
If either of you wanna use my Hysung 125 while yours is of the Rd thats fine by me as long as you don't cook the engine GB or chuck it down the Rd Steve, thats if you can handle the power ;D ;D
Maybe you should both be MADE to ride it for a couple of weeks for being,........just a little bit MENTAL!
It's good to see one stripped down, I think modern sports bikes they are quite a work of art underneath all the plastic! Shame in the circumstances why she is stripped but still. :) (and I'm not taking the p*ss before anyone starts)
Cheers for all the concern guys, Yeh Scott there are a good few bruises coming up now, Left arm cant raise very high, large one on back, two on my left ribs, both thighs and my arse (that ones for you HC8). All my fingers and particularly my left thumb ache allot. Oh and Dabz if your planning to come off at speed you will need leathers mate, mine were only a couple of months old and only just held together. The knee gave up on the inside stretchy bit and I have a big patch of road rash there. As far as coming off on a straight is concerned, it wasn’t as simple as that I came round that corner at the start of the straight in excess of 100mph ( I had just got the bike set up it was going particularly well) saw the speed camera and grabbed a rather large handful of front brake. I left a skid mark about ten feet long before the marks on the road and must of hit the road at about 70 to 80 MPH. If the camera went off it will have taken me going down the road feet first on my stomach at about 70 mph.
Although I got away with this remarkably lightly it still ****ing hurt at the time and even more so know. I will never get on a bike again without full leathers on and that includes decent gloves. I have had my moment of clarity when I got up this morning with my 2 year old son and realised that moment very nearly didn’t happen. Will this change the way I ride? probably not, but I wont be trying to shave off 70 mph in a few feet for a ****ing speed camera I will just take the points or ban. I thought they were supposed to save life’s not cause accidents. As you can see it doesn’t cover a junction or anything it is there purely to catch people coming round the bend onto a huge straight.
Any way thanx again for the concern guys and I will probably see you soon on my shiny new Fazer thou.
I will post a few pics of the shabby leathers soon.
Good to hear from you Steev, not good about the leathers! But like you say, good job you had some on.
Your right, that camera is just a money making machine. >:(
I think there is a pattern developing here, everyone who has had an off recently seems to have purchased new gear before hand. mmmmm, lets hope the european chaps don't get hold of this statistic, or they may bring in restrictions following new purchases of clothing! ;)
Sorry to hear about your off Steve, hope it all get sorted soon...
Gav
some pics, the first one is on my phone just after I picked the bike up. That is exatly whers it stopped in relation to the camera. God knows how it and me stayed on the right side of the road.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...h/Image003.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...h/Image004.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...h/IMG_0390.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...h/IMG_0391.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...h/IMG_0392.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...h/IMG_0393.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...h/IMG_0394.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...h/IMG_0395.jpg
quality frank thomas leathers then :o
****ski, those leathers are trashed! Mind you, we shouldn't really expect them to be reuseable after an 80mph get off! The main thing is, despite the damage to the leathers, you are reasonably undamaged :)
When you get your next set, perhaps you might want to try something a little more protective............. I can highly recommend Carrera for starters :)
Jen.
Phew, sounds like you had quite a day - glad to hear you are both relatively ok though.
"I have had my moment of clarity when I got up this morning with my 2 year old son and realised that moment very nearly didn’t happen"
I can only imagine what that feels like and I hope I dont have to - thanks for the incite. Hope you are back on 2 wheels soon :)
Top quality mate, You don’t expect to ware leathers again after a high speed spill, but as you can see I was so lucky to get away with as little road rash as I did. I am just really glad I had the jacket zipped into the trousers or I would have no skin on my stomach at all, I suppose that’s why they insist on a 360 zip on the track. Although after this off I recon I’ll be buying an all in one and researching quality a bit more before I buy.
The best leathers are the made to measure ones, just look at what the racers wear! (not GP guys, club racers, they pay for them with their own money!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Steev
Scott, Crowtree, Carrera, and, surprisingly perhaps Hein Gericke Pro Sports. These are really popular because they cost £300 but they are honestly decent leathers!
Scott and Carrera can do made to measure for about £7-800, Crowtree maybe a little more. Scott also do off the peg for £599 I think.
BKS are **** hot but not many of us have £1200 going begging! :)
Jen.
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Originally Posted by Steev
fair one mate but when i came off at donny a couple of years back all it did was scuff the leather. all the stitching stayed intact as well which is a big plus as obviously that is the weakest part of any leather garments.
and that was a 100mph+ off
but you are right in saying to do some research, it'll be worthwhile.
glad to hear you didn't get any serious injuries mate....................just watch out for those speed cameras in the future you hear!!
Flippin heck boys, just saw the carnage! Glad you are both unhurt.