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So off I went Sunday with the local group for a ride out to Chichester Marina for breakfast, and things were really excellent, great route, warm weather, until a roundabout at the back of Goodwood...
Crap surface and an oil slick, lost the rear wheel and crunch... luckily the traffic was spaced , and there was lots of help at hand.
I was bruised and scraped, but functional , but glad for the helmet laws when I saw the scratches on my visor.
Bike had right hand side cosmetic damage, and was functional once I bent the rear brake lever back into position , the bars were twisted slightly, and the indicator had put a dent in the tank, but was intact except for a hole in the lense. The crash bar had been bent in 3" so the front of the air cleaner was scuffed. The smaller of the heat sheilds, and the zorst end cap had some impressive gouges in them .
We carried on ,but had missed breakfast so had the lunch menu, with a first aid kit on the table, always have nurse amongst the group on your ride out!
I am going to repair OEM so if anyone in the UK has done some customising, and wants to sell OEM bits please let me know
John the Weeble
Crap surface and an oil slick, lost the rear wheel and crunch... luckily the traffic was spaced , and there was lots of help at hand.
I was bruised and scraped, but functional , but glad for the helmet laws when I saw the scratches on my visor.
Bike had right hand side cosmetic damage, and was functional once I bent the rear brake lever back into position , the bars were twisted slightly, and the indicator had put a dent in the tank, but was intact except for a hole in the lense. The crash bar had been bent in 3" so the front of the air cleaner was scuffed. The smaller of the heat sheilds, and the zorst end cap had some impressive gouges in them .
We carried on ,but had missed breakfast so had the lunch menu, with a first aid kit on the table, always have nurse amongst the group on your ride out!
I am going to repair OEM so if anyone in the UK has done some customising, and wants to sell OEM bits please let me know
John the Weeble