Diesel- the devil's work

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tony.mon
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Diesel- the devil's work

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Yesterday morning I got caught out by diesel dropped by a bus (not provable :thumbdown: ) last bend before I pulled into the car park at work.
10 MPH limit. so wasn't doing more than 20.

Caught the first one, then managed a tiny highside before sliding no more than 10 yards.

Bike drifted into the kerb.

So apart from the diesel the cracked crankcase cover dropped all the engine oil onto the road, presumably from the first impact because it then sprayed forward all over the front wheel and brakes.
That'll be new pads, then.

Crash mushroom bent back, forcing the remote adjuster for the rear shock which I'd thoughtfully attached to it into the road, so they're both scraped, too.

Naturally, front RH side panel scuffed, and tail plastics scuffed and cracked.
Indicator gone.

RH footrest hanger broke, rear brake lever bent (probably beyond bending back) and front brake lever snapped off.

RH carbon can worn through, bent in and marked the swingarm.

Oh, and RH fork leg bent stanchion just under the yoke.

Recovery people sent the wrong wagon, so waited over four hours roadside for a suitable truck with a driver who knew what he's doing.
Currently, it's pissing it down, and washing all the oil off the bike all over the paved drive. Wonder if that'll come out?

Apart from that, nothing to worry about, really; so back on the road for Wednesday with a bit of luck.

Me?
Not a scratch.

Bloody diesel. :sad2

Still, look on the bright side, I saved the petrol riding home.

The only crashes I've had for the last five years have been at less than 30 MPH.

I think I'll just go as fast as possible everywhere from now on.....less risky, clearly.
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Sh*t luck that m8 at least your ok

First thing to do m8 is ring the council see if it’s been reported
If it hasn’t it I’ll stop it happening to some one else and if it has been reported before you may be able to claim off the council for not clearing it up
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Sorry to hear that mate. The important thing is you are ok.

I've tried crashing fast and slow. Fast realy hurts!!!
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feck matey! sounds like a lot of damage, glad your ok tho :thumbup: might be worth looking at a council claim :wink:
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Can't claim, private road.

Just done the sums, looks like it's cheaper to strip and sell bits than rebuild.

And I could do an insurance claim, after all, I paid the fully-comp premium for long enough, costs the NCB but I'd stand a reasonable chance of a buy-back, which might make it worthwhile.

But before I do that it'll have to have some standard bits put back on- anyone fancy swapping an old shock for a Hagon remote?
(plus cash- I didn't get concussion!) :D
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DReadful news Tony.
Really sorry to hear that. I thought you said the Hagon shock adjuster was fcuked?
Might be interested as live close to you (well fairly) as you know.
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Really sorry too hear that Tony.

Glad you didn't break anything, but still very annoying, all that damage done to your bike when it wasn't even your fault.

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LotusSevenMan wrote:DReadful news Tony.
Really sorry to hear that. I thought you said the Hagon shock adjuster was fcuked?
Might be interested as live close to you (well fairly) as you know.
Not exactly fckued, a scrape on the adjuster knob.

However a silver lining might be on the horizon re the shock, as I have an arrangement with Hagon to swap it for a brand new one once the winter's over.
The original one, fitted to the bike, had rust on it after only a few weeks, and so they said ride it for the winter and we'll swap it once the salt's off the roads.

Seemed like a good idea, so i am now looking for a knackered standard shock to go on the bike before I make the insurance claim.

That'll mean I have a brand new spare one- so if I can do the insurance buy-back i might make use of it, if not I expect it'll do someone a turn.

God, driving the M25 for 2 hours each way in a car is doing my head in, and it's only been 2 days.

So I'm growing a beard, just to piss off the people in work who keep pointing out how dangerous bikes are.

Petty, I know,
but some days...... :problem:

Somehow I don't think you've seen the last of me just yet, the APE copy CCT's from ThePont and a new pair of taper roller steering head bearings are winging their way to me as we speak (ordered b4 the incident).

Can't let those go to waste, now, can I?
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Bad luck, glad your ok though...

I almost lost my bike the other day :S

Going round a roundabout doing about 15mph, when the back wheel slid on some diesel...

luckily I managed to control the slide and carry on...
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