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Went out at 10 this morning for a steady ride, never broke any speed limits at all, nice and steady bimble to fimber, then onto goathland for a picnic, then across to scarborough for a coffee, then back across staxton hill towards hull direction again. I turned left at a set of lights, opened it up in first gear, and the throttle stuck open, I knew i was in trouble, and just managed to bail off back of the bike, slid bout 10 to 15 ft on my butt, while watching bike dissapear down the road revving,until it flipped, went on its side, (still revving), till it came to a stop and cut out :(

Im baddly bruised butt and aching, but least i got up and walked away without serious injuries.

Dunno as yet wot caused it, but whatever it was its sorted itself out. so when damage repaired, first job is gunna be to change out all things associated with the throttle .

List of damage is:-


Bent front forks (needed if anyone has any)
Smashed n/s front fairing (I might have spare that will go on)
Tail plastics (I defo have spares)
Smashed clutch lever (needed)
Smashed gear change lever (needed)
Smashed n/s Footpeg (needed)
N/s clip on is bit bent, but not stripped yet, might just be the grip, but have my original grips here that could go on.


AND BEFORE ANYONE ASKS THE CAMERA WAS OFF (Most gutted bout that one)

A copper pulled up shortly after i`d crawled on all 4`s to the verge, never asked how i was, just got me in the back of the car and breatherlised me. When i registered 0.00000000000 He threw the plastic pipe at me and said "here you can have this"

Then started on about someone had reported me wheelying. (I then pointed out i was sat on the road watching it), Then he did pnc check, everything checked out, he never even looked at the bike, said "We will close the log At that" told me to get outa the car, and drove off

The most arrogent copper i have ever seen This happened bout 430pm, got someone in a van to come pick the bike up, just got home now from me mates using public transport. (I had to pay as not had staff pass with me )


Least im here at home and can reflect on wots happened, and not laid in a hospital bed, which i would of been if i`d not bailed out.

If anyone got any spares going, pm me lol. Im at work wed thur and fri (If i make it ) then 2 weeks hols, so should be able to get sorted still for operation storm hopefully ;)

ah wombles m8, sh1t sh1t happens eh. couldve been well worse eh.
you have pm re parts, you can have what ive got.
kinell, fook, fkin sheet. you ok tho?
hurts more the day after!

told you get that fkin throttle tube lol!
new paint job as well eh. fook.

Mate really sorry to hear that, but glad that apart from a few bruises you are ok. Just looked at the parts you need, if I could help I would, but don't have any of those items, sorry.

What a strange thing to happen though, glad that PC49 was so considerate, some are like that, others not so.

Yer on evil bay at minute, yer copper just wanted to nick me for summat, but in all reality couldnt nick for anything, i even said look at the camera if yer dont believe me. All day, sticking to spped limits and this happened Im ok, bike will fix, i wont . just having a Got some good footage though, and even though batteries had gone flat in the camera (gutted), it remained attached to the bike without a tether :) Thats a test and a half lol

Fcuk, I feel your pain mate. Im glad ur ok as a bike is easier to fix than the human body. Its a pisser when sh1t happens Iv heard a few stories this week about the police being shits to bikers. Must be a national campain or summit.
Saying that I got a nod from a bike cop today.

Hope u get things sorted dude.

Jazz

Jazzscot wrote: Saying that I got a nod from a bike cop today.

no m8 thats a knowing nod, as in i see you jimmeh he'll have you next time!
mm, just checkin my vid from other day - fkin sheepdog ran out at me on a road 2" deep in chippings - leg down moment, sh1t meself - nearly both down in a week lol.

bruises heal - bikes get streetfightered

Never a spoken word true`r mate, bikes can be replaced, we cant.

Im gunna have plenty of time to sort it anyway, before operation storm thank gawd. ok it might not be 100% but it will be there :) I will start stripping paint tomorrow on my spare panels lol. If i can still move that is I will persevere

Got plenty of paint left over so not a worry lol

Edit... Just checked footage and camera went off with flat batteries about 10 minutes before the off


That would of been a sight to see i bet

d'oh!! feckin gutted for ya matey after all the work you've just done! glad your ok tho

These things happen mate, been in shed and dug out my spare mudgaurd and tail plastics. gunna go for a soak in the bath in a minute, why is it you always feel aches more the next day

Im here to laugh and joke, and tell the tale. Could of been a lot worse.

Wont be long and will be back on the road.

Spotted a nice storm on scarborough seefront. was floro orange and shades of blue/purple i think. got a pic on my phone. was parked 6 or 7 bikes up from it near the coast gaurd bit near the big wheel on the bend. anyone off here ??

Bloody Hell! That's a weird one. I thought the whole idea of two throttle cables was to stop this from happening.
At least you've got away with no broken bone and are able to tell the tail.
Good luck with the rebuild.

Pete.l

yer pete, no broken bones, not took tank off yet, but reaching inside fairing while parked up, im suspecting around the area where the carb balancing adjuster is. there is a bar that links the carbs. the very lightest pressure on this and it was snagging somewhere, wont know till i strip it, and last night just wanted a few And to get home after been recovered.

Will keep yer updated. The bike was stood for best part of a year and a half though, so maybe summats gunked up,and i missed it while it was stripped, i dunno. Still here, you cant get rid of me that easy


Edit.... i did find quite a bit of play in the throttle cable though afterwoods too.

And i still never managed to get my knee sliders bedded in

Bugger-glad youre ok mate

bugger. That's fuzz for you, wrong side of human, or is it vegetable?

Sorry to read about this, real shame after all the work on the paint job, but glad you are OK.

Must have been scary when it set off and realised that you hav no control to shut down the revs...having to decide to bailout feels like take ages as the world goes into slow motion.

I have a front master cyl if you need it