oops.. project minty rebuild..

philoldsmobile · June 14, 2009, 03:35:48 PM

had a bit of a sky / ground / wall moment while out on the CBR this morning, a later inspection of the road surface revealed a patch of oil i rode through just as i hit the brakes for a corner. mind you, i managed a skid mark about 80ft long!

damage on the CBR is restricted to clocks, headlight upper fairing, a bent exhaust bracket, broken RH mirror, and a few scrapes on the fairing lower.

damage to me is less obvious but there, i'm on crutches, my right hip hurts like hell, but other than that, i'm fine. the RST suit peformed amazingly well, and is almost completely unmarked, with just a couple of marks about an inch long on the left elbow.

bike is coming home on saturday in a transit, and i'm gonna be off work for a week or two.

oh, i'm on prescription strength co-codine and something else thats kinda like stronger ibuprofen, the codine is making me a little high, so its all good!

could be worse - priced up everything and it seems i can have the bike back in pre accidnet condition for about £120

oh well, we all make mistakes..

Gator · June 14, 2009, 03:45:54 PM

its lacking some very important safety features imo 2 more wheels would help and maybe the rider could encase themselves in metal with a roof that has doors to get in and out hey how about belts that hold the rider in the seat

glad yer ok though piglet

philoldsmobile · June 14, 2009, 03:49:01 PM

it was a fun crash though.....my first highside!

FUBAR · June 14, 2009, 03:53:02 PM

Glad you're mostly alright dude. rattled & bruised by the sounds of things

philoldsmobile · June 14, 2009, 03:58:39 PM

pretty much, walking is almost impossible, even with crutches and pain killers, but dissapointingly there is no visible injury at all.

FUBAR · June 14, 2009, 04:03:24 PM

not a great start to your holiday

F Body · June 14, 2009, 04:04:55 PM

PhilO can't you go on holiday without having a damn accident

Glad to hear your still in one piece

Fieldy · June 14, 2009, 04:33:26 PM

good to hear you're ok at least.....

Amey · June 14, 2009, 05:09:28 PM

Glad to hear you're ok. Have a good rest this week

Although, I know you needed time off - but this wasn't the best way to get it

Motorama · June 14, 2009, 06:27:50 PM

Glad you're not seriously hurt.

Dean, aka Hemiguy also had a motorcycle accident this weekend and wasnt so lucky. He has a broken leg and a shattered foot and is still in hospital.

Be careful out there

FUBAR · June 14, 2009, 06:59:56 PM

Quoting: Motorama

He has a broken leg and a shattered foot and is still in hospital

Eep that sounds bad

Hope he has a speedy recovery

art b · June 14, 2009, 07:16:32 PM

bloody hell the bikers are droppin like nine pins....

and ive been out hooning on the bike most of the weekend....

glad ur not hurt too badly phillis,

hemroid wasnt quite so lucky...

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hard to belive you got of so lightly looking at the bike....

HardRockCamaro · June 14, 2009, 07:58:28 PM

Quoting: Gator

its lacking some very important safety features imo 2 more wheels would help and maybe the rider could encase themselves in metal with a roof that has doors to get in and out hey how about belts that hold the rider in the seat

We should go into business making those!

We could call it a...

4 wheeled bike you sit in as opposed to on.
Or a car.

Catchy?

F Body · June 15, 2009, 02:46:53 AM

Quoting: art b

bloody hell the bikers are droppin like nine pins....

Not good news

Planning to be out on the

on Wednesday night, better be extra careful

ianjpage · June 15, 2009, 03:31:32 AM

Bit of an oops moment - glad to hear you all ok matey...bike looks a bit worse for wear though!!!!

Incursus · June 15, 2009, 03:41:17 AM

Thats it Philo your banned from Cornwall. Didn't you crash the Doughnut van last time you were down there?

Shifty · June 15, 2009, 03:59:20 AM

Glad to hear your ok'ish dude, we'll have you back up on two wheels in no time.

Wouldn't worry about the bike my son you know we can fix anything, just don't let it near the barn of death.

Roadkill · June 15, 2009, 04:56:55 AM

Glad to hear that the damage to the bike isn't as bad as first thought.

Must be more careful, though.

Also - sorry to hear about Hemiguy, too - that sounds nasty.

art b · June 15, 2009, 05:26:57 AM

Quoting: Shifty

just don't let it near the barn of death.

aint that the truth....

philoldsmobile · June 15, 2009, 05:29:46 AM

thanks guys.. already found most of the parts i need, and am off work for another 2 weeks , so in reality its just going to be a good saturday to get the bike back as if nothing ever happened..

fortunatley the new fairing came off very lightly, just some minor repairs needed... Shiftini, you're our resident fibreglass expert, fancy a project?

philoldsmobile · June 15, 2009, 05:32:19 AM

Quoting: HardRockCamaro

We should go into business making those!

i heard from some army guy, a general i think he was... apparently its not that proffitable..

FUBAR · June 15, 2009, 07:48:44 AM

Quoting: art b

Quoting: Shifty
just don't let it near the barn of death.

aint that the truth....

Even my car came out of there broken in the spring

philoldsmobile · June 15, 2009, 09:34:08 AM

this seems so unimportant now..

ianjpage · June 15, 2009, 10:10:39 AM

locked as requested

oops.. project minty rebuild..

Roadkill