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weeksy wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 7:59 pm Man that's a decision when you open the garage. Let me know if you need help

That's the kind of community spirit that makes this place what it is!

Taipan wrote: Sat Apr 08, 2023 5:44 pm v4 with mandlebars!!

The slightly odd thing though is that the bars are not as wide as you think that they would be. It might just be that I was used to the superduke but I think that they could be an inch wider and be better for it. I may have a look at the renthal catalogue at some point.

Well it was good while it lasted.

I was in a 30 doing about 20 and slowed down to let an old lady cross the road and this fuck tard drives in to me.

I’m fine. I’ll have to get the bike inspected. Really fucking annoyed.

Fuck me, that's shit, hope you're alright and the car drivers insurance pays up

Balls! What a shame, hope you get it sorted.

I’m fine. It’s just a bike. And breathe.

Are you going to get another one?

With a bit of luck, they'll write it off, pay you out in full then offer you the salvage for £500... and it'll be fixable for £100.

KungFooBob wrote: Sun Apr 09, 2023 1:46 pm With a bit of luck, they'll write it off, pay you out in full then offer you the salvage for £500... and it'll be fixable for £100.

The oil leak looks expensive

If you zoom in it looks like coolant coming out of an overflow hose.

That is really shit. Commiserations. I'd be spitting feathers if someone pulled a stunt like that on a bike I'd just bought.

It was expletive ridden.

The fluid is petrol, I’d just filled it up. The bike runs fine. I’m hoping that it’s just the tail tidy and the exhaust hanger. These aprilias are well built that’s for sure. The civic was completely fucked.

I’ll get it inspected as part of the insurance process and they’ll tell me whether anything is bent or not and if the chassis or swing arm is bent I imagine they’ll write it off.

I was sat on the road waiting for my wife to bring the van and I was thinking about what to do. If they fix it then all is good. If it’s written off I’ll think long and hard about selling the rsv and putting that money towards a new 1100 version. Ours a really good bike and I was initially mainly annoyed that it was cutting my day short. I have no attachment to the bike and hasn’t put any money in it apart from the purchase price. I’ll just buy another.

Could have been worse I guess. People in Wantage are so nice I was offered so many cups of tea by people who came out to see what the shouting was.

When MLSP said have em on the brakes, s'not what he had in mind.

Commiserations.

It's a very expensive paddock stand

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Apr 09, 2023 2:43 pm When MLSP said have em on the brakes, s'not what he had in mind.

Commiserations.

I checked my mirrors like a good boy and he was miles behind. Must have been on his phone or something.

Jeez...did the cops turn up and shoot the bastard.

Ffs!!! Was that you I passed heading towards Wantage from Streatley about 12.30 ish? Black textile jacket?
Hope you are not too battered, get the police to check his phone call history.

That's bloody annoying. Hope it's better than it looks.

Did you stay on board throughout?

singlesman wrote: Sun Apr 09, 2023 3:17 pm Ffs!!! Was that you I passed heading towards Wantage from Streatley about 12.30 ish? Black textile jacket?
Hope you are not too battered, get the police to check his phone call history.

Could have been, about the right time.

Count Steer wrote: Sun Apr 09, 2023 3:21 pm That's bloody annoying. Hope it's better than it looks.

Did you stay on board throughout?

Yeah, I was just along for the ride.