That's Buggered The PX Value

Arse. Only gone and thrown the ZRX down the road - at least I was
moving at the time. The cars in front stopped, quite reasonably for a
set of traffic lights, which would have been O.K. had I been paying
attention to what was happening. Cue one fistful of front brake,
locked front wheel and over we go. Once the slide was over, extract
right foot from between bike and road, hit kill switch, haul bike
upright, clutch in and push to side of road. Kid on a Honda 125 had
stopped, as had the car behind and in front of me - various people
made sure I was O.K., and asked if I needed a phone to call anyone,
then went, leaving me to survey the damage - broken front indicator,
scrapes on RHS of bike: fairing, mirror, brake lever, bar end weight,
engine bar and end can.

A few phone calls later I start the bike up and ride home.

Mandatory pictures, taken by a graduate of the Paul Carmichael school
of photography:

Engine bars may not be to everyone's taste, but they did their job
today:
http://mousemat.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ukrm/EngineBar.jpg

This could be expensive:
http://mousemat.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ukrm/Fairing1.jpg
http://mousemat.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ukrm/Fairing2.jpg

Of course, the sacrificial Scorpion end can is in the garage:
http://mousemat.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ukrm/Exhaust1.jpg
http://mousemat.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ukrm/Exhaust2.jpg

I've got a scraped knee and an aching shoulder. Gear wise, there's a
couple of scuffs on the leather jacket, a bit of scuffing on the denim
jeans and a few cuts on the toe cap of the left foot Daytona - HTF did
that happen? There is no damage apparent to the lid and I don't think
my head touched down.

I am a clumsy ****. Let the pisstaking begin.

 

you walked away from it that's what really counts

 

Arse, but any bin you walk away from was a successful one.

 

Bugger it. At least you're okay. Panels are a lot easier to replace
than something living.

How fast do you think you may heve been going before you crammed on
the brakes?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, BGN

Bollocks. Flesh heals, panels cost money.

Oh, and Statto?

You clumsy ****.

--
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and Ducati Race Engineer.

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Arse.

are you sure there wasn't any oil on the road?

<g>

 

Indeed, and doesn't taking an Ibuprofen or something now help with the
aches you'll have tomorrow?

 

The nose fairing is a single piece of plastic. I may be enquiring as
to costs to repair instead of replace.

Dunno. Definately less than 40, as there's a Gatso about 1/4 mile
previously.

 

Even better to be able to ride away.

 

Ibruprofen already on board.

 

I'll find out exactly how much on Saturday. Buggerall on eBay ATM and
I don't recall seeing a single 1200S fairing there either.

Goes without saying.

 

No - the first thing I did was look to see if there was anything I
could blame being a ham fisted buffoon on. Oh, I see what you mean.
FOYRNB.

 

Bad luck, you clumsy twat.

There but for the grace of.......... etc etc etc

 

Statto wrote

Only barely by the look of the damage. You got away light.

You should be embarrassed really.

 

Oops, but at least it looks repairable... You ought to give bonwick a
call and find out who it was that re-molished his ducati fairing, they
might be able to do something similar WRT the 2 tone paintwork.

As for endcan, I'd whack a road legal stainless scorpion one back on.

 

Ah, well. Nice evening for it.

 

Statto says...

Arse, you are indeed a clumsy twonk.

At least you walked away, but as Bear said, a couple of ibuprofen to
minimise the aches will help.

 

[snip more of the same]

Ouch, sorry to hear that Chris. Glad to hear you're not too badly damaged.
You may be able to find some replacement plastic on eBay if you're patient.

 

See that above?

That's a snipped post, that is.

 

I dunno wtf you're whinging about.

Touch-up paint etc will see to the plastics.

A new aftermarket end can, if you have to have one, is not a king's
ransom.

Are you planning to sell the bike next week? Is your vanity so colossal
that you have to be seen on a pristine motorcycle? Does any of the
injury depicted actually affect the way it rides?

Answers: no, no and no. So forget about it and ride the fucking thing.
And worry about the scrawps when you come to sell the thing, assuming
you haven't utterly totalled it in the meantime.

Sheesh.