TOG down. Bollocks.

Oh well, quarter of a century of keeping it shiny side up comes to an
end....

Just left work, down the street in Tun Wells on the Trophy, bike starts
running onto reserve so I reach down with the left hand to switch it
over....

....and she's in front of me, turning left. No worries. And she suddenly
stops dead because a pedestrian is crossing the road she's turning into.

AHshitefuckgrabhandfulofbrakeonehanded

And a rather worn front and stone-cold BT45 decides it isn't going to
bite horrible winter tarmac. Down goes the front, and at walking pace
the thing slides into the bumper of her Peugeot 306.

CrunchtinkleBUGGER.

Happened at walking pace. No damage whatsoever to the Pug, of course.

Unfortunately the headlight of the Trophy took all the impact. Score one
headlight, top fairing, left-hand fairing panel. Oh, and an indicator.
Some scuffs on the pannier, but I don't care about those because the
panniers get kicked around the garage anyway. I've got some genuine
touch-up paint from when The Doctor knocked it over, so I'll dig that
out.

I've got a bruised elbow. No whahala.

We agreed there was no point in contacting insurers - I said it was my
fault, because there's never any excuse for running into the back of
someone. The bulbs still worked in the headlight, so I got home. As I
rode through the remainder of Tunbridge Wells, some fragment of Trophy
dropped off with every bump.

Tinkle..tinkle..clatter..tinkle

The only good news is that a couple of years I bought a complete
headlight unit on Fleabay, as it was up for £25 and nobody was bidding
on it. So that's saved a lot. And I've actually got a spare indicator
too. Dunno how much the fairing panels will be, but my guess is I'm
looking at £450 for the bits. Ho hum. Down to Carl Rosner tomorrow and
melt the Mastercard, I suppose.

I know, clumsy ****, GWS, etc....

 

you walked away from it without injury i call that a result

 

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<and some more>

</end snip>

Stupid ****
Lucky bastard
etc
etc
etc

Dave

 

On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 19:38:18 +0000,

Damaging bikes is *so* 1st January. Get with the programme, luvvie.

I'm glad you're okay though.

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Bother, I could have put in a "Thanks for putting up my insurance
premium. Clumsy ****." Do try harder next time.

This whole five minutes post-crashing business does take one by
surprise and keep one awake at night. Make sure you do lots of rude
things before you go to sleep tonight to clear your mind.

 

snip>

It's not the first time even if it's been a long time since you last
dropped a bike so you know that bodies and bikes mend no matter how
bad they appear to be bent.

Didn't we pick up a top fairing for your trophy a couple of years back
or is that the headlight unit you mention?

 

<snip woe>

You'll be better off looking at this then
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1991-TRIUMPH-...604463591QQcategoryZ36093QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

So a set of fairing bobbins wouldn't help now then?

GWS etc etc

Daft sod

 

This is why the VFR is tucked away for the winter.

GWS you clumsy ****.

 

Either a fairweather rider or the mileage is bullshit. It's a 15 year
old bike so I'll be surprised if you even get a grand for it.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, The Older

D'oh!

Oo's a silly boy, den.

Glad you're not dead.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - There are few things in life more sinister than a
public toilet with the lid closed.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

<AOL> but of course this incident will be added to the annals of TOGdom.

 

I bet he's worth quite a bit as a life insurance claim.

 

It _is_ Friday the 13th!
Best wrap in cotton wool for the next few hours.

Sorry about the trumpet Tog., glad you're ok tho'

--
Greybeard

FLHRCI -01 UK ( 95 cu-in Stg 2. Big Boy!)
Trumpet Trophy 1200 -91, for rainy days

nntp@foxtails[dot]co[dot]uk

 

message
Wotcha.

Only idiots use Ebay - or so I read earlier

GWS - you idiot ;-)

 

You did. Unfortunately, it was for the earlier model with the more
angled screen. It would have fitted, but I prefer the screen of the
later model (mine).

So I put it back on Fleabay a year or so ago.

 

Nopt half as much as opening my Mastercard bill this evening is likely
to.

Hm. I can see the exchange now.

"I've crashed my bike, dear. I need a blowjob."

<her, sleepily>

"Use the Dyson."

 

Err.....

"The usual".....
--

Cheers!
Fr Jack
B12S (The Red Mist), CB450DX (The Moped)
FRJACKUKRM AT GMAIL DOT COM
Red death, to set you free

 

The Older Gentleman scribbled on the back of a napkin:

Conga rats.

Well, that's not bad. You're still walking and you're still riding, so
what's the problem?

Ah, sir now has a *classic* Triumph.

Could've been worse, glad you're OK.

 

[Snipped Text]

Indeedy. One lucky boy I'd say.

 

On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 19:38:18 +0000,

Now that's a header I didn't ever expect to read.

Thank's, I can now crash with impunity.

 

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

Doubt it, or The Doctor would have found some undetectable poison years
ago.

She'll have to break him for spares to make anything back.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - There are few things in life more sinister than a
public toilet with the lid closed.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000