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Drop my bike and nothing broke!
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<blockquote data-quote="mcatrophy" data-source="post: 1266263" data-attributes="member: 3187"><p>Simple tip-overs can be very expensive. I had one on my '14. It occurred at zero speed while I was trying to turn it round on a steep, gravelly slope. (OK, very bad judgement for choice of place to do a u-turn on my part, see later.)</p><p></p><p>Bike tipped right over the slider, hit hard on handlebar and mirror, and slid some way down the slope.</p><p></p><p>Damage included mirror (scratched, not broken), mirror mounting frame, handlebar and bar end, front and side fairings, slider, foot shield, silencer (muffler), foot-peg, both brake levers, side-case, engine side cover (dented by the slider), plus odds and ends I can't remember off hand.</p><p></p><p>Total insurance claim: £3800 ($5856), including £500 labour.</p><p></p><p>Had I repaired it myself I wouldn't have changed some items, but it still would have been pricy, which is why I used insurance.</p><p></p><p>Had to stop another rider to help me right it, plus another person from a van also stopped and helped. Insufficient adrenalin and too many birthdays precluded solo recovery.</p><p></p><p>I was mad with myself. Trouble is, I'd been leading another rider. This was a nice twisty road that did have some steep falls to the side in places. She disappeared from my mirrors. I'd stopped and waited a few minutes, but no sign. I was worried that she'd gone off the road. Thinking more about her than what I was doing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mcatrophy, post: 1266263, member: 3187"] Simple tip-overs can be very expensive. I had one on my '14. It occurred at zero speed while I was trying to turn it round on a steep, gravelly slope. (OK, very bad judgement for choice of place to do a u-turn on my part, see later.) Bike tipped right over the slider, hit hard on handlebar and mirror, and slid some way down the slope. Damage included mirror (scratched, not broken), mirror mounting frame, handlebar and bar end, front and side fairings, slider, foot shield, silencer (muffler), foot-peg, both brake levers, side-case, engine side cover (dented by the slider), plus odds and ends I can't remember off hand. Total insurance claim: £3800 ($5856), including £500 labour. Had I repaired it myself I wouldn't have changed some items, but it still would have been pricy, which is why I used insurance. Had to stop another rider to help me right it, plus another person from a van also stopped and helped. Insufficient adrenalin and too many birthdays precluded solo recovery. I was mad with myself. Trouble is, I'd been leading another rider. This was a nice twisty road that did have some steep falls to the side in places. She disappeared from my mirrors. I'd stopped and waited a few minutes, but no sign. I was worried that she'd gone off the road. Thinking more about her than what I was doing. [/QUOTE]
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