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first off, I will not be at the meet this weekend - having a small problem walking atm, so riding is right out :(

I dropped the falco this evening - kicked off the side stand to move the bike into the shed, and my foot slipped - cue one bike meeting my lower leg and the ground very hard

The R&G crash protector paid for it self though

mid rhs fairing is scuffed - will have to be sprayed

rhs clip on is bent

brake lever is the new, ultra sporty short style

so, does anyone have a rhs clip on, and a brake lever kicking around in their shed?

now off to have a bath, and am swearing a lot - the cat has gone into hiding!

Pillock !!
Hope it heals soon.



and yer leg.

Aw Sht*e. Bad luck. Least you never came off on the road. Annoying though.

Hope nothing more than your Pride is hurting come the morning.

Another no speed Falco tarmac/driveway interface!

Sorry to hear that Pete. Hope the leg isn't too bad.

Sorry but can't help with those bits. Lots of stuff on Fleabay at the moment though.

I feel your pain... I did a similar stunt on a camping trip last year but lucky for me the paniers and rhinomoto barends took it all.

As Fausto says, Ebay will be your best friend.

That's 2 of us with bike related injuries today (Pete's already heard about mine).

Was knocking the old bearings out of the rear wheel from the set of OZs I've acquired.
Left the wheel on the bench .... on its rim ....


.... they do tend to roll ....

just caught it from the corner of my eye as it did its lemming impersonation .... instant reaction .... throw the foot out to cover the landing zone - perfect placement.

Now OZ wheels may be lightweight rims but plummeting from a workbench to a foot covered in a canvas trainer does not emphasise their lightweight nature to the maximum effect. The big toe of my right foot is not happy ..... but at least I saved the wheel

Had to hobble about as though nothing amis as I was supposed to be doing other jobs today and I'd already been caught working on the bike ....

Hope your pain disappears quickly Pete - and hope you get the bike sorted.

I have to admire the devotion of both Andy and Pete in selflessly throwing themselves under the bike (or part of) to save their steeds. It's that kind of devotion to the cause that makes this forum what it is.

Ahem...

Hope the bruises heal quickly. And that the parts you need magically appear.

Sorry to hear that Pete. Unfortunately, all I've got to offer is sympathy - haven't got any of the parts you're after.

Hope you get sorted

brake lever now on way... 15 quid from evil bay

my welding friend has the bar - it is only slightly out of shape, so he is taking it to work tomorrow to have a play and a fettle....

hopefully he will sort it

pain killers are working, but beer helps them:)

cat is still hiding

Tough luck Pete, hope you and the bike get sorted quickly!
I did something similar leaving Newark Barge bike meet a couple of years ago, was parked up front wheel against a kerb so decided that sitting on it and sort of paddling it backwards would be a good idea. Same as you right foot slipped on gravel as I pushed, started to go over to right, pulled foot back to try and save it slipped again and it's sort of going over in slow motion. Had this idea, don't try to pull my leg out and save the side panel, (like I could have got it out anyway!). Went down still in sort of slow motion and there's me pinned under the bike in front of a crowd feeling like a complete tosser. My mate and a bloke with a nice RI pulled the bike off me.
Fortunately the "leg under the bike to save it idea" worked. Just a very slight scratch on the top triangular bit of the belly pan and twisted my dodgy arthrytic right knee, but that usually gives me pain anyway.
Real pain was that I couldn't go back to the bike meet for months!
Anyway there's a nice bloke on this site, who'll give you some good advice on pain killers, you me know him!
Keep yer chin up mate, and look on the bright side, the bike was looking really nice and almost done, you've got an excuse to go back in the garage for more fettling now.

Things like this are supposed to happen in threes. Really hope I'm not number three! Doesn't sound like the bike is too knack'd which as we all know it the important thing, you'll mend

Nooj wrote:Things like this are supposed to happen in threes. Really hope I'm not number three! Doesn't sound like the bike is too knack'd which as we all know it the important thing, you'll mend

Well, at least you'll have avoided being a "number two"

...as the forums resident falco-fragger-by-installment I totally feel your pain, figuratively speaking - you're not transmitting the leg agony like some resonating human voodoo doll or anything. Hope both body and bike get sorted soon

Aladinsaneuk wrote:brake lever now on way... 15 quid from evil bay

Make sure you use as many parts as possible from your broken genuine one! Change only the parts that are broken (the lever itself I'm guessing). Those copies are made of weaker materials.