OH F*&^

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the duke · #1 Post by **the duke** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:03 pm

Must make mental note.
When taking bike off paddock stand to make sure the side stand is down.

Can you guess yet......

Dropped it down on the stand (that wasn't there) and scraped it down the garage wall....AAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHH.

Still it could've been worse the mirror took the brunt of it, but it has also bent the bracket on the inside of the fairing that holds the mirrors and the fairing in place. Looks a little lop sided now.
I'll have to attack it tomorrow with some moleys and straighten the bugger out a bit

Just hope i don't do anyting quite so silly again.

Ben

D-Rider · #2 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:25 pm

Damn! that's a right pain, Ben.
Hope the molegrips do the job!

On the bright side, you've found a use for the mirrors other than checking your elbows are still there.

Falcopops · #3 Post by **Falcopops** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:04 am

Ahhhhhrrrrrrggggghhhh

I can almost feel the pain.

Have you tried throwing heavy things around and shouting a lot.

Helps in the short term

Samray · #4 Post by **Samray** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:18 am

At least the garage wall didnt need repairing ... unlike the side of my conservatory.

I advise if your bike is falling toward a glass wall to let go.

The stitches hurt.

Gio · #5 Post by **Gio** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:13 am

Damn, but at least you still have a bike to ride.

DavShill · #6 Post by **DavShill** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:54 am

Oh No Duke - I can just imagine it was one of those slow motion affairs when you watch it unfolding before your eyes.... but it's too late. Bad luck mate.

falcomunky · #7 Post by **falcomunky** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:49 pm

(To be read in slo-mo);
SCRAAAAAAAAAPPPPEEEE!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Done it mesel on me old CBR.
Not a pleasant experience at all.
Any damage to the tank or nosecone?
If its just ya mirrors you were lucky; I needed a new tank!

HowardQ · #8 Post by **HowardQ** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:28 pm

Ben,
Did you break the R/H mirror then?

PM me if you need one, I may be able to help.

Goldie · #9 Post by **Goldie** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:21 pm

I did the opposite a couple of years ago... missed the bobbin with the hook when putting it onto the paddock-stand.

Narrowly missed the very small boy who was standing watching me. The little bugger didn't even try to catch it

No real damage except the snapped front brake lever... 6 days before a two-week tour of europe... panic just doesn't cover it somehow!

sabestian · #10 Post by **sabestian** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:28 am

Yeah, I put my old Yammy XS750SE onto the sidestand, go talk to buddies and it slowly sinks into the grass and gently falls to the ground. And it was slow motion. Not slow enough to catch it. Broken windscreen and clutch lever. Imagine trip back home, 12 miles through Warsaw (capital of Poland BTW :) ) without a clutch?

the duke · #11 Post by **the duke** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:16 pm

I could do with a new left hand mirror if you have one Howard.

I'm also after a new front bracket sub-frame thing that holds the clocks , mirrors and fairing in place.

Mine got bent in the fall and they are surprisingly tough to bend back. Then the paint splits and flakes off.
For the couple of quid they'll cost i want to fit a new straight one and be done with it.

At least the mirror and bracket took the fall and the plastics have got away scott free. Pheww

Ben

HowardQ · #12 Post by **HowardQ** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:45 pm

the duke wrote:I could do with a new left hand mirror if you have one Howard.
I'm also after a new front bracket sub-frame thing that holds the clocks , mirrors and fairing in place.
Mine got bent in the fall and they are surprisingly tough to bend back. Then the paint splits and flakes off.
For the couple of quid they'll cost i want to fit a new straight one and be done with it.
Ben

Afraid it's not good news as I only have the R/H mirror left unfortunately. Sold the left hand recently.
Then for the really bad news on the innstrument panel (also known as clock panel).
I assume you mean number 3 shown below -
http://www.apriliayorkshire.co.uk/catal ... =Frame%20I
Not the couple of quid you thought I'm afraid !

Price from Aprilia Yorkshire is £281.84 plus delivery!
So if it's not damaged too much, may be worth seeing if it will straighten and spray up.

falcomunky · #13 Post by **falcomunky** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:28 pm

Heat n hammers time methinks...

paddyz1 · #14 Post by **paddyz1** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:33 pm

HowardQ wrote:
the duke wrote: Afraid it's not good news as I only have the R/H mirror left unfortunately. Sold the left hand recently.
Then for the really bad news on the innstrument panel (also known as clock panel).
I assume you mean number 3 shown below -
http://www.apriliayorkshire.co.uk/catal ... =Frame%20I
Not the couple of quid you thought I'm afraid !
Price from Aprilia Yorkshire is £281.84 plus delivery!
So if it's not damaged too much, may be worth seeing if it will straighten and spray up.

I brought myself one of those last year after my off at cadwell. Bit pricey but I needed it because theoriginal was ripped apart. On a plus note, I only waited two weeks because they had to get it in from Italy.

the duke · #15 Post by **the duke** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:48 am

Ouch. Far more than i thought it would be.

Heat and hammers it is then