Bounce, Bounce, Crunch, Tinkle.

That's how it went. Bugger.

Low-ish speed drop onto the left as the front washed
out while braking on some overbanding apparently.
Left a nice dark line on the tarmac, then some red
ones, then a nice little smattering of glass and
misc bits of plastic. Then a large puddle of coolant.

Result - top fairing, screen, headlight, headlight bucket,
left side, water pump cover, radiator twisted slightly,
left rearset, tank dent, seat unit holed, left side
carbon air tube disintigrated.

**** me it's going to be expensive...

 

Oh, you clumsy ****.

Commiserations.

 

Streefighter. YKIMS.

 

That's what I was thinking as I read through your post.

Oh well, it's only a Ducati.

 

Landing cushioned by wallet, prolly.

 

No and no. My own stupid fault, so I'll be fixing it.
Have already been promised a few parts that I need very
cheap through people in the club, so should be able to
sort it pretty cheap. I only need a radiator (or attempt
to fix the twisted one...) and a headlight bucket to be
running again for the trackday in 2 weeks, then I'll keep
it off road and pick stuff up as it comes available.

Just a bruised hip and scuffed leathers, so nothing
that could make me look better. Thanks for asking.

 

I may well see how many bits I have in the "sweepings"
bag and if it's worth getting El Spic to have a bash
with the plastic welder...

 

Bring it up here, mate.

We'll have the plastics off it, mattblack it and put a Pixietail on it
for you. FOC.

You'd laaave it.

 

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

Bad luck.

Here, have some chocolate...
--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-104" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL)
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

"What it needs is to be cut about here"

 

I'm thinking of matt black if I repaint the trackday
fairing, especially now the tank needs repainting...

 

Thanks, but I've just scoffed some of the kid's stuff...

 

Fackin' sound.

Best of luck with the rebuild - and the bruises.

 

antonye says...

Bring it on baby, I'd be more than happy to help out if I can.

Bad luck btw. I hope it fixes cheaply.

 

Could be worse.

 

YTC#1 says...

Could be a Suzuki.

 

Ouch.

Oh well, just report it stolen, make with the angle grinder, and collect
on the insurance ;-)

 

Sir needed one of these, Sir did...
http://www.superbikeschool.co.uk/uk/ssl/images/content/Brake rig.mpg
(1.38Mb)

Bad luck matey.

 

I don't s'ppose there's anything about the overbanding (like how wide it is
or where its been placed) which would give a basis of a claim for
negligence? ............. If other aspects of the highway are crap *and*
the responsible authority either do nowt in a reasonable time frame to make
it good, or like in this case, are the *cause* of the problem (and if not
them then someone else who should have known) then they're liable.


--
Nidge
ZX6R J2 Stunning in zit yellow. KX 125 MX 'I'm snot green -fly ME'. A few
bits of CB500S in Norwegian Parrot blue. BOTAFOT#63 BOMB#5

'Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand'.
Homer (Simpson).

 

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

Ooh yeah, great idea.

I mean, it's only taxpayers' money, right?
--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-104" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL)
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"