Ditch surfing

The A428 to St Neots, from Bedford, was closed this morning......
bugger. So I have to go to work via the back roads.

I get past 2 cars and then a transit on the twisty bits. Happily
bimbling along I see a 90 degree right hander ahead, slow down using
the gears, still a bit too fast, apply back brake - it locks up and
I'm sideways along the road, do this 2 or 3 more times and I'm still
going too fast and heading for the verge ahead <gulp>

The next thing I know, I'm on my back in a ditch with about a foot of
water lapping around my nads!

The van driver has stopped as I get out of the ditch.............
dripping and muttering. He helps me lift the Pan and I survey the
damage. The rhs indicator/mirror is smashed beyond recognition, but
everything else is just muddy.

The rest of the journey is a leeeeeetle bit slower and I arrive at the
shop, wet, muddy and very annoyed with myself. 24 years riding bikes
and I still can't go around corners!

The new mirror, is going to cost me £140

Still, coulda bin worse.

Yawl ride safely now!

 

Stritchy says...

Careless muppet. Glad you came out ok.

 

Heh, sorry.. I had to chuckle at this a bit.

Phew, well lucky I'd say. How did you get the Pan out of the ditch, I
presume it didn't go rubber side up.

Oh yes, easily. I think that now, you'll have to have a DS#, Molly is KotL.

I try, some days more than others.

 

You are Des, AICMFF sets of unused front brake pads.

 

Des, is that you?

 

Erm, why?

Oh well, you're OK, anyway.

 

Stritchy was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Non-ABS Pan, I assume?

http://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/

 

Clumsy ****.

 

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

"For Christ's sake pull him out! There's a rabid coypu attacking his top
lip!"

Damn right! It could have been me.

#"Sailing, we are sailing..."

--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

<baffled>

Explanation?

I fort Des was an i-biker, or summat.

</b>

--
| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C
|_\_____/_| ..73063../..16589.../..3180./.19406
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4
'^'

 

Stritchy says...

You daft sod.

Indeed. Still its only a Honda...

 

Doesn't use his front brake in the wet, he reckons. Sensible chap that he
is.

 

Oh.

I thought Ivan was King of the brake-pad savers.

I've got to replace the pads on the Wing already, ffs.

I only changed them in March.

That'll be fun, then: new pads, and a new disc.
--
| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C
|_\_____/_| ..73063../..16589.../..3180./.19406
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4
'^'

 

Salad Dodger says...

Can't really be much worse than the old ones, can it...

 

Having taken the old ones out this afternoon, I'm surprised it stopped
at all, tbh.

--
| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C
|_\_____/_| ..73063../..16589.../..3180./.19406
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4
'^'

 

Kinnell

Still.. at least you walked away...
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Cheers!
Fr Jack
96 Tiger.
FRJACKUKRM AT GMAIL DOT COM

 

**** off

Now I'm *really* offended!

 

Erm, why?[/QUOTE]

Because I wanted to slow down.

ffs, what is this obsession some people have with *not* using their
back brake?

It gives me more braking power than using the front alone. So what's
the problem with that?

To set the record straight, I did use the front brake too. I only
mentioned the rear brake because it was that that locked. Frankly I'd
rather the back locked than the front because, IMHO. it's more
controllable. Plus I have a paranoia about the front skidding away
from me - a problem in my head rather than with the stopping power of
the bike.

 

You're all heart )

 

*dingly ding*

I forget that they do 'modern' spares too <doh!>
Coulda saved me about 60 of your earth pounds.
Having said that, they only show the mirror cover in silver, although
they can proly get any colour.

Ho hum