20-08-13, 11:56 PM
I've got a suggestion for the forum-the i've just binned another fazer section...poor fazers!..do they really deserve such abuse?.....no...but like many recent foccers ive decided to try out the whole crashing thing :rolleyes ,except i broke pretty much most of the rules i usually stick to.. & learned the hard way! :'(
The bikes been in the garage for 2 weeks supposedly getting the swingarm bearings done, bit of a wait & i finally picked it up today after it sat outside for days because they couldnt be bothered phoning me.
Totally focced after 4 hours kip from nightshift my mate says he'll take me to the garage & he's outside waiting so I quickly grab my helmet, gloves & jacket.
I get the bike & im almost all of the 3 miles home when i decide that the brakes are a bit dodgy & guess its prob due to being sat at the garage,anyway they still arent warmed up so i stupidly ride straight passed my house & continue through the village to give the bike more of a run & test things out.
I get stuck behind a woman in a 4x4 honda crv who keeps slamming on the brakes for everything but im trying to be relaxed & find my feet so I choose to stay behind her.im not far enough behind her though.
She slams on because a car is parked outside the post office,even though the road is clear on the other side....i stall..what a twat i am!..i get it started again but soon catch her up,its now a 40 mph limit going outta the village.her driving is still a bit up & down so i decide that i need to get passed her asap,we come to a corner that i know is followed by a straight, both go around it,theres no oncoming traffic....but theres a guy on a push bike on the left,tight in, no problem.i expect the 4x4 to just go passed him..we both pick up speed...then bam she slams on the brakes again, i make the stupid split second decision to pass them both, i go well wide & im almost in line with the car & it swerves out,not only a enough to pass the bike but taking up the whole opposite lane.
So im then looking at crv boot with nowhere to go, i roll off quickly, not good enough, pull the front brake, not good enough...pull it a bit more, front locks up,down i go at a mere 40 mph,scrape along the floor & end up in the ditch.
Im ok, broken pinkie finger,my knee is badly graised,broken toe & im generally in pain& stiff i cant blame the driver because i broke my own rules & thats the end of it regardless of how much of a complete fanny she was.at the end of the day im the bigger fanny & ive learnt the hard way but come off pretty lightly.my bikes pretty focced in my eyes anyway.its in some old guys garden & to be fair it's pretty salvageable from what i remember but ill checkit out tomorrow & come up with a plan.
Early doors but i think ill either buy a cheap fully running fazer & use mine as spares as im sure its gonna cost more trying to get it back on the road in comparison or ill save up for a gen 1 thou.my confidence hasn't been dented & im not traumatised, im just pissed off & getting back on it will cheer me the foc up!
Another foccer down...but not for long!
Fras
The bikes been in the garage for 2 weeks supposedly getting the swingarm bearings done, bit of a wait & i finally picked it up today after it sat outside for days because they couldnt be bothered phoning me.
Totally focced after 4 hours kip from nightshift my mate says he'll take me to the garage & he's outside waiting so I quickly grab my helmet, gloves & jacket.
I get the bike & im almost all of the 3 miles home when i decide that the brakes are a bit dodgy & guess its prob due to being sat at the garage,anyway they still arent warmed up so i stupidly ride straight passed my house & continue through the village to give the bike more of a run & test things out.
I get stuck behind a woman in a 4x4 honda crv who keeps slamming on the brakes for everything but im trying to be relaxed & find my feet so I choose to stay behind her.im not far enough behind her though.
She slams on because a car is parked outside the post office,even though the road is clear on the other side....i stall..what a twat i am!..i get it started again but soon catch her up,its now a 40 mph limit going outta the village.her driving is still a bit up & down so i decide that i need to get passed her asap,we come to a corner that i know is followed by a straight, both go around it,theres no oncoming traffic....but theres a guy on a push bike on the left,tight in, no problem.i expect the 4x4 to just go passed him..we both pick up speed...then bam she slams on the brakes again, i make the stupid split second decision to pass them both, i go well wide & im almost in line with the car & it swerves out,not only a enough to pass the bike but taking up the whole opposite lane.
So im then looking at crv boot with nowhere to go, i roll off quickly, not good enough, pull the front brake, not good enough...pull it a bit more, front locks up,down i go at a mere 40 mph,scrape along the floor & end up in the ditch.
Im ok, broken pinkie finger,my knee is badly graised,broken toe & im generally in pain& stiff i cant blame the driver because i broke my own rules & thats the end of it regardless of how much of a complete fanny she was.at the end of the day im the bigger fanny & ive learnt the hard way but come off pretty lightly.my bikes pretty focced in my eyes anyway.its in some old guys garden & to be fair it's pretty salvageable from what i remember but ill checkit out tomorrow & come up with a plan.
Early doors but i think ill either buy a cheap fully running fazer & use mine as spares as im sure its gonna cost more trying to get it back on the road in comparison or ill save up for a gen 1 thou.my confidence hasn't been dented & im not traumatised, im just pissed off & getting back on it will cheer me the foc up!
Another foccer down...but not for long!
Fras
Easiest way to go fast........don't buy a blue bike