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Last Login: 18th April 2007 15:13
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Riding home Wednesday eve, warmest it's been in ages and lovely dry roads.
So there I was taking this right hander near Littlehampton and all of a sudden with no warning, the bike felt like a lump of high speed jelly. I realised something was not quite right but couldn't possibly comprehend the possibility of NOT staying on.
Then presumably the bike high-side and weeeeee... off I go, feeling vaguely like a circus performer being shot from a canon (without the nice safety net though).
I hear the sickening crash (or was it crunch) of my beloved Fazer smashing into the deck and thought "right, best get up out of the road". But, soon realised I was still moving a a fair old rate, sliding down the road on my back with one's brand new £300 lid being ruined, but perhaps at least saving me a life being fed through a tube...
Finally came to rest and instinctively jumped to my feet and cleared the road. No sooner than I'd composed myself the a local house owner and 3 blokes from 2 vans were right there, making sure I was alright.
Thankfully I'm OK. A bit sore but no broken bones. My crash was caused by the a certain well-known rescue organisation attending a car breakdown a few hours earlier and thoughtfully NOT bothering to clear up the transmission fluid that had leaked all over the road (bastards). I'm not covered fully comp so am praying the Fazer can be mended, and already have a legal team pursuing a claim.
Still. All good fun eh?
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Supreme Being
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Bad luck mate, and hope it all goes well with the claim. Let us know how you get on.
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Supreme Being
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Last Login: 21st May 2009 15:43
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Sorry to hear it dude, at least you're well however
Yamaha FZS 600 Fazer ... in gold! Ride safe, and look out for the Rainbow of Death! There're only 3 kinds of people in the world, those who can count, and those that can't. Roses are red, Violets are Blue, I'm a schizophrenic ..... and so am I! Take pity on the man who invented the drawing board, when he screwed up, he had nothing to fall back on. Stuff everything, I've always got my bike.
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