Came of last night

TC3 · Post by **TC3** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:05 pm

My fault and no one else involved. Messed up a manoeuvre, hit the kerb of the central reservation, fell against the kerb but mainly landed on the grass and slid beneath central reservation barrier. I got off ok with grazed and bruised knee, stiff neck and very sore wrist/ hand. Bike has a broken front right panel, deep scratches on the bottom right panel, exhaust pipe scraped and the left front panel has lost paint when it came into contact with the barrier the bike slid under.
I am really pissed off at myself for being so bloody stupid and not paying enough attention. Not sure what i am going to do in regards for repairs as if i go through insurance it will increase next years premium and i have a 150 excess as well. Have protected no claims but a claim will still count against me on both bike and car policys at next renewal. Fix up myself i guess. Maybe change to red colour and sell off my good black panels on ebay.

uploader · Post by **uploader** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:31 pm

its a shame about your bike but thank god you still in one piece
if the bike is still a runner forget about the insurance
excess £150 new panels are about £150 it's a no brainer
and red panels do sound nice

Woolley · Post by **Woolley** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:04 pm

Insurance is never worth it. They always find a way to screw you over one way or another. Maybe a red and black theme?

TC3 · Post by **TC3** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:02 pm

Just gonna leave for now and decide what to do about it after my holiday in July. No not worth going through insurance. Of to a&e as elbow is now in agony and better get looked at ... Not my left busted elbow from last year but my right one this time.

maddiedog · Post by **maddiedog** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:21 pm

Ah, that sucks. Make sure to stop by the doc to make sure it's not broken. At least it's still rideable, and glad to hear you're mostly ok.

Theboybilly · Post by **Theboybilly** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:53 pm

Hear hear! Glad you're (mostly) okay mate. The PCX can always be fixed. Your flesh & bones are far more important. You can now get on with the task of getting the PCX you really want. (1st dibs on the nlack tailpiece please :-) )

TC3 · Post by **TC3** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:58 am

Cheers guys, nothing broken thankfully. I have decided to just replace the one broken panel. The lower right panel is badly scuffed underneath and minor scuff to its side which looks a bit better after using a black turtle wax chip stick. The left front panel i am just leaving and may look round for a sticker to cover damage. I dont want to throw much into the scooter as i am not in work and it keeps wifey happy. Sooner or later i will be part exchanging the PCX for NCX so will just have to adjust value of part ex.
Importing a full set from abroad costs 150 quid with 55 quid shipping. Than you pay VAT on that and there is probably a customs duty on it too. Not something i can doas just want to get a NCX at the end of the day and put money aside for that.

jeff spahn · Post by **jeff spahn** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:58 am

I am removing the center stand for this reason. Not enough clearance to corner properly.

maddiedog · Post by **maddiedog** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:55 pm

Not enough clearance to corner properly?

I've dragged mine on accident only a couple of times, and I've ridden some really twisty roads, using the full range of the tire. If you're putting it that far into corners, you need to drive less aggressively.

JGC · Post by **JGC** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 3:18 pm

Glad you a relatively OK, sounds as if you were lucky really

Alibally · Post by **Alibally** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:00 pm

Glad your ok. It's a bummer about the bike but it's only a chunk of metal.

TC3 · Post by **TC3** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:11 pm

JGC wrote:Glad you a relatively OK, sounds as if you were lucky really

Cheers and yes both bike and I could have been a lot worse if had not landed on soft ground.

TC3 · Post by **TC3** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:12 pm

Alibally wrote:Glad your ok. It's a bummer about the bike but it's only a chunk of metal.

Ta....you mean plastic I believe :-)

Scottish · Post by **Scottish** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 3:18 am

Glad to hear your in one piece, shame about the bike, changing to red panels will slow you down tho

TC3 · Post by **TC3** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 5:05 am

Scottish wrote:Glad to hear your in one piece, shame about the bike, changing to red panels will slow you down tho

Cheers

Just been to dealer who offered me a discount on the panels i need so cheapest to keep it black

Cascanciu · Post by **Cascanciu** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:22 pm

Glad to hear you're almost fine, mate. That sounded like a close call. Get that wrist/elbow checked ASAP.

One of the reasons why I chose my PCX in black is that the panels are originally black, so any scratches on a black unit will be less visible, at least in theory.

I assume you were wearing a helmet, but, were you wearing any other protective gear like a jacket with protections and the like?.

TC3 · Post by **TC3** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:37 pm

Cheers and yes wearing helmet. Would have done real damage on arm if I never had my biking jacket on. Kelvar. Other than that just had gloves so legs would have been worse if landed on hard ground due to jeans and trainers.
The black hides light scuffs well yes but deep scratches still look bad as there is a red primer it seems so becareful if using t cut on edges!

Cascanciu · Post by **Cascanciu** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:29 am

Smart guy. The jacket is a must. I have recently purchased a summer jacket, a Bering Aero in anthracite. It has elbow, shoulder and back protections. It's quite well ventilated and super comfortable. As for trousers, I regularly wear jeans so in the event of a mishap my legs won't be well protected, so I'm considering to purchase one of those kevlar "armoured" jeans.

TC3 · Post by **TC3** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:26 am

Cascanciu wrote:Smart guy. The jacket is a must. I have recently purchased a summer jacket, a Bering Aero in anthracite. It has elbow, shoulder and back protections. It's quite well ventilated and super comfortable. As for trousers, I regularly wear jeans so in the event of a mishap my legs won't be well protected, so I'm considering to purchase one of those kevlar "armoured" jeans.

I came off my SV at 45mph and was wearing Hood jeans which have kelvar and protected my legs from serious cuts. The jean material was shredded on the hip and knee i landed on as i skidded on the tarmac but the kelvar lining was intact and i only got burn marks on my legs. I would get the protection sooner rather than later ..... should have worn my kelvar lined cargo pants!

duive01 · Post by **duive01** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:12 am

Woolley wrote:Maybe a red and black theme?

That would be special, red and black mixed! Nice!

Just as everybody has already said: I'm glad you're relatively OK.

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