My rideout today........

[stusgsx]

how about i let the pics do the talking as im a tad sore.
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Basically was tearin along behind a gixxer 1000, he went to overtake but the car was turnin right so he slammed on brakes and hit the floor and car then i hit the brakes to avoid but lost control onto the verge and then ditched the bike before it destroted itself by doin a few cartwheels. I hav bruised ribbs, swollen ankle, sore arse and damaged pride. I was very lucky and so was the other guy. I am going to attempt to go pillion to brands in morning even if it hurts! Ride safe people

[MICKTLS]

well at least it will take your mind off of the damaged bike ..where did it happen ???????????? get well soon

[crescent750]

Looks like you had a smashing time....

Glad ya ok though. If i see a bloke hobblin round brands today who looks in pain, it may be you..

[Mi5ter E]

sorry to hear that stu hope its only cosmatic damage to you and bike
heal well

[rembrandt]

glad your not to badly hurt Stu and as they say the bike should mend or buy the guvs and turn yours into a track bike :grin2 looks very similar damage to my boss's bike , think its lucky that the feilds are still soft from all the rain we had

[DoodleBug]

Ouch, looks familiar, mend quick.

[stusgsx]

cheers you lot. just got back from brands, didnt stay for whole second race. Bike is definatly a write off the whole rear frame has snapped and both wheels are bent plus **** loads of other stuff. Never mind thats what insurance is for! im doin ok just ach!

[stusgsx]

well at least it will take your mind off of the damaged bike ..where did it happen ???????????? get well soon

oh it happened comin out of soham on A142 i think it is. All the residents that came out there houses were bikers so they were top blokes and helped get bike out the ditch and load it up so cheers to them!

[becky]

Glad your ok.


(wheres the pics gone)

[MickyGixer]

The most important thing is that you are in one piece.....:grin2

Bikes can always be fixed and changed....unlike our bodies and minds (which remember ou f*** ups and always make us nervous).:shooter

Rest easy hun and you will be as good as new in no time....:grin2

[the captain]

Ah dude

the pictures arent coming up!!!!!!

glad youre alright though!

[becky]

Ooooo nasty!

[Morris]

Dude thats terrible, situations like that scare me, sounds liek you did the right thing. glad to hear your ok and all.

[stusgsx]

are the pics workin now? im lookin at bikes on biketrader just seeing how much the k6's are going for but i think ile leave it a while as i just get flashbacks of trying to hold on etc, those that hav experienced it will know what im on about.

[STEALTH52]

I'd get straight back on one asap if i were you mate, otherwise it'll stop you geting back on one, thats what i've been told by a few mates that have come off anyway, well i'll give you your do due mate, if your going to do it you may as well do it properly! what speed were you doing anyway?

[rembrandt]

got to get back on stu ASAP

[stusgsx]

Well ive sorted the insurance so now im just waiting for a phone call from john pease to arange collection so it can be assesed. Its gotta be a write off, all the panels are either damaged or missing, rear sub frame is cracked and bent, forks bent,Frame scratched, clocks F*%ked, both wheels bent and buckled, tank dented.....I could go on! Heres some pics just to show the EB stickers which i was going to do had this not of happened! lol!
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[STEALTH52]

mmmmmmmmmm yeah reckon that might be a right off stu! :grin2

Least you can get one in black/silver now eh!

(You forgot to take your Yoke cover off! & dont forget to try & get your K&N air filter out!)

[stusgsx]

ha ha cant get black and silver as my Power Ranger stunt suit wont match!
I never had a K&N or any mods what you talkin about??!!!

[gixer400]

Ouchy, looks bad. good to hear your ok.

Ive got a bottle of T-cut you can have, should sort most of it out :D

[stusgsx]

how about a roll of gaffa tape?

[DoodleBug]

Is that an 020 on the back wheel?

[stusgsx]

cant remember now! lol

[falcophil]

i,ve got an XR400 if your interested, much better if your gonna go riding in fields! :grin2
lucky to come out of that one with nothing broken, especially when you look at the bike.

[stusgsx]

lol yea that might of been better! ile let you know!

[RaceMeNSee]

holy poo monkeys! im glad your o.k! i know what you meant by holding on! and what someone said about your mind playing tricks on you.....i have to take the exact same route i came off of to work EVERY day! on the zact same model bike....and theres still a large burnt oil patch on the grass on the side of the road that screams out SLOW RIGHT DOWN TO 15MPH OR I WILL GET YOU!!!! i reckomend getting a crappy older sports bike straight away!Well its what i did anyways! Infact you SAW it!lol it helped build my confidence right back up for when i got my shiney new one again! Hope you heal up soon matey!Are you now like me with big slidey patches in the arse part of your leathers?! lol

[stusgsx]

lol my leathers aint too bad actually i think my rucksack took most of the brunt of it as i went a fair way on my back! As for buyin a kawacrappy ide rather put my nuts in a vice....ok no i wouldn't but you get the drift!

[RaceMeNSee]

errr....i never actually said anything about buying a kawasaki but fair enough! cheers for that!

[stusgsx]

lol sorry its just something i had to get off my chest! im being quite abusive towards the ol kwakas sorry i think its all the pain killers im on lol

[RaceMeNSee]

Thats fine! im used to it!lol . dont you just wish they let you bring morphine home! lol

[DoGbOt]

Sorry to hear you've had some rotten luck & theres been plenty of it! glad to hear your ok & i hope you dont get stiffed to badly by the insurance!!

Good luck & dont wait too long before getting back eh!http://www.essexbikers.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon12.gif

[harriebird]

i reckon that will easily be a write off. just for a new nose cone, side panel, tail unit, footrest/hanger etc, generator cover, mirror, Parkys quoted £2200 as an insurance job when a certain someone took my GSXR for a little slide on the way back from the chippy. and that was just a slow crash.

i was up and running for considerably less than that but i was bloody lucky really.

hope it all works out ok, and yes definitely get back on as soon as you can, doesnt matter what, just do it asap. the longer you leave it the longer your mind has to think about all the reasons not to :clap

[NinjaMad]

looks real bad mate pleased your well though all the best for getting ya dosh back one word of a advice make sure the bike looks like it came out the shop cause i was at my place of work and had my bike nicked they didnt fully pay out cause they place i worked sold beer etc, stupid as it sounds cause i didnt say it was a liecenced place they only paid 80% so what im trying to say it make sure its spot on standard

[stusgsx]

cheers u lot. bike is completly standard exept rim tape now. I went down pease's today to see what was happening about picking my bike up and basically nothin was happening as the bloke who drives the van is off or somethin so now gotta get bike recovered from home to pease's and then it will probly sit over there collecting dust! Had a look round the bikes and will either go for a k7 750, k7 1000 or 07 r1. I think the 750 will be plenty but cant decide! I can just see it takin ages to all go though, i asked the salesman roughly how long it can take and he just said how long is a piece of string! you would of thought he would be a bit more encouraging as he will be the one gettin the commision when i get a new one!

[STEALTH52]

cheers u lot. bike is completly standard exept rim tape now. I went down pease's today to see what was happening about picking my bike up and basically nothin was happening as the bloke who drives the van is off or somethin so now gotta get bike recovered from home to pease's and then it will probly sit over there collecting dust! Had a look round the bikes and will either go for a k7 750, k7 1000 or 07 r1. I think the 750 will be plenty but cant decide! I can just see it takin ages to all go though, i asked the salesman roughly how long it can take and he just said how long is a piece of string! you would of thought he would be a bit more encouraging as he will be the one gettin the commision when i get a new one!

If Matts there mate speak to him, but i have a felling he's on holiday this week, they are all useless in there stu apart from Matt! I rang them today to see if Micron had sent my Replacement exhaust out yet & the response on the phone was """Er Er Erm, I dont know really, I'll have to wait till they ring"

My Response was " Well how about you ring them & ask them whats happening!" The bloke i spoke to was thick as ****.

How hard is it for them to ring Micron?

Im going to ring them myself tommorrow i think!

Do you really need a thou stu? You can't control a 6! :grin2

[rembrandt]

dont forget parkies and orwells for suzuki might be able to get a better deal playing one of the other :grin2

[STEALTH52]

What about the Guvnors k6? It's got some nice extras on it!

[stusgsx]

well the bike is at pease's now waiting to be priced up, ile give them till end of next week then ile call them to c whats happening. I will probly go for a K7 750 but just gotta wait for it all to go through.

[STEALTH52]

Bet you well ****ed off having to wait around stu!

[stusgsx]

tell me about it, i dont even hav a car at the minute cos still being painted so got the brother in-laws old car at the minute! wanna go out on my BIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stusgsx]

well bike still not been priced up or nothin so not a lot i can do. one good bit of news though, ive finished my car so at least i hav that now! i dont recon ile be back on a bike this year by the time its all gone through

[stusgsx]

Bored Of Not Havin Bike Now! Bored Bored Bored Bored Bored! Go Away Nice Weather!

[STEALTH52]

& it's still sitting down john pease!!!!!! Not many bits left on it though mate, dont know why??????

[stusgsx]

been down there today and the grand total has come to......£4925.76 plus £423.00 labour! so i did it properly! ive gotta send the invoice to insurance cos pease 'cant find' my insurance details! they are **** hot down there aint they! anyway have found the bike of my dreams but gotta wait till all insurance has paid out!

[STEALTH52]

been down there today and the grand total has come to......£4925.76 plus £423.00 labour! so i did it properly! ive gotta send the invoice to insurance cos pease 'cant find' my insurance details! they are **** hot down there aint they! anyway have found the bike of my dreams but gotta wait till all insurance has paid out!

Well what is it then mate!!!!????

[stusgsx]

well im depressed now! i can insure a gixxer 1000 for £1000 fully comp, but for an R1 which i like its £8000!!! christ!

[STEALTH52]

Thays got to be wrong stu!!!!

[rembrandt]

if its a online quote from ebike it will do that had a quote of 10.000 for my aprillia done it agaim and it changed to £540 :shooter

[MICKTLS]

the real trick is to walk b4 you can run

[stusgsx]

the real trick is to walk b4 you can run

ERR meaning?

[The Guvnor]

ERR meaning?

Pretty obvious !

Glad your ok mate. Was in a similar position last year but spent a week in hospital and 8 on crutches !!

Like mick said, walk before you run, moving onto a bigger bike is not a good move ! This WILL nock your confidence for six ! Get back on asap but dont push your luck with power. Its took me a year to gain confidence again and more power just means more trouble. My opinion, my get another 600 until you are certain you are on full form then move up.

But then what do I know. Heal quick matey.

[STEALTH52]

I agree with that, Might be a better option stu, or maybe just go up to a 750 but wouldnt bother with the though yet fella

[gixxer-kid]

i to would not bother mate , year i ride a 1000 but was on a 400 for two years then 600 srad for years before my r1 only got that because right deal right time , but belive you do not need 1000 if you can ride your 6 you will be all over a 1000 on the roads . ,,,,, hope this helps

[stusgsx]

cheers for all your comments but ive had 9 bikes now including 2 srad 600's and a 750. It wasn't as if I over shot a corner by going too quick or woteva, nothing to do with what bike i was on in the accident, it was purely ditch the bike or hit the bits of gixxer thousand all across the road or the rider. At the end of the day ive got a bit of experiance behind me plus the bike only goes as fast as you want it to! But by all means feel free to shout "told you so!!" if i bin it and brake my neck!

[The Guvnor]

cheers for all your comments but ive had 9 bikes now including 2 srad 600's and a 750. It wasn't as if I over shot a corner by going too quick or woteva, nothing to do with what bike i was on in the accident, it was purely ditch the bike or hit the bits of gixxer thousand all across the road or the rider. At the end of the day ive got a bit of experiance behind me plus the bike only goes as fast as you want it to! But by all means feel free to shout "told you so!!" if i bin it and brake my neck!


Only trying to help. But you obviously know best:rolleyes:

[stusgsx]

im not being arsey or nuthin but how long do i have to be riding before i can get a 1000?

[SDM]

im not being arsey or nuthin but how long do i have to be riding before i can get a 1000?

As long as you want, I know a bloke who done his DAS and got a Bussa as his first bike :eek: but we won't go into that.

Get a 1000 you know you want to...............:grin2

[Lateshift]

im not being arsey or nuthin but how long do i have to be riding before i can get a 1000?

You can be riding 5 minutes to be honest, but i suppose it all comes down to how you rate your experience in handling a bike, and whether or not you can justify your need for one :)

Most people look at anyone wanting to get a 1000cc bike and ask why, its natural, probably because the person doing the asking wonders whether or not the person buying one really needs one or is actually capable of riding the bike in the first place :D

Personnally you ride what you feel comfortable with, the only problem with that is that most people say they are comfortable with whatever they are riding but thats based on their own opinion of their ability ;) (and most people are far too confident in their own ability for it to be valid all the time :) ).

Just an opinion :)

[stusgsx]

yeah I agree with everything lateshift just said. If i wasn't a confident rider then i wouldn't even think about getting a 1000. I do ride quick half the time and i was getting a little bored of the 600 (I did hav it booked in for power comander etc!) I want a bike that will make me scream "F£&KIN HELL!" when i pull the throttle back, yea its a quick bit of kit and maybe too quick for the road but you could say the same about the 600 & 750's. I know its gonna be like moving up from a 125 to a 600 but im not gonna jump on it and start doin 3rd gear wheelies....for the first couple of weeks!lol

[STEALTH52]

You dont need a pc on the k6/k7's stu, the ecu can be mapped easily & if the the fuellings off just plug in a yosh box......:grin2

So is it going to be the R1 or the Gixxer thou?????

If you go for the though get the k6 mate it's a much better bike than the K7......more midrange & no orrible pipes!

& will be a touch cheaper so more funds for extras :grin2

[rembrandt]

would think the R1 would be a great buy at the moment with 0% interest , wouldnt think theres any K6's left new in the showrooms now wellnot UK models

[stusgsx]

You dont need a pc on the k6/k7's stu, the ecu can be mapped easily & if the the fuellings off just plug in a yosh box......:grin2

So is it going to be the R1 or the Gixxer thou?????

If you go for the though get the k6 mate it's a much better bike than the K7......more midrange & no orrible pipes!

& will be a touch cheaper so more funds for extras :grin2

Yea i said about mapping the ecu but apparently you hav a lot more choice by getting a pc. never mind,, dont matter now! lol

I will probably go for the k5 thou as its meant to be the best of the lot and can pick them up with hardly any miles.

[rembrandt]

stu K5 and K6 are the same bike M8 different colours suzuki work on a 2yr cycle which is why every one is waiting to see what the K8 600/750 is going to be like

[stusgsx]

oh rite, shouldn't believe everythig i read then lol! oh might be worth waitin for k8 but that will be bit over budget!

[Lateshift]

You dont need a pc on the k6/k7's stu, the ecu can be mapped easily & if the the fuellings off just plug in a yosh box......



A power commander is more programmable than a the standard ECU though, even plugging it into the Yoshi box wont give the same adjustment that the newer power commanders have ;)

The adjustments are right the way down to the percentages on the throttle position sensor, most ECU's are mappable to allow adjustability at 10% 20% 30% etc on the throttle position sensor, the power commanders tend to take it further down by using every 5% which means that you can effectively map the whole throttle range and not just chunks of it ;) they are also fully programmable in terms of ignition advance and retard at different rev ranges :)

The K7 in terms of power is not inferior to the K6 at all, it just delivers the power better through a different area, but we get down to the same old argument as we do with every bike here ;)

If you can possibly state that you can notice the full difference between the mid range on a K5/K6 or a K7 then you must be some rider, both bikes will have you on your arse to test the theory properly :D


For what its worth the best bike out of the crate at the moment is looking like the 07 R1, on track its getting some fantastic reviews and that is coming from people who last year were riding K6's ;)

But at £9000 at the moment its not on my shopping list (just yet :D )

The K5/K6 is indeed the same bike (talking of the 1000's) and most people riding around on K6's are actually very likely to be riding unregistered K5's anyway (not that it would bother me).

The smart money is on the 750 for everyday riding (and for insurance purposes) but each to their own, i wouldnt want a 750 purely because of the tank range and the fact that a 1000 will do the same mileage and speed at slightly lower revs :)

[rembrandt]

Mmmmmm 07 R1 0% finance !!! any one got a spare room ready when i get chucked out :laugh1:laugh1:laugh1

[STEALTH52]

Yes the pc would make slightly finer adjustments, but again would you honestly really really notice it unless you were at a competetive level?, all i know is what the guy that Dyno tested my bike told me when i asked the question about the pc....and his answer to that was that the ecu's on the new suzuki's was so much better to work with than other models & extremely flexible that it would be a waste of money for me to install one as it wouldnt really make any significant increases to power etc....

I suppose on the other hand though pc's are handy if you change your can or want a different set-up as you can just download a new map rather than take it to be remapped....but im sticking with the micron system at the mo so im all good, i'd never get rid of the noise that that thing makes!:grin2

Thats when i finally recieve the replacement exhaust that is, the standard cans really starting to pee me off now having that orrible collector box hanging down!

[Lateshift]

Micron are having a few dramas with the can you have unfortunately, it would appear that the packing is lasting around 3 race meets when fitted to a track bike before it fails the noise testing completely, most have been failing the noise test from new ;)

[STEALTH52]

Yep mine was seriously loud! Well since mine blew it's gut's out down the bypass over a month ago im still waiting for my replacement, been told that it's been sent out about 5 times now but it never turns up! :mad:
Apparantly it was sent out from Feridax to john pease last wednesday, they still havent got it so hopefully it will be there tommorrow, fingers crossed!

[stusgsx]

my post has been hi-jacked!!!

GOOD NEWS!!!! im back on 2 wheels on a 99 RSV! Was speakin to a mate of my brother in-laws and he said do i want to borrow it till whenever i want!! nearly bit his hand off! picked it up earlyer then gave it a good clean up. Should keep me happy till i get my next toy!!

[STEALTH52]

Cool thats a bit of a touch mate, pictures please????:grin2

[stusgsx]

bit of a touch aint it! will get pics tomorrow once ive got the wheels lookin gold instead of the black they are at the moment!

[rembrandt]

sounds good M8 just remember it wont ride like the gixxer M8

[stusgsx]

yea i know, its like bein back on my ducati!

[stusgsx]

well after a long wait ive been offered £5050 from insurers. now gotta sort finance and gap insurance out! will my gap insurance be with same company as my finance? ive got paperwork coming out of my arse!