I had a bit of an off on Thursday. On Canary Wharf estate, I'd just left the car park and was making my way down the north colonnade. There's a sharpish right-left at the end and I normally take a bit of care over this, especially when it's wet. Well, Thursday evening it was wet, and very windy.
I remember doing the right hander fine, and then when I swapped sides I somehow ended up on the floor. Thinking about it, I must have lost the front and low-sided. Wasn't going very quickly, probably 20mph, so I must have hit a manhole cover or something, as I wouldn't normally expect to lose the front end at that speed.
Anyway, after parking the bike up, I inspected the damage. The clutch lever assembly had sheered off from the bar mounting, so annoyingly, it wasn't ridable. The only other damage was a small scratch on the faring, a blown left front indicator bulb (?) and a slightly bent (but perfectly working) gear selector pedal. The crash bungs had taken the bulk of the hit, and from the looks of things, saved the faring, forks, frame, engine casing etc. Good stuff!
http://motorworks.co.uk/ were amazing, and supplied me with a used (bit scratched) clutch lever assembly and mounting clamp (about £100 worth of parts) for £40! Bargain.
Some pictures from repairs last night.
So, the moral of this story is: buy crash bungs. They're so worth it. Also, buy folding levers, so when you do drop it, you can ride it away.
I remember doing the right hander fine, and then when I swapped sides I somehow ended up on the floor. Thinking about it, I must have lost the front and low-sided. Wasn't going very quickly, probably 20mph, so I must have hit a manhole cover or something, as I wouldn't normally expect to lose the front end at that speed.
Anyway, after parking the bike up, I inspected the damage. The clutch lever assembly had sheered off from the bar mounting, so annoyingly, it wasn't ridable. The only other damage was a small scratch on the faring, a blown left front indicator bulb (?) and a slightly bent (but perfectly working) gear selector pedal. The crash bungs had taken the bulk of the hit, and from the looks of things, saved the faring, forks, frame, engine casing etc. Good stuff!
http://motorworks.co.uk/ were amazing, and supplied me with a used (bit scratched) clutch lever assembly and mounting clamp (about £100 worth of parts) for £40! Bargain.
Some pictures from repairs last night.
So, the moral of this story is: buy crash bungs. They're so worth it. Also, buy folding levers, so when you do drop it, you can ride it away.
