When the stress hits maximum, Auntie Carole to the rescue ..
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When the stress hits maximum, Auntie Carole to the rescue ..
A very bad day ..... December 28th 2015.
After having had very few dry days at home last year, with a break in the rain while I was home for Christmas the bikes came out on the drive and got fired up.
Putting the MV back into the garage I decided to turn it around and put her backwards onto her stand to make more room for Jenny's car door. I put the bike on its side stand, standing parallel with the R1100S and went to pick up the paddock stand. I was standing by the MV's back wheel on the right hand side .... when she started moving ....
Nothing I could do to stop it... the side stand folded up and the MV leaned on the BMW. Slowly the MV kept moving, and then it fell .... landing on the BMW's garage stand .... which then caused the BMW to move forward onto its wheels.
I grabbed the BMW's left handle bar and stopped it from falling .... but I could not move, I was holding two bikes off the floor. I SCREAMED.
Jenny and a neighbour came and rescued me.
Looking at the damage I had caused to the MV I was gutted. The MV had leaned on the BMW's luggage rail, and foot peg mainly. There was a little black paint on the cylinder head which rubbed off easy.
But .... after deciding it will have to be an insurance repair it has all gone very fast.
Today with a new petrol tank and seat fitted, plus MOT/service/new back tyre in the workshop of Scotland's brand new MV Agusta dealer ..... Happy Days.
Good as new. £2K + for the repair, and my excess is covered by the additional insurance I took, and my no claims (13 years incident free)was protected. In the same period the renewal notice came in with just a small increase.
All sorted in two months with I have to admit extremely good, efficient service.
I am amazed MV came up with the parts for a 9 year old bike
After having had very few dry days at home last year, with a break in the rain while I was home for Christmas the bikes came out on the drive and got fired up.
Putting the MV back into the garage I decided to turn it around and put her backwards onto her stand to make more room for Jenny's car door. I put the bike on its side stand, standing parallel with the R1100S and went to pick up the paddock stand. I was standing by the MV's back wheel on the right hand side .... when she started moving ....
Nothing I could do to stop it... the side stand folded up and the MV leaned on the BMW. Slowly the MV kept moving, and then it fell .... landing on the BMW's garage stand .... which then caused the BMW to move forward onto its wheels.
I grabbed the BMW's left handle bar and stopped it from falling .... but I could not move, I was holding two bikes off the floor. I SCREAMED.
Jenny and a neighbour came and rescued me.
Looking at the damage I had caused to the MV I was gutted. The MV had leaned on the BMW's luggage rail, and foot peg mainly. There was a little black paint on the cylinder head which rubbed off easy.
But .... after deciding it will have to be an insurance repair it has all gone very fast.
Today with a new petrol tank and seat fitted, plus MOT/service/new back tyre in the workshop of Scotland's brand new MV Agusta dealer ..... Happy Days.
Good as new. £2K + for the repair, and my excess is covered by the additional insurance I took, and my no claims (13 years incident free)was protected. In the same period the renewal notice came in with just a small increase.
All sorted in two months with I have to admit extremely good, efficient service.
I am amazed MV came up with the parts for a 9 year old bike
Gawaine
2003 R1100S
2007 MV Agusta F4 1000R
2013 Ducati Diavel Hers
2023 Motorrad R1250RS SE
2020 911 992 C2SC
2003 R1100S
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That is tough Gawaine we have all bin` there.
I am going through it again.....
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Will it buff out?
This section of wall needs a bit a pointing too.....
Fortunately no witnesses and no one got hurt. Amanda was with me in the van too. I lost control of the vehicle, own fault incident. Now I have hard ball to play with insurers, fortunately not from a hospital bed.
I am going through it again.....
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Will it buff out?
This section of wall needs a bit a pointing too.....
Fortunately no witnesses and no one got hurt. Amanda was with me in the van too. I lost control of the vehicle, own fault incident. Now I have hard ball to play with insurers, fortunately not from a hospital bed.
Fiat Panda.
Fiat Scudo (with speedblock, pipe carrier, reversing sensors, reversing camera, tow bar, some new rust and Fake Plumber logo)
started out with nothing, still have most of it left.
Fiat Scudo (with speedblock, pipe carrier, reversing sensors, reversing camera, tow bar, some new rust and Fake Plumber logo)
started out with nothing, still have most of it left.
bloody hell guys ..... p*ss poor start to the new year!
Glad to hear neither of you were hurt Chris!
Glad to hear neither of you were hurt Chris!
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Current fleet: '14 F800GS, '87 R80RS, '03 R1100S BoxerCup, '15 R1200RT LE Dynamic, '90 K1
Steve Parry
Current fleet: '14 F800GS, '87 R80RS, '03 R1100S BoxerCup, '15 R1200RT LE Dynamic, '90 K1
boxerscott wrote:That is tough Gawaine we have all bin` there.
I am going through it too
Fortunately no witnesses and no one got hurt. Amanda was with me in the van too. I lost control of the vehicle, own fault incident. Now I have hard ball to play with insurers, fortunately not from a hospital bed.
Any truth - you had polished off two bottles of.........
http://youtu.be/Aatlliinymw
Glad you're ok though.........
Al
If I am ever on life support - Unplug me......
Then plug me back in..........
See if that works .....
Then plug me back in..........
See if that works .....
boxerscott wrote:
I am going through it again.....
Ouch, that looks really scary .... hope you're both OK and get the wheels moving again quickly.
Nice road though, is that on the route in May?
Gawaine
2003 R1100S
2007 MV Agusta F4 1000R
2013 Ducati Diavel Hers
2023 Motorrad R1250RS SE
2020 911 992 C2SC
2003 R1100S
2007 MV Agusta F4 1000R
2013 Ducati Diavel Hers
2023 Motorrad R1250RS SE
2020 911 992 C2SC
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It is, and a road I know like the back of my hand..... when I am Lucid. Not excusing myself in any shape or form but cruise control was one of the factors that induced a "catatonic" atmosphere the other being Amanda reading her bloody kindle whilst I was driv... at the wheel. This has been a real "WAKE" up call. I am ashamed.GRAgusta wrote:boxerscott wrote:
I am going through it again.....
Ouch, that looks really scary .... hope you're both OK and get the wheels moving again quickly.
Nice road though, is that on the route in May?
I loved that Dobby.
Fiat Panda.
Fiat Scudo (with speedblock, pipe carrier, reversing sensors, reversing camera, tow bar, some new rust and Fake Plumber logo)
started out with nothing, still have most of it left.
Fiat Scudo (with speedblock, pipe carrier, reversing sensors, reversing camera, tow bar, some new rust and Fake Plumber logo)
started out with nothing, still have most of it left.
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