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Froggy
| | Posted on Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 09:56 pm: | 
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Honestly it's hard to say, but i think they will repair. My wreck was about the same damage, with the big ticket items being 2 rims and a swingarm, they wrote it off  |
Abuellinwangi
| | Posted on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 01:57 am: |
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Well big fella look wat appens when ewe don't have even bigger uncle trippppeeee to set the pace for ewe's, that's no way to reduce weight grinding bits on the freeway you'll get noticed !!! so much for keeping a low profile when ewe have been relocated by the Witness Protection Scheme, doh !!!! did I type that !!! Guys if you read this Dave Cxxxx is not really in X.Z. at XX XXXXXX XXXX Wanganui telephone (south bound string line) xxx xxxx xxxxxx xxx ext. xxxxx never mind, grab a hand full of gravel and toughen the muck up !!!! started Tafe this month Graphic Design, get a trial in about 4 months for a month, if all works out how I expect I'll be relocated meeeself to the art room. Trip (the light Fantastic !) Seriously though take it sleasy me mateeee. |
Danger_dave
| | Posted on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 02:49 am: |
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Sigh - I miss the sparks!
a move to the artroom is in order.
I'd like to be in your first difficult customer interview.
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Crusty
| | Posted on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 06:09 am: |
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Crashing sucks. Always. I'm glad you're not seriously injured, and that the bike is fixable. The bike can always be replaced, but where would we find someone else to post so many pictures that make me want to move halfway around the world? |
Nevrenuf
| | Posted on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 06:22 am: |
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you never know when sh!t's gonna hit the wall and at least you were prepared for it but i think in this case the bike needs to "HTFU" |
Danger_dave
| | Posted on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 06:35 am: |
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It still got me home - and I rode it to the hospital and then to the bike shop this morning.
She's 'ard. |
Danger_dave
| | Posted on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 06:40 am: |
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Just not very pretty at the moment... |
Oldog
| | Posted on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 07:34 am: |
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DD
glad that you were not seriously injured,
please take care, Get Well soon.. |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 07:40 am: |
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If they total the bike for just that, I need to be watching for "totalled" bikes to buy. It'll be some money and some work, but not *that* much money and work. $2000 or less and 20 hours or less, especially if you live with a few "tatoos".
Insurance companies need to HTFU. |
Birdy
| | Posted on Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 06:26 am: |
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Glad you're OK Dave. After all "Metal ya buy, Skin ya gota grow"
Don't know if they'll total it or not. Insurance is such a scam here. They paid $13000 to fix my Civic after I was rear ended rather than total it and it cost $16000 and was only 8 months old. Hope the law is on your side there because here it let them screw ya to save a dime.
(Message edited by Birdy on March 15, 2008) |
Danger_dave
| | Posted on Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 06:53 am: |
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Thanks - I think the golden rule is universal - whoever has the Gold makes the rules. |
Danger_dave
| | Posted on Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 07:01 am: |
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And thanks Old Dog and all.
Day 3 - ouch.
Co-pilot says it's always the worst day. She right.
Got called into the Hospital at midnight last night, Follow up blood test indicated that where my leg got crushed under the bike might have had a Deep Vein Thrombosis.
'Don't be silly Doc - the only place I've flown is over the handlebars.' Says I.
13 hours staring at the ceiling surrounded by drunk idiots in the ED later, I get the all clear - after an Ultra sound.
Clotting is in the muscle so no embolism for hyou. |
Mr_grumpy
| | Posted on Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 08:05 am: |
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Glad it's getting better mate, another one for the ATGATT files eh. |
Danger_dave
| | Posted on Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 08:14 am: |
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Cheers man - To be honest - I wear APPROPRIATE gear all the time.
Sometimes that isn't the full kit.
It is on the freeway.
(Message edited by danger_dave on March 15, 2008) |
Nevrenuf
| | Posted on Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 09:57 am: |
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when i wrecked the lighting back in october,
they totalled the bike because when the dealer wrote up the estimate, everything got put down even if it had a tiny nick in it. and in florida, if a bike is totalled, you can't get it insured again, or if you do it's not very easy. my insurance company wouldn't do it. if i would have known that, i wouldn't have turned it in and for about 500 bucks it would have been as good as new. but to replace it we went and got the nightster.
being 50 now doesn't help the healing process either. sholder feels tweeked on some days and not so bad on others. so i hope you heel better than i have. |
Ulywife
| | Posted on Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 09:54 pm: |
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Dave - hope you're feeling better with each passing day. It's always hard to say with insurance which way they will swing. They totaled our Uly. We bought it back and ordered parts...still runs great! |
Danger_dave
| | Posted on Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 11:17 pm: |
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Yeah - I'm pretty good thanks.
Wringing every bit of sympathy out of the co-pilot of course.
I'll be back in training again by Thursday Picking up a new Test Bike tomorrow.
Nice light Triumph Rocket III Classic.
Biggest bummer is I miss mah Buell already.
Being out here the rectification will take a few months.
Still got my tbird for light duties anyway.
cheers. |
Mr_grumpy
| | Posted on Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 06:10 am: |
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Try & lean the R III on the good leg mate.
If you drop that mutha on the bad one you'll be in deep cack!  |
Danger_dave
| | Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 03:33 am: |
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The rocket didn't happen - But I have a Fat Boy instead. :-)
Matches my fat leg - A week on and the bruising is starting to come out.
This is where I keep my top box
This is my office fan
(Message edited by danger_dave on March 20, 2008) |
Abuellinwangi
| | Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 06:17 am: |
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Carefull brudda, dey might be thinking you one of dem soon if you get any darker.
Take a look at http://ausbuells.inform.com/ in the Multimedia - Buell section and then: "Look what was in town today" 18 new Buells in Gloucester yesterday. Don't see that every day!
(Message edited by abuellinwangi on March 20, 2008) |
Nevrenuf
| | Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 06:18 am: |
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how do you like the fat boy. got to ride one a couple years ago and the handle bars that was on it seemed to make it awkward for me not haveing a 6' wing span. |
Abuellinwangi
| | Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 06:28 am: |
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Bugger....how do you do an edit?
I forgot the "e" after inform
The correct address is: http://ausbuells.informe.com/
Must have been having a blonde moment. |
Danger_dave
| | Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 08:13 am: |
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I'll be riding one of them in about 3 weeks time. Yeharrr
I reckon the Fat Boy is great - beautiful thing.
I tend to make it look small. |
Oldog
| | Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 08:28 am: |
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Enjoy the fat boy, DD and let that leg heal that injury was serious, my arm looked like that once, its got steel in it now |
Mr_grumpy
| | Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 08:56 am: |
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I like the way we can all see that you had a good pair of boots on.
I didn't look near half that bad when I crashed the M2 head-on last year.
Must be lucky I guess. |
