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Post by elnoodle the reasonable on Mar 16, 2020 22:58:43 GMT
I suppose this story really started when I took out cheap breakdown cover but I don't want to rewrite war and peace here.
Had a rare breakdown on the bike tonight. Fuelled up then the battery died when I tried to restart it. So I phoned CoverMy breakdown recovery. At least I tried. Their breakdown number is a well kept secret and their website rejected my details.
So, laptop out, searched old emails and found the policy documents with the number.
Eventually the cunt turns up. I had watched a YouTube video on locating the battery. 2 allen key bolts, quick boost and I'd be on my way soon enough. Except the breakdown cunt was a recovery cunt and had no tools and neither did I.
So, recovery it was. Got it on the back of the flat bed, strapped it down, drove off, hit a pothole and the bike went down.
Now, I need a proper look but on the face of it the damage doesn't look that bad. Mirror/indicator, clutch lever, cracked plastic but I want it fully checked. Spoke to the guy's boss on the phone and he wants to "come to an arrangement" because his insurance is already mental (seemingly another of his monkeys lost a fucking car off his wagon last year). So, do I let him get it fixed (I'd insist on who carried out the repairs) or do I tell him to get fucked and phone my insurance company, potentially making it more difficult for every cunt.
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Post by philthewindsurfer on Mar 16, 2020 23:19:48 GMT
I reckon if you tell your insurance company they will put up your premium next year. They are cunts like that, even if it wasnt your fault. Make sure any arrangement you come to covers the full cost of replacements, or any reduction on resale value of the bike if something isnt replaced. eg fork leg got a few scrapes? Not really worth the money to get it replaced with a new one as its cosmetic, but any buyer in the future might spot that and think the bikes been down the road big time and put them off or ask for money off the bike.
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Post by Droog on Mar 16, 2020 23:34:03 GMT
Is it me or are some of us on this forum just cursed with bad luck?
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Post by Diego the toe clipper on Mar 16, 2020 23:44:19 GMT
Don't let anyone touch it until monkey man has handed you a wedge of cash.
Then do what you want. No insurance companies, no mechanics, no Ali Express parts, just used bank notes.
That's my advice.
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Post by elnoodle the reasonable on Mar 17, 2020 0:23:11 GMT
Don't let anyone touch it until monkey man has handed you a wedge of cash. Then do what you want. No insurance companies, no mechanics, no Ali Express parts, just used bank notes. That's my advice. Aye I was thinking along those lines. |
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Post by beefus on Mar 17, 2020 6:53:04 GMT
I think some sort of arrangement, as long as you are taking the lead.
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Post by mekon on Mar 17, 2020 7:51:12 GMT
Is it me or are some of us on this forum just cursed with bad luck? Maybe those like Ninja and DavidW that left are sat on beaches drinking cocktails? |
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Post by philthewindsurfer on Mar 17, 2020 7:56:38 GMT
I had a bike recovered by a truck & the bloke put the tie down straps over the top of some plastic parts sitting above the height of the frame. If he had cranked it down there would have been loads more damage.
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Post by elnoodle the reasonable on Mar 19, 2020 13:49:32 GMT
The bike's in for an engineer's assessment. In the cold light of day the damage, as expected, is a bit worse than I originally thought. Doesn't look that bad but we all know the cost of plastics. The owner of the recovery firm has tentatively offered to buy it off me. Depends what he offers. They're on Autotrader at £7k (2011 Repsol Fireblade) but Glass's guide are suggesting £2k less. There's a very tidy 2011 Speed Triple in the shop for a smidge over £5k. I would need to seriously convince myself that I'm wasting my time on a litre sportsbike and that a torquey upright naked would be just as much fun and more practical. My head knows this is the case but my heart is stuck in the 90s and I am quite fond of the 'Blade...
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Post by mekon on Mar 19, 2020 15:29:53 GMT
I guess you've got to think about whether you need to save your wrists for the wankathon to stave off corona. If so go for the triumph.
I fancied a cbr600rr but why wrists need consideration in this state of emergency.
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Post by beefus on Mar 19, 2020 18:28:46 GMT
I would need to seriously convince myself that I'm wasting my time on a litre sportsbike and that a torquey upright naked would be just as much fun and more practical. Of course it would Noodler. Even if my body would not object to me riding a Sportsbike I still wouldn’t bother ....so many bikes available now with that sort of performance but comfort and practicality too. |
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Post by elnoodle the reasonable on Mar 19, 2020 19:00:39 GMT
It's not higher bars that my advancing years crave, it's lower pegs. I'm used to crouching over the tank and it feels more natural when I'm barreling into a corner. And I do like barreling.
Ultimately, 175hp is meaningless unless you're on a track but it's certainly nice to have that reserve. A fat, torquey midrange makes a lot more sense. I'm just not sure I'm ready for sense.
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Post by beefus on Mar 19, 2020 19:12:34 GMT
A fat, torquey midrange makes a lot more sense. Exactly...I went from ‘Blade to Blackbird to K1300S to KTM...each bike was an improvement over the last in terms of comfort.The Blackbird and K13 both had stonking engines but I love the characteristics of the V-Twin....like you say, loads of midrange grunt where you need it. |
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Post by elnoodle the reasonable on Mar 21, 2020 18:37:27 GMT
Right, I've had the damage estimated at £2,860 but this involves replacing every part with a scratch. The guy has offered me £3,500 cash to walk away which I've accepted (although I don't have it in hand yet). I'm thinking of replacing the mirror/indicator and clutch lever at a cost of around £150 then selling it as damaged repairable. If no cunt bites then I'll get the rest of the repairs done.
I had a test ride of the speed triple. It's fine but didn't stir me like the 'Blade did when I test rode it. The engine is strong, very linear with bags of torque but the top end is 40hp down on the 'Blade. Thing is, that's 40hp I hardly ever get to use on the road. It's nice to have it in reserve but it's utterly redundant for 99% of my riding and a licence shredder any time I do venture over 8000 revs. The Triumph is definitely quick, just not ballistic like I'm used to although 1st gear wheelies are easy enough.
The riding position is weird as I've had nothing but sports bikes for 30 years but I could probably get used to it. Zero weather protection though, I can see it being challenging in the pishing rain. Radial Brembos with braided hoses work just as you would expect them to and stoppies would not be a problem.
It could do with clip-ons, cans and a screen but there's no doubt it's a fine looking machine, aaaand it's something a bit different which can't be a bad thing.
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Post by mekon on Mar 21, 2020 19:08:05 GMT
Bikes are fucking weird in how quickly you get used to what in a car is stupid accelration.
I remember getting on the vfr after 8 years not riding and thinking it was fucking stupidly quick. Two weeks later..... Its alright.
If your road car went as fast as an old vfr you'd be bragging about shit hot it was but in bike world its a bike for real ale sorts who read model engineering.
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