stevieB
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Reged: 08/19/10
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Okay John, The one time my speedy did hit the road was due to being impacted from behind by a car whilst I was stationary on the bike. The bike was thrust forward violently and then I went down on the lefthand side. Apart from the obvious damage to the rear which I wont go into, it sustained a scraped muffler, bent handle bars, bent foot peg, bent gear lever, scratched indicater, scratched mirror and scratched headlight rim. I managed to keep my left leg under the bike cushioning its fall. ( Note to self : try not to do that next time. )
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Dwight
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Reged: 02/03/05
Posts: 17828
Loc: Sedona, Arizona
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Some of you guys shuld get training wheels
Uh huh, riiiiiight Chad.
Yep, I guess it's a good thing nothin' like what happened to Graham in Blighty can ever happen to any motorcyclists in "God's Country" down there, huh?! 'Cause I'm guessin' ALL the cagers in Texas must be extremely conscientious drivers, huh?! 
(...oh, and maybe that's 'cause since 1991 was the last year Renault sold new cars over here in the good ol' U.S. of A, there's probably very very few knuckleheads still driving THOSE around in the Lone Star State!) 
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Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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FriarJohn
"Lighten up, Francis."
Reged: 01/11/05
Posts: 18825
Loc: East Helena, Montana
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Some of you guys shuld get training wheels
...for their mouth
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locopony
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Reged: 09/01/10
Posts: 4303
Loc: Texas, Houston
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Some of you guys shuld get training wheels
Uh huh, riiiiiight Chad.
Yep, I guess it's a good thing nothin' like what happened to Graham in Blighty can ever happen to any motorcyclists in "God's Country" down there, huh?! 'Cause I'm guessin' ALL the cagers in Texas must be extremely conscientious drivers, huh?!
(...oh, and maybe that's 'cause since 1991 was the last year Renault sold new cars over here in the good ol' U.S. of A, there's probably very very few knuckleheads still driving THOSE around in the Lone Star State!)
 If only things were that peachy here.
(dang Dwight your slipin or "Shuld" I leave it alone)
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Edited by locopony (01/31/11 11:45 AM)
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Dwight
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Reged: 02/03/05
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Loc: Sedona, Arizona
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(dang Dwight your slipin or "Shuld" I leave it alone)
Yeah, well, to tell ya the truth Chad, I WAS gonna bust your chops about that missing "o" in the word "should", BUT then I figured I had already busted your chops enough in that response of mine! 
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locopony
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Reged: 09/01/10
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Loc: Texas, Houston
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I almost thought you had fallen outta love with me for a minute 
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Dwight
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Reged: 02/03/05
Posts: 17828
Loc: Sedona, Arizona
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I almost thought you had fallen outta love with me for a minute
Eeh! Perish the thught...err...thOught, ol' buddy!!!
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Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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BrianT
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Reged: 06/18/06
Posts: 2590
Loc: Fort Lauderdale, FL USA.
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I had the bad luck to slide Steelheart down the road on its
right side at 65mph. Luckily, it didn't flip. The damage to
me was chronicled here, but the damage to my Speedy was:
Both r-side turn signals trashed (replaced for $50 from BA member, Thanks Matthew)
R mirror scraped (not broken- still use it)
Ball-end of brake lever scraped- sanded smooth, still use it
Hero-blob on footpeg half worn through
Portion of passenger peg worn down by pivot- still useable
Brake pedal bent (straightened right out)
Both throttle cables worn through at grip (the only other thing I had to replace)
Two small dings in tank- left there to promote future wisdom
(mostly successful)
Keep in mind I run 16" shorty mufflers. If they were the kind
that extends back to the axle, there would have been muffler damage.
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The Hayabusa Killa
16" Shorties/140 mains/Airbox drilled
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Johnquinnell
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Reged: 12/24/10
Posts: 513
Loc: Sydney Australia
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Thanks Brian.
These machines appear to be tough little suckers then?
Looks like a bit of Meriden DNA may have carried over to the Hinkley gene pool?
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GinaS
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Reged: 10/28/05
Posts: 3463
Loc: Bristol UK.
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With me it was the front wheel, but that's cos I had a car pull across my path.... and it buggered the forks, brake res bracket, etc etc....
And I've dropped the 09. That got off lightly with a bent brake lever, I got some nice bruises... I did have full panniers on and they saved a lot.... 
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03 America - Pretty stock - except the TBS wheel... 
06 America - missing, presumed in bits. With it's TBS wheel... 
09 America - It's very blue....
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