Just had an accident 20 mins ago...




Uneven surface, classic tank slap, down

Luckily the lorry behind me managed to stop

And luckily my armored dainese jcket and alpinestar took all the beatins (despite being ciplak)

Newbie misyake i auppose

This post has been edited by lucifah: Jun 12 2012, 08:16 PM

damages:

1. bent handlebars



2. broken left side bikini fairing

3. bent gear changer lever

4. small dent on tank

5. deep scratch on the crank case cover

6. multiple scratches on foot rest, foot pegs, etc...

luckily wore gloves + jacket

torn gloves:





and my 2 week old n85 spots a scratch on the mouthpiece...



luckily, no harm on me. not even a slight scratch. just a very sore arm i think caused by the impact...

not too sure, but not that fast either

around 80-90 km/h

it's a classic tank slap, the front wheel wobble intiated by lousy road surface in sarawak

and on that particular road, it was my 1st time on that bike on that particular road stretch. i drove on that road using cars many times previously and do know the road is uneven, but never thought that it's THAT bad.

luckily didn't panic and just let the bike go, quickly got on my knees and run to the road shoulder

the bike slid another 30 to 50m or so (yes, THAT FAR!) with sparks flying off as the crankcase cover kiss the sweet tarmac.

luckily i was able to lift the bike at one go. i had experience before when i need a few minutes and several tries to lift the bike when it fell.

i can say i am just one damn lucky bastard

1. the bike didn't fall into the very large earth drain (a few feet away)
2. the traffic managed to slow down and stop behind me (w/o any further accidents)

total damage, initial estimates (official pricelist for ER6-n 2012 parts not yet out):

1. original handle bar : rm 200
2. original gear lever : rm 100
3. bikini fairing : rm 250
4. bits & pieces (exlcuding the tank cover) : rm 100
total : RM 650

the tank i'm gonna touch it up a bit and be a thropy and reminder to me self

the crank case cover - need to sand down, smooth it a bit, and just spray

scratched foot pegs and bar ends, clutch lever - all the small things, gonna ignore it

thanks. i'm just very glad that i didn't get any injury. and better yet, no scratches at all, seeing how violent the fall was and how far me and the bike slid...

need to scout around for new gloves now...

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Added on June 12, 2012, 4:56 pm1.40 per litre or per gallon?

if per gallon, that's cheap

This post has been edited by lucifah: Jun 12 2012, 04:56 PM

thank you. it was newbie mistake. over estimating my ability to traverse uneven tarmac road surface

luckily just cosmetic damage, and bruised ego...


my god... RM 5.30/liter?

but still, 1.40/liter, but you also earn in USD

so u still win

we earn RM salary, but pay RM 2.80 for ron97

heck, even ron95 is 1.90

no sliders...

older sliders for older er6-n doesn't fit

only today when i bring in my bike for repair estimates did they show me the new sliders for 2012 er6-n

costs rm 280.

maybe gonna install it after all parts arrived.

that's a naked bike i crashed

try crashing a bike with full fairing...

and then try it with an italian superbike with fairing.... nangis wooo...

but still... rm 650 took a big chunk of my budget (been planning to buy something end of this year)

sigh, better start saving more now

at 1st wanna claim for insurance, but when i see the bill is not that bad, better don't so i can save on NCD in the next few years...

cars you don't have to factor about your damaged safety equipment / apparels - at best, need to buy new gloves and jacket. at worse, a new helmet (another 1k gone)...

there's a burnt mark on the pants... i think due to excessive sliding on the tarmac

but not even a scratch...

i can say i'm very lucky. but the pants goes to the trash as it was torn... (the burnt patches crumbled after i inspected it. it literally had burnt!)

my blue uniform pants...

have to ask for another extra pair tomorrow from HR

today got too much free time, so inspect bike for damages

luckily chassis no damage or bent, radiator no leaks, only the crankcase cover is deeply scratched. sanded down gradually until using very fine sandpaper. no idea how to spray it later as that part is very hot when riding, so normal paint won't stick



scratch + yellow duct tapes =



started riding back the bike today, as the scooter feels to lethargic

as a comparison, before pic



This post has been edited by lucifah: Jun 14 2012, 08:16 PM

so today i went to get my sliders installed, and ponders on how bad my crash was

at the bike shop, two er6-n were parked infront in worse condition.

a bike with a broken water pump and possible cracked engine case:



closeup:



and bike no2 which had completely ripped off its fairing and signicant dent on the tank:




after looking at these two bikes (which just had accidents a few days ago too), i felt i was very lucky which just a scracthed fairing and crankcase cover, small dent on tank... and a bent handlebar





This post has been edited by lucifah: Jun 16 2012, 12:57 PM

the 400cc version is basically for Japan domestic market, where they have riding license restrictment

much like ours, the are tiered

the limit is 400cc, just like our limit is at 250cc for beginner

so, no. it won't get to malaysia since we have the 650cc model, and 400cc is alang2.

Guys, I have a serious problem after the accident...

I feel the bike acceleration is too slow, and suspected something wrong with the engine or transmission

So I went for a straight line test on a safe road, and took the time to go from 0-100km/h

it goes to 100km/h from a standstill in about 5 sec w/o any hiccups, which is what it should supposed to be, according to the brochure

but it feels VERY SLOW to me now

does it mean it's time for me to upgrade to a liter bike?

please help. serious problem...








This post has been edited by lucifah: Jun 20 2012, 09:45 AM

meh... i like my bikes like how i like my gf - naked!

hahaha

streetfighter 1109 vs Z1000

i am against any advertising in FnF forum or any other non-trade related forum for that matter. this forum is more to technical / leisure talk

there's reason why we have a Trade Zone. Use it wisely

please refrain from future adervtising in this forum.

but yoou are most welcome if you want to talk about your riding apparels or experiences.

MIROS actually advise big bikers to use the main road, while still respecting other road users

in b4 where is sauce. i just read it somewhere in this (or that) forum only...

on another note, i think we should start a new thread already

this one had passed its maxium of 2,500 posts... it's actually at 3,200+

sadly, my disposable RM doesn't stretch up to rm 149k yet.

wait till i have 150k to waste....

how? how! how did u manage 260 on a nekid bike?

huhu... must have titanium balls one. i can only do 140 b4 my balls shrink like raisins...