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Re: I Crashed But I'm Not Dead!!!

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:43 pm
by rene
you say that but a fella i know had a CBF for 8 months while the insurance sorted it out (wonder why we all pay so much..)

Re: I Crashed But I'm Not Dead!!!

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:57 pm
by Jamz
rene wrote:you say that but a fella i know had a CBF for 8 months while the insurance sorted it out (wonder why we all pay so much..)

Kin ell!!! shocking

I don't think any hire company charges less than £60 per day for a bike - and it could be as much as £80 per day for that!!!

Re: I Crashed But I'm Not Dead!!!

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:01 pm
by RedexRobB
Arent they obliged to keep costs to a minimum?

Re: I Crashed But I'm Not Dead!!!

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:14 pm
by rene
cant rember the ins and outs but i think the other bloke draged it out some how.

Another bloke got pulled out on and he had a rented bike for over a month easly.

Re: I Crashed But I'm Not Dead!!!

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:32 pm
by Gemini
hey jamz did u say if you have any witnesses to say the bloke did what he did?

gem

Re: I Crashed But I'm Not Dead!!!

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:35 pm
by Jamz
Gemini wrote:hey jamz did u say if you have any witnesses to say the bloke did what he did?

gem

I've got two witnesses who were in the traffic queue and saw what happened - unfortunately the blokes who got out of the white van and spoke to him I don't have...

On the forms I have to fill in it asks if I really need the hire vehicle, and asks if it's possible to borrow a vehicle from close family rather than hire one - as said because you're obligated to keep the costs down!

It's my only vehicle and my only viable alternative is taxi's to and from work, so they did it straight away!

Re: I Crashed But I'm Not Dead!!!

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:40 pm
by masterofinsanity
hey jamz nice bike for ya buy it now £750

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Re: I Crashed But I'm Not Dead!!!

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:45 pm
by rene
mines nicer than that :(

Re: I Crashed But I'm Not Dead!!!

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:02 pm
by Jamz
masterofinsanity wrote:hey jamz nice bike for ya buy it now £750

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sick2u

This friggin Bandit is probably faster than that!!!

Re: I Crashed But I'm Not Dead!!!

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:36 pm
by Gemini
not too impressed with the bandit then jamz?

gem

Re: I Crashed But I'm Not Dead!!!

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:56 pm
by Jamz
The engine is very smooth all the way through the range, and the gear change is excellent!

But the clutch and throttle response after a big 750 V4 is -ing horrible!

I kind-of enjoy the engine note in a nostalgic way (it makes me think of the ZXR400 strangely enough!), but I'd never buy one myself.

Oh, and it's proving my theory that unfaired, upright bikes are -ing COLD in the Winter! I've been wearing my Summer race gloves and leathers with just a lining in the jacket up until now - but I'm thinking about putting warmer kit on after today!

Re: I Crashed But I'm Not Dead!!!

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:24 am
by rene
got to admit i always wear my full textiles with all 3 layers in when on the CRM as you do get cold alot quicker. Do love the riding position after riding sports bikes for hte last 3 years tho, can see more of whats going and just far more comfitable

Re: I Crashed But I'm Not Dead!!!

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:02 am
by Jamz
rene wrote:got to admit i always wear my full textiles with all 3 layers in when on the CRM as you do get cold alot quicker. Do love the riding position after riding sports bikes for hte last 3 years tho, can see more of whats going and just far more comfitable

I don't find it comfortable at all. I much prefer the sportsbike position, because there's less weight compacting your spine, and you're not fighting against the wind-flow.

Bumps really -ing hurt when you've damaged your ribs, too!

:smt009

Re: I Crashed But I'm Not Dead!!!

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:08 am
by rene
bumps? what are these? crm just glideds over everything you can throw at it :P

the VFR's are hardly the sportiest of postions tho are they, its more of a combination of the 2 making it very nice

Re: I Crashed But I'm Not Dead!!!

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:10 pm
by Jamz
That's the thing though - I found my ZXR400 more comfortable than the VFR! :smt003

For me, the more 'comfortable' a bike is supposed to be, means the more painful it actually is on a really long journey!

Sure, for a 60 min blast, something with a big padded seat and more upright position could be called 'more comfortable', but ride it for over 3 hours and see what you think then!

I think maybe it's because a more focused riding position err... focuses your attention more on actually riding the bike, and makes you more involved in it, rather than worrying about how your piles are holding up!