StevenM wrote:Glad your ok mate, I must admit i'm not looking forward to my first slip on the Tmax due the size, a 50 isn't that bad, but that doesn't weigh 200kgs plus.
Tell me about it. I never understood how heavy these things actually are until now, after lifting one up off the deck unassisted (and with considerable foot pain). I just had to put my back up against it and then push/walk backwards until it was upright, then let it fall onto the side-stand on the other side (not forgetting to put the stand down beforehand of course
). Fortunately my foot didn't take the full weight of the bike due to the wide front, but it was still pinned under it pretty good. Now that I think about it, I guess the reason that rear panels aren't scratched is because my foot was between them and the ground.
SpikeOne wrote:Might be good news!
In the olden days before women were invented, they used to let you buy the scrap for a nominal sum, or let you keep it for nothing, and pay you off with a write off value.
The cost of putting in back on the road, may be far less for you than for them, and you could have a tidy sum left over.
I remember buying a Triumph 2000 for 350 quid off a mate, which got written off in the snow. Just a bit of bumper damage to be honest.
They paid me out £380 and charged me £15 for the scrap, which I then sold to a guy looking for one to do up, for £400. Good Christmas that was!
That's interesting. Definitely something I'll have to look into if it comes to it. But really though, I don't care too much about being quids in; I just want my bike back in shape as quickly and with as little fuss as possible.
. On the plus side the back of the bike is completely unscathed bar some tiny scuffs on the top box.
