Well, there you have it. I bought the sweet 2005 FZ1 from ResidentEvil, that was listed here a month ago, and crashed it on the 21st down in NY State...about 660 kms from home. Panic stop to avoid the rider in front of me - low speeds but I locked the rear up and lost control, I was on the ground before I had time to think about it. The good news is I walked away with a bad shoulder and some scrapes and bruises. My gear did its' job.
Bad news is that my bike is at a garage down there, and seems to be more damaged than I thought. Frame sliders worked well. It needs some plastics, obviously...I rode it slowly about 2 miles to the garage the following day, the wheel and bar weren't aligned, but the forks appeared to be straight. The mechanic is telling me there's a small dent in the frame near the steering head, the kind of thing that warrants a writeoff, according to what he sees there typically. (I'll post a pic of that when he sends it)
Gonna try to figure out what it'll cost to put it right (I passed on collision coverage). One of my options might be to sell it as a salvage bike to someone down there, has anyone here ever done that?
Bad news is that my bike is at a garage down there, and seems to be more damaged than I thought. Frame sliders worked well. It needs some plastics, obviously...I rode it slowly about 2 miles to the garage the following day, the wheel and bar weren't aligned, but the forks appeared to be straight. The mechanic is telling me there's a small dent in the frame near the steering head, the kind of thing that warrants a writeoff, according to what he sees there typically. (I'll post a pic of that when he sends it)
Gonna try to figure out what it'll cost to put it right (I passed on collision coverage). One of my options might be to sell it as a salvage bike to someone down there, has anyone here ever done that?
Pains me to see her in that state 
