A Funny thing happened on the way to work !!!!

[robmoon]

Took the LC to work this morning coz the battery was dead on the R6. Having followed a BOC gas bottle lorry for well over a mile, he pulls up coz we are on a narrow road and a car is coming towards him. I stopped a good few yards behind him when he slams his lorry into reverse and before I could take any avoiding action.....well the pic tells all.



Norbo, expect a call as I need a pair of LC2 legs etc etc etc

[mellow]

f**k me m8 did u kick his arse

[robmoon]

Trust me, he went away eventually knowing exactly how much I wanted to f***ing kill him !!

[Paul Dawkins]

Furk in ell

Love the sign on the back of the lorry

[elsie1411]

that looks nasty mate what would have happened if that was a bicycle doesn't bear thinking about. to me thats a case of driving without due care and attention. hope you rebuild her what other damage is there?

[Paul Dawkins]

Headstock has got to be bent?

[guiri]

my heart goes out to you mate ..you must be well wounded..get the drivers address and send the boys round...

[bubba]

bloody gutted for you! hope you manage to get it sorted!

[mellow]

did u bib ur horn m8? is that where he realised he had hit something or just where he stopped?

[nickc]

Wow what a prat, glad u r ok it could have been much worse.

[mattyd04]

what a shame mate hope you are able to fix it best of luck

[robmoon]

Thanks guys. Luckily all I have is a bruised leg. I tried frantically to push myself backwards to get out of the way but he came back so quickly I bailed out when it touched the front wheel. Amazingly the headstock and frame is untouched and the clocks have survived but the clock bracket is bent.



The right lower fork leg has actually snapped in half and the rear frame of the lorry went over the top of the front wheel. When he tried to pull forward to release the bike his nearside was being lifted of the ground enough so as to make the wheel spin on the tarmac. We had to put a plank under his tyre to get him off the bike.

I'll get the insurance inspection out of the way and then when it's all decided I will get all the bits needed and she will live again, deffo

thanks again chaps.

[grunt]

not to sure about the name " funny thing happened "
still main thing is that the bike is fixable and ur allryt m8

i would have smashed his bloody head in and blew the truck up ;D

are the pipes ok as well looks like they touched the floor

[mellow]

Jun 18, 2010 22:21:14 GMT 1 mellow said:

did u bib ur horn m8? is that where he realised he had hit something or just where he stopped?

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[billy]

"PLEASE DO NOT PARK WITHIN 2 METRES OF THIS VEHICLE"

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Norbo]

Holly crap. Im gutted for you mate. i think i would have gon crazy if that was my bike .

[voivod]

wee bit polish n it will be ok...forks look like they will glue back together .

Hope ur neck/back is ok after ur fall

screw them for that

[robmoon]

Mellow, It all happened so quick, he stopped though after I was screaming out loud and the sound of the headlight smashing and the mudguard crunching up.

[jessy03]

main thing is you're ok, looks like a lot of time and money went in to that bike, i'd ripped his fecking head off stupid twit.
Good luck with the rebuild

[sidney]

god man gutted such a shame hope u get it done soon bike looked wicked

[robmoon]

Hi gary, I was probably nearer 5 or 6 metres behind him before he startes reversing, but he literally dumped the clutch and shot back. Luckily for me there is a top bloke a couple of miles away from my works that has a company that checks and straightens frames etc so I'll get it to them before I embark on any rebuild just to make sure but I have had the tank off and a close look around the headstock area and there are no signs of any stress showing in the paintwork.

[skaterboy]

What a cracking bike gutted mate ;-(.

[LC'Adam]

Mate, the sad thing is the driver probably doesn’t understand the true value of your bike and what he has done to this priceless classic

Good job your ok though buddy and the only other thing I can say is good luck with the insurance company and good luck with the rebuild.

[mellow]

Jun 19, 2010 18:58:29 GMT 1 robmoon said:

Luckily for me there is a top bloke a couple of miles away from my works that has a company that checks and straightens frames etc so I'll get it to them before I embark on any rebuild just to make sure

would that maidstone motoliner m8 ;D

[robmoon]

yes mellow, they did my FS1E fork lowers.

[robmoon]

Ravedaddy, it's lc2 forks i need

[leaky]

Gutted for you mate, I'm glad you're ok though and as you say the LC will ride again, good thing to have the frame crack tested if you can - they are getting a bit thin in places.
Me and the missus went for a ride this morning on our push bikes and a fecking artic driver overtook as a van approached and almost knocked her off as he cut back in. She screamed but he drove off, we found him a mile away parked in a layby having his 45min break... she laid into him and he apologised but I bet he was racing to the layby to get to his bloomin' tacho break. Idiots.

[scoobytoo]

Jun 21, 2010 16:07:38 GMT 1 robmoon said:

Ravedaddy, it's lc2 forks i need

are LC2 forks the air assisted ones? I have a pair and I am only in Rainham if it helps?

Dean

[robmoon]

Hello Dean,

yes, they are air assisted, have ribs on the bottom of the fork lowers where the wheel spindle goes through.

[scoobytoo]

Jun 21, 2010 20:54:02 GMT 1 robmoon said:

Hello Dean,

yes, they are air assisted, have ribs on the bottom of the fork lowers where the wheel spindle goes through.

i will have a look 4 u