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  • Offline buzzardbilly   gb

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    down the road today !
    on: July 05, 2017, 05:20:24 pm
    July 05, 2017, 05:20:24 pm
    My day started well with being wiped out on a roundabout by a woman who decided last minute to change direction in front of me instead of exiting . Pannier, handlebar and fairings took the brunt of the damage - engine casing not damaged at all . Just to mention that I called Ducati Assist and within about an hour the AA arrived and transported the bike to the Bristol Ducati dealer  - quite impressed . The irony is that I was booked to have crash bars fitted next week !

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    Re: down the road today !
    Reply #1 on: July 05, 2017, 06:21:03 pm
    July 05, 2017, 06:21:03 pm
    Oh man, that is horrible news, sorry to hear it. But, you've not mentioned yourself so I hope that you are ok. Bikes are only metal and plastic and can made better a whole lot easier and quicker than the human body. The important thing is that you're not injured. Bloody cage drivers, in their own little worlds.

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    Re: down the road today !
    Reply #2 on: July 05, 2017, 07:44:32 pm
    July 05, 2017, 07:44:32 pm
    So sorry to hear this news buzzardbilly. Really hope you are ok and get your bike repaired and get back on the road asap.
    Sometimes you need a really crooked road to get your head straight

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    Re: down the road today !
    Reply #3 on: July 05, 2017, 08:10:12 pm
    July 05, 2017, 08:10:12 pm
    Thanks guys - yes I'm fine apart from a few bruises  - luckily I slid and did not hit anything solid . It will be interesting to see what the bits add up to for the repairs quote - at Ducati spares pricing I expect it will be quite a chunk 

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    Re: down the road today !
    Reply #4 on: July 05, 2017, 08:31:33 pm
    July 05, 2017, 08:31:33 pm
    Sorry to here that mate , I hope she owned up to the accident and you had witnesses .

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    Re: down the road today !
    Reply #5 on: July 05, 2017, 10:29:01 pm
    July 05, 2017, 10:29:01 pm
    Good you are ok. Hopefully her insurance is footing the bill.

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    Re: down the road today !
    Reply #6 on: July 06, 2017, 09:05:42 pm
    July 06, 2017, 09:05:42 pm
    Glad your ok mate this happened to me a few years ago but to be fair the lady said she did not see me so that was ok.... Silly cow!


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    Re: down the road today !
    Reply #7 on: July 09, 2017, 06:48:58 pm
    July 09, 2017, 06:48:58 pm
    Thanks all for your comments . My main concern (apart from having a sore arse that feels like having been to  a Michael Barrymore weekend party !) is getting the bike repaired in time to go on a  trip I have booked to Spain & Portugal at the end of September  - just hoping that Ducati have the spares back up for this new type

     



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