If I don't post a lot in the next day or so this is why.
I took Roku (Kawasaki Australia's 1400GTR) down to Maroochydore to Team Moto to get new tyres on this morning. As I was paying for them I asked for the best at the lowest cost. Turned out to be a new but been on the shelf a while (not their fault they were delivered in) set of Dunlop D218 (old D205's I think)
Well at 10am I left their shop, stopped at the lights, turned right and whammo.
Front end just went, not going fast, riding careful as I do on new tyres.
Roku has severe RHS fairing scrapes, RHS pannier, minor muffler, busted RHS riders peg, and worst is that it spun away from me and the lower black part of the fairing has a 40mm approx hole ground into it and this ground away and cracked a cover under it. Oil was seeping out.
They are getting a new cover and foot peg up from Sydney and I will find out later how KMA are going to handle this. I have as most know a very good relationship with them.
Me?
I was only going maybe 10kph so just a heavy hit on my right shoulder.
I am home, my wife came to pick me up. As usual the pain comes later, I have minor damage to each knee, right hip, major pain on the right shoulder and my chest right side but overall it will all fix itself.
The guys ran straight over to help lift the bike as I was in the middle of a 3 lane section.
Stuff happens, all going well I will pick the bike up on Friday so I can ride to Melb Saturday for the BMW Icicle Ride. Unless my shoulder does not get better. As it is I am typing left handed and couldn't even get my boots of cloths off.
Had to happen, that's mine for the next 5 years.
I took Roku (Kawasaki Australia's 1400GTR) down to Maroochydore to Team Moto to get new tyres on this morning. As I was paying for them I asked for the best at the lowest cost. Turned out to be a new but been on the shelf a while (not their fault they were delivered in) set of Dunlop D218 (old D205's I think)
Well at 10am I left their shop, stopped at the lights, turned right and whammo.
Front end just went, not going fast, riding careful as I do on new tyres.
Roku has severe RHS fairing scrapes, RHS pannier, minor muffler, busted RHS riders peg, and worst is that it spun away from me and the lower black part of the fairing has a 40mm approx hole ground into it and this ground away and cracked a cover under it. Oil was seeping out.
They are getting a new cover and foot peg up from Sydney and I will find out later how KMA are going to handle this. I have as most know a very good relationship with them.
Me?
I was only going maybe 10kph so just a heavy hit on my right shoulder.
I am home, my wife came to pick me up. As usual the pain comes later, I have minor damage to each knee, right hip, major pain on the right shoulder and my chest right side but overall it will all fix itself.
The guys ran straight over to help lift the bike as I was in the middle of a 3 lane section.
Stuff happens, all going well I will pick the bike up on Friday so I can ride to Melb Saturday for the BMW Icicle Ride. Unless my shoulder does not get better. As it is I am typing left handed and couldn't even get my boots of cloths off.
Had to happen, that's mine for the next 5 years.
but better now than in the US when you
can't afford the down time.
Davo! Glad YOU'RE okay! That's THE most
important thing here. Hope your recovery is a fast one. Bikes can be fixed or replaced. I hope all's well for the Icicle ride and especially for the US
trip. Shit Davo. Thinking of you. 
