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When the stress hits maximum, Auntie Carole to the rescue ..

Postby GRAgusta » Wed Feb 24, 2016 3:08 pm

A very bad day ..... December 28th 2015.



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After having had very few dry days at home last year, with a break in the rain while I was home for Christmas the bikes came out on the drive and got fired up.

Putting the MV back into the garage I decided to turn it around and put her backwards onto her stand to make more room for Jenny's car door. I put the bike on its side stand, standing parallel with the R1100S and went to pick up the paddock stand. I was standing by the MV's back wheel on the right hand side .... when she started moving ....

Nothing I could do to stop it... the side stand folded up and the MV leaned on the BMW. Slowly the MV kept moving, and then it fell .... landing on the BMW's garage stand .... which then caused the BMW to move forward onto its wheels.

I grabbed the BMW's left handle bar and stopped it from falling .... but I could not move, I was holding two bikes off the floor. I SCREAMED.

Jenny and a neighbour came and rescued me.

Looking at the damage I had caused to the MV I was gutted. The MV had leaned on the BMW's luggage rail, and foot peg mainly. There was a little black paint on the cylinder head which rubbed off easy.

But .... after deciding it will have to be an insurance repair it has all gone very fast.

Today with a new petrol tank and seat fitted, plus MOT/service/new back tyre in the workshop of Scotland's brand new MV Agusta dealer ..... Happy Days.

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Good as new. £2K + for the repair, and my excess is covered by the additional insurance I took, and my no claims (13 years incident free)was protected. In the same period the renewal notice came in with just a small increase.

All sorted in two months with I have to admit extremely good, efficient service.

I am amazed MV came up with the parts for a 9 year old bike :D
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Postby Blackal » Wed Feb 24, 2016 3:36 pm

I wouldn't give Carole Nash much credit - they are just the broker, and are totally inept - usually.

Glad to hear you got it sorted, though - just in time for the good(ish) weather.

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Postby boxerscott » Thu Feb 25, 2016 10:07 pm

That is tough Gawaine we have all bin` there.

I am going through it again.....

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Will it buff out?

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This section of wall needs a bit a pointing too.....

Fortunately no witnesses and no one got hurt. Amanda was with me in the van too. I lost control of the vehicle, own fault incident. Now I have hard ball to play with insurers, fortunately not from a hospital bed. :cry:
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Postby slparry » Thu Feb 25, 2016 10:17 pm

bloody hell guys ..... p*ss poor start to the new year!

Glad to hear neither of you were hurt Chris!
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Postby Blackal » Fri Feb 26, 2016 1:25 am

boxerscott wrote:That is tough Gawaine we have all bin` there.

I am going through it too

Fortunately no witnesses and no one got hurt. Amanda was with me in the van too. I lost control of the vehicle, own fault incident. Now I have hard ball to play with insurers, fortunately not from a hospital bed. :cry:


Any truth - you had polished off two bottles of.........

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Glad you're ok though.........

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Postby GRAgusta » Fri Feb 26, 2016 1:46 am

boxerscott wrote:
I am going through it again.....



Ouch, that looks really scary .... hope you're both OK and get the wheels moving again quickly.

Nice road though, is that on the route in May?
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Postby dave the german » Fri Feb 26, 2016 3:51 am

that looks bad - glad you're both OK
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Postby boxerscott » Fri Feb 26, 2016 12:04 pm

GRAgusta wrote:
boxerscott wrote:
I am going through it again.....



Ouch, that looks really scary .... hope you're both OK and get the wheels moving again quickly.

Nice road though, is that on the route in May?
It is, and a road I know like the back of my hand..... when I am Lucid. Not excusing myself in any shape or form but cruise control was one of the factors that induced a "catatonic" atmosphere the other being Amanda reading her bloody kindle whilst I was driv... at the wheel. This has been a real "WAKE" up call. I am ashamed.

I loved that Dobby.
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Postby Boxered » Fri Feb 26, 2016 12:36 pm

That'll polish out, have you tried T-Cut?

Glad you're both ok

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Postby bikemad99 » Fri Feb 26, 2016 12:43 pm

Glad you are both OK,you will have another new vehicle to show us when we come to stay.
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Postby Corvus » Fri Feb 26, 2016 6:54 pm

Ouch x2

Yes, at least everyone is ok, which the main thing.

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Postby Humbug » Fri Feb 26, 2016 9:42 pm

Think I've got a pot of plastic padding in the back of the shed if you need it? Glad you both escaped injury!

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Postby Beamerboy » Fri Feb 26, 2016 10:09 pm

Echo what the others have said, glad no one was hurt.

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Postby Corvus » Sat Feb 27, 2016 8:21 am

How is the kindle?

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Postby boxerscott » Sat Feb 27, 2016 11:26 pm

Thanks Gentlemen, I deserve worse.

Kindle is fine I think.
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