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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: streido on November 06, 2012, 10:22:52 PM
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Had my 1st wipe-out of the winter going to work on Monday morning when i hit some black ice on the road. Funny thing is my own street is quiet and had no ice on it but where i came off is a busier road and that had ice ?? Wasnt just a small patch either, the whole road was just a sheet of ice, i had bother getting up and pushing the scoot off the road cos it was so slippy!
No cars even bothered to stop and offer help, even tho when i got up i had 2 behind me that stopped cos i was laying in the road. Soon as i moved off the road they both drove round me and drove away, nice ???
More annoying is i was on my metal Vespa and not the plastic Kymco. Just spent the best part of a year restoring the Vespa from a wreck to a piece of art, now its a bit of art with scrapes along its side :(
Actually wasnt as bad as i imagined as i was sliding along the road beside it, busted brake lever, bust kickstart, bust indicator, and a couple other wee bits, scraped along rear panel, bash at base of legshield and bashed/bent front mudguard. Im not too happy as you can guess, i only just put 1000km's on it last week since the build..... Will get it fixed up in the next 2-3 wks hopefully then its going away to only ride on nice days. Bummer is i wasnt even going to go into work on Monday, but did, and i had planned to take the Vespa off the road for the winter in the next week or two. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
So anyway, watch out for that ice on the roads cos its a comin!!!
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I'm so sorry. Makes me sick thinking about having to fix that. I don't even like my scoots to get dirty. That would drive me nuts until I got it fixed.
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Ouch...... sorry to see that..................
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It is driving me nuts, i just want to ride it. Fact i only got 1000km on it before coming off makes it even worse >:(
Snapped the kickstart lever off at the top so i need to fab up a temp one, no electric starter on it, then i can to ride it along to my paint guy for a quote to knock it out and respray it. Hoping around £150 will cover that plus £50-£100 for new parts i need to fit myself so wont be too bad financially, just pissed it happened tho. Its the Kymco now till spring apart from an occasional ride on the Vepsa if its a nice clear mild day.
Considering it slid along the road its not that bad, it held up well to it. Was prob doing around 30mph so wasnt going fast either, for once.
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Would love to have a classic metal scoot but I live about 300 meters from the Atlantic Ocean and anything metal rusts apart so fast. Those scratches would be rusty brown in just a few days. Hope you don't find any other issues with your ride.
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BUMMER !!! Glad you are ok though . Can you start it by pushing it and popping the clutch ? Good luck .
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BUMMER !!! Glad you are ok though . Can you start it by pushing it and popping the clutch ? Good luck .
Yeah juice it bump starts no problem on a small hill. I live at the bottom of a hill tho :D. Thats how i got it home, after i straightened out the bars, seemed to ride fine so i think its just the cosmetic damage. Think i can fab up a temp fix on the kickstart till i get a new one thro the post. Meant to be wet tomorrow so i'll ride i down to the paintshop on Thursday prob.
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It's little consulation but your OK and that's what matters most. The rest will be time spent enjoying the refabrication of the scoot. (I hope)
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Hi streido, That's too bad about your Vespa especially after a resto. Glad you are okay. Maybe it's time for studded tires!
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Sorry to hear about your Wasp....I love a nice restored scooter and the pictures made me wince. Hope she is back to perfect soon and glad to hear you are okay.
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Sorry to hear about your Vespa, but glad you're okay. I made the decision not to take my Yager to work tomorrow because of a coming storm and snow. Even on a car blackice is dangerous.
Leave a notch in the Vespa to mark your crash. Chicks dig scars, pain is temporary and pain is forever.
-Wolf
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All those time restoring and wham!!! Sorry to hear...
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Cheers guys. He'll be back looking perfect again soon. 3-4 weeks hopefully.
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Sorry to see the damage on the bike, glad you're not hurt. Wolf and I are in the same area so no riding today and probably tomro.
Richard L.