Crashed!

[aka0019]

I am fine which is the main thing but the bike seems quite bad (NC30). I was only going 10mph or something and turned sharp and just lost it. It's the left side of the bike which is damaged. I am very new to bikes and would like to know what things I need to look for to make sure the bike is going to be fixable. I can get some pics up in a bit but my main concern is that the front wheel isn't lined up properly. Is this something which can be sorted out? The frame looks ok but obviously the fairings/exhaust/left handle bar etc are all wrecked. Can anyone advise?

Should I just take it to a garage to get checked out?

Thanks
Andrew

[porndoguk]

well, if you say the spill was at 10mph its very unlikely any serious damage has occured but you mention the front wheel so chances are you got your self a set of twisted forks which is very common damage for head on smashes with trees cars walls etc, but i guess with a good drop on the handle bar i could twist.

having said that you could count your blessings it happened at low speed because maybe a few nuts and bolts wernt tight enough, and the little drop may have reposition things that maybe able to go back reall cant say without seeing it.

i would recomend popping to a garage or at least put some pics up here.

[hardnutdvd]

if you are unsure then i would recomend taking it to a garage. i dont know a great deal either and garage costs do tend to sting a bit
but its better to be safe than sorry if your worried about the front end being straight

edit,.....glad your ok by the way! lol

[superlite]

Glad you're alright, and doesn't sound like you binned the bike too badly.

the front wheel isn't lined up properly. Is this something which can be sorted out?

Usually, yes. You'll probably just have to get the front wheel off the ground and loosen the triple clamps (yokes), realign the forks and then tighten. I say usually because it is possible that you've bent something like a yoke, slider, etc. But probably just out of alignment at that speed. The frame should be fine.

As for the rest of the parts, probably best to put up a wanted ad on here. On the plus side, shouldn't cost you an arm and leg to fix up

[Spoonman]

Take it to a garage or have it looked over properly by a mate with a workshop (I say "with a workshop" because there's plenty of fellas out there who will claim to know - but only the fella's who actually do their own work are worth talking to).

And unless this was actually caused by a fault in the bike (which I'd say is unlikely) - I'd say some lessons would be in order - in both riding, and maintenance (and within both, target fixation & brake use, and tyre pressures & monitoring most specifically as these are easily among the most probably causes of this sort of incident).

You got off lucky, now go get the tools to ensure it doesn't happen again.

[Cammo]

I was only going 10mph or something and turned sharp and just lost it.

Learn your lesson: fix the back and jump back on.

p.s. That's not a crash, it's a 'drop'! Could be plenty worse!

[aka0019]

Well I took it to a garage today and it's just the forks need sorting out so i'm relieved. He is also going to give me a quote to fix the bodywork. I'm not sure what to do about the exhaust though. It's scuffed at the end (not the back but the other end if you know what i mean (I should really get some pics but the bike is at the garage at the min). My mate said I could undo the rivets, cut about an inch off then rivet it back on. Would that be something worth doing? The bloke at the garage said he could re sleeve it but the exhaust that is on is brushed metal and it would be shiney metal which I don't want.