BMW engine bars do work!

[Dustin]

Just arrived in the office here today having had my first major spill on the 1200 (any bike for that matter - 1year experience). New apartments being developed south side Dublin before Merrion Gates and trucks leaving muck everywhere to the point where now like sheet of glass.

Doing about 25 when suddenly rear wheel goes and I'm on my rear sliding after bike . Thankfully clear in front (for once).

Only damage to bike is that the left handguard snapped (although then snapped back) and topbox came off and is slightly damaged. Engine bars protected bike fine and there's hardly a scratch.

Don't think I'll tell her indoors though..she'd never let me out again and I only have it 2 months .

 

[Fanum]

Anything you survive without pain is good experience

Glad ya OK

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

Anything you survive without pain is good experience

Glad ya OK

yip not every one comes out that lucky...
you need an avatar....

 

[TheJoker]

Glad you're OK!

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

one the right size

 

[Dustin]

Cheers

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

Anything you survive without pain is good experience



--not if its some fckin chink cows fault that can't fckin drive properly and causes a fckin nearly fatal accident that puts you off the fckin road for nearly 3 fckin months.

Pain !! ?? I'd give her fckin pain !!!

did i mention my bikes not on the road yet

 

[Fanum]

Anything you survive without pain is good experience



--not if its some fckin chink cows fault that can't fckin drive properly and causes a fckin nearly fatal accident that puts you off the fckin road for nearly 3 fckin months.

Pain !! ?? I'd give her fckin pain !!!

did i mention my bikes not on the road yet

Er, well that wouldn't be something you survived without pain then would it

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

Er, well that wouldn't be something you survived without pain then would it

also for those who don't know who the leg-end known as dustin is.....



the main man himself



a clip of dustin in action!!!



GO ON YA GOOD THING!!

important people of ireland

and a bit more about dustin[/URL
Hi-jack over....sorry

 

[luke scott]

New apartments being developed south side Dublin before Merrion Gates and trucks leaving muck everywhere to the point where now like sheet of glass.

Doing about 25 when suddenly rear wheel goes and I'm on my rear sliding after bike .

Dustin, good news you escaped major injury. You should call in to the site and look for the site foreman. They are obliged to clean all the shite up that they lay down. If that dont work then a phone call to the traffic dept in dublin castle might be in order.

 

[The_Pilot]

Put mine down today as well, wish I had ordered the engine bars I promised myself 2 months ago!!! Will do now.

Minor scuff on headcover. I was undertaking a tight u-turn and had come to the end, went to put my foot down and discovered the road was about 3 inches lower than expected with the camber - ended up putting the bike down.

Easier to pick up than I thought though!!

V. Slight mark on edge of rear drive casing, I could see that getting damaged in a crash.

Are there any products out there that bolt off the rear mudguard bracket to protect this area??

 

[Mikey]

I must have been really really lucky! Only damaged the engine bar and the plastic head cover. The bike seemed to spin on the bars and the rear tyre. Didn't even scratch the top box

 

[Joyseeker]

i'm surprised it took....

2 months for the irish mud to get you

last month i was in ireland for a week and was relieved to board the ferry home. irish roads are muddy, with pots in mid turn and gravel in good supply everywhere.

enjoyed the wicks very much.

glad you are ok dustin. were you applying power for the back end to go?

(i came off on inch beach. the unbared head was undamaged but i did have a scratched helmet )

 

[Reggie]

Hi Chaps,

Dustin rocks!

Cracking clip and I don't mind a highjack like that!

regards

Reggie (AKA The Cameraman)

 

[Harvestboss]

You are lucky, pass by a church. Last time I abandom ship was with a TDM 850 which both of us ended in hospital, the writter made it the bike is recycled

 

[oddball]

Having washed the bike following wet trip to NEC went to put the bike away in the garage, wet boot on a very smooth bottom plate on the centre stand, boot slipped off, bike goes away from me in slow motion, I keep hold for dear life but its going over!

Comes to rest on the H&B bars I fitted not long after I bought the bike. Fan bloody tastic! Light scratch on the bottom of one of the H&B bars but no other damage at all.

It would have laid on its side all day I think without a problem. My Varadero when I dropped had it spewed petrol in the same postion!

Fit some bars if you dont have any already, they can save you a fortune when/if you drop it.