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Le Mans Nightmare CBR1100XX RIP
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06-17-2008, 5:56 PM
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 Join Date: Mar 02 2008 Location: Farnham UK Bike(s): 2001 Blue Blackbird Posts: 138
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Well after 20 years travelling to the Le Mans 24hr sportscar race without incident all happened at once. On Thursday while travelling from Dieppe to Le Mans in pouring rain I entered tip toeing a roundabout I'd estimate the speed as between 15 and 20 mph..well diesel mixed with water aint so good..lost the front..was up before the bike sliding away hit an 8 inch kerb...result one written-off CBR1100XX. See picky  . Now you may think that that was the end of the story oh no...I'll summarise...got recovered to the Citreon Dealership...waited 3 hours for Taxi to get hire car...travelled to Le Mans watched the race (not a bad race Audi R10 beat the favourites Peugeot 908's they are seriously quick)...my friend then proceeded to borrow the hire car keys as he'd stored his helmet and leathers in the hire car..he forgot to give them back and proceeded to ride the 320 miles north to Calais..so I'm at Le Mans with an open hire car with the keys travelling north. Great got AVIS Assistance...they recoverd the car and ordered a replacement..problem AVIS Le Mans closing at 8 PM time 7 PM taxi ordered...taxi arrives 8.15..so I'm in Le Mans without a hirecar and all hotels within 50 miles are full. Result 120 mile taxi ride and 370 (300 stg / 580 usd) euros to my original hotel I should have been at...well not a good weekend all in all...insurance currently argueing with recovery company as to who should pick up the recovery cost for the bike back to the UK...I bet it'll be 3 months before there is an outcome...
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06-17-2008, 6:52 PM
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 Join Date: Feb 04 2008 Location: Picayune,MS Bike(s): 97 CBR1100XX, 07 CBR1000RR/Repsol Age: 46 Posts: 236
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Man that sux! I almost did the same thing the other day but it wasn't raining so I saw the Trans fluid / Diesel, not sure which, before I ran thru it in a curve no less..... Close call  If I was you, I would buy it back from the insurance and fix it... I have fixed MUCH worse and you would never be able to tell!  This is the Repsol I fixed for my son's Christmas present before and after pictures....
__________________ Scott 97 BB "Big Black" "I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead" Jimmy Buffet |
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06-17-2008, 6:52 PM
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 Join Date: Nov 25 2006 Location: canada Bike(s): '02 metalic cherry red CBR 1100 XX Posts: 2,007
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Wow, sorry about your misfortune. Hope everything works out ok. I love that race by the way. Hopefully you'll not be without your Bird for the summer months.
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06-17-2008, 7:19 PM
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| ... Get A Good Lawyer !  Join Date: Dec 20 2007 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Bike(s): Honda '07 CBR1100XX Super Blackbird Age: 44 Posts: 1,906
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I hate hearing stories like this ................................ because we all have one sooner or later ! The one where one whole day goes to shit  Glad you were OK though ! I'm with jsfrv6, I had worse than this on my ZX9R when I nailed a dog on the freeway at 140 kph. Bought it back from the insurance company and repaired it like new. As long as there is no structural damage it's just all paint and cosmetics. You can pick up OEM cans for a song on ebay. Best of luck mate 
__________________ " 'Birds of a feather, flock together "  Quote of the month: "When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear." - Zen Proverb |
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06-18-2008, 2:49 AM
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 Join Date: Jun 25 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinios Bike(s): 1999 CBR1100XX and 1988 CBR1000F Stock & excellent Posts: 1,827
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The good news is that you were OK enough to attend the race and seems like not much must have happened to you. The bike is replaceable and or fixable. After reading jsfrv6's post I'm thinking your best bet would be to see if he would adopt you. Then all you have to do is wait for Christmas to roll around. How about it jsfrv6???? Would you adopt me and our friend from the UK?  |
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06-18-2008, 4:10 AM
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 Join Date: Nov 06 2006 Location: Red Deer Bike(s): JUST A GIXXER AND AN XX....OK? Posts: 1,405
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Thats poopie, glad it was a slow one and you walked away....as for the rest of your day, well, when it rains it poures..... Is the damage to the bike worse that it looks, cause to me, it doesn't look like a right off. Lou
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06-18-2008, 4:33 AM
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 Join Date: Jun 08 2008 Location: Brisbane Australia Bike(s): 1998 CBR1100XX Super Blackbird Posts: 409
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Mate, You got up and walked away. Some dont. Hope one day soon you can laugh about it with your mates over a cold one. I think many of us can relate to your story.
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06-18-2008, 7:16 AM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Aug 31 2007 Location: Seaford, Victoria, Australia Bike(s): 2007 CBR1100XX Age: 41 Posts: 2,288
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Mate, glad you could get up and walk away. Is there any frame damage? If not, it should be repairable (Jaws would be a good source for new parts or a knowledge base for good second hand parts).
__________________ Paul Never let a motorcycle take you somewhere your brain didn't get to three seconds earlier  |
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06-18-2008, 6:46 PM
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| Join Date: Mar 02 2008 Location: Farnham UK Bike(s): 2001 Blue Blackbird Posts: 138
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Update - thanks for all the comiserations et all...here is the latest...my insurance company have said that I must recover the bike back to the UK...that cost is Stg 579.00. Now for the upshot...if I arrange for a motorcycle dealership in France to estimate the damage add the repratriation costs they will either write-off the bike or pay for the repairs. Even if the bike is repaired they will not bring the bike back to the UK. My estimate just from looking at the damage is that the parts alone will be GBP 2,200 plus the labour will bring it very close to the value of the bike, but adding the 579.00 will take it over the "uneconomical to repair" figure. I'd defo say that with secondhand parts the bike is repairable for under its value...still summer is here and I'm without a bike...I reckon on 10 weeks before its sorted.
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06-18-2008, 8:10 PM
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| ... Get A Good Lawyer ! Join Date: Dec 20 2007 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Bike(s): Honda '07 CBR1100XX Super Blackbird Age: 44 Posts: 1,906
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06-18-2008, 8:30 PM
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 Join Date: Nov 24 2006 Location: Greensboro, NC Bike(s): 1997 CBR1100XX, 1994 Honda Magna Age: 44 Posts: 441
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Sorry to hear of your XX dmg.
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06-18-2008, 9:29 PM
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 Join Date: Feb 27 2008 Location: Jacksonvill, FL Bike(s): 2003 BBird Posts: 115
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What a mess! Maybe all your bad luck is done for the next few years. We can hope!!!
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06-18-2008, 9:40 PM
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| Join Date: Feb 04 2008 Location: Picayune,MS Bike(s): 97 CBR1100XX, 07 CBR1000RR/Repsol Age: 46 Posts: 236
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 Maybe Angelina and Brad will take the two of you in... The Inn is full here
__________________ Scott 97 BB "Big Black" "I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead" Jimmy Buffet | |
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06-19-2008, 1:22 AM
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| Join Date: Jun 25 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinios Bike(s): 1999 CBR1100XX and 1988 CBR1000F Stock & excellent Posts: 1,827
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06-19-2008, 2:06 AM
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| Join Date: Nov 10 2006 Location: San Diego CA Bike(s): 97CBR1100XX with some extras Age: 33 Posts: 177
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SHit that will all buff right out, but I think you need some new grips... sorry for your loss.
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06-19-2008, 10:53 AM
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| Join Date: Nov 25 2006 Location: canada Bike(s): '02 metalic cherry red CBR 1100 XX Posts: 2,007
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I feel your pain BUT no bike for the summer months? OMG that pain is too much to bare. Can you rent a van big enought to stuff the Bird into and bring her home yourself?
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06-19-2008, 1:24 PM
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 Join Date: Jan 04 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Bike(s): XX, YZ450, ZX6R, RSVR, KTM525, Commando 850, CR Age: 45 Posts: 573
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Ant, I'm so sorry for your troubles. I know you will get through it. I had similar issues (bones not bike) last year that cost dearly. One of my moto mantras is "If you have not had a collosal on road fook up then you dont ride as much as you should". It comes to us all eventually. If you can get through this and come out the other side still a motorcyclist then you move up on the evolutionary scale of the moto world. I rode for 22 years without an accident then Boom! Power to you my friend.
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06-19-2008, 7:24 PM
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| ... Get A Good Lawyer ! Join Date: Dec 20 2007 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Bike(s): Honda '07 CBR1100XX Super Blackbird Age: 44 Posts: 1,906
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 All bikers have a BIG fook up story ............ and when you don't, you're usually dead !
__________________ " 'Birds of a feather, flock together " Quote of the month: "When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear." - Zen Proverb | |
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06-19-2008, 8:25 PM
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 Join Date: Mar 02 2008 Location: Bronx, NY Bike(s): RED(the fast color), 2001 CBR1100XX, 2004 ZZR600 Age: 39 Posts: 1,593
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Man-o-man. Sorry to hear about your misfortune. What did you do to piss the Big Guy off??? Glad you're ok and able to sort everything out. Get back up soon!!
__________________ Murphys 6th law of combat operations: If it's stupid but it works, it ain't stupid.  |
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06-22-2008, 7:07 PM
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| Join Date: Mar 02 2008 Location: Farnham UK Bike(s): 2001 Blue Blackbird Posts: 138
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Hey, maybe my luck has turned a corner...my dearest won stg 9.70 on the euromillions lottery, then I won a raffle for stg 100.00 on Saturday...they say luck runs in 3's..all I need now is some better news re the bike...
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08-01-2008, 2:58 PM
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| Join Date: Mar 02 2008 Location: Farnham UK Bike(s): 2001 Blue Blackbird Posts: 138
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Well it took 7 weeks for the French motorcycle dealership to tell my insurance company the bike is a write-off. I now have to argue the value as they offered me only about 1/2 the bikes actual value.
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08-01-2008, 5:49 PM
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| Join Date: Jun 25 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinios Bike(s): 1999 CBR1100XX and 1988 CBR1000F Stock & excellent Posts: 1,827
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Sorry to hear that. Did they give you any indication of how they are determing the value?
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08-01-2008, 7:38 PM
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| TEDZXX  Join Date: Jan 22 2008 Location: Lockhart, Texas Bike(s): 2002 Honda CBR1100XX (Silver) Blackbird Age: 43 Posts: 1,391
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Sorry to hear about your wreck and even more sorry that you wrecked out of country. Looks to be some serious issues to clear up. Good luck to ya dude.
__________________ 02 Silver Bird, Throttlemeister, HID's, Scorpion Carbon Fiber Oval Exhaust, Zero Gravity Double Bubble, Power Commander, Speedohealer, Corbin seat, Lowered foot pegs & more Mods to come!!!  |
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09-26-2008, 5:18 PM
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| Join Date: Mar 02 2008 Location: Farnham UK Bike(s): 2001 Blue Blackbird Posts: 138
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Update - now 4 months out and I'm still waiting for the insurance to pay up ... won't be able to get another BB with the monies settled so will end up riding an inferior bike I'm afraid..summers plans in tatters really pee'd off.
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09-26-2008, 6:03 PM
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