Joined Oct 2010
3K Posts | 1+
Bristol
I've been toying with the idea of getting some crash bungs for the T (had them on previous bikes) but after reading this I won't bother - cheers for the heads-up SSDJ.
Insurance - just renewed at £230 & £30 legal protection. 10yrs+ ncd, Pillion cover, garaged, 5k miles a year. Cheapest I could get but my postcode (central Brizzle) jacks the premiun up.
Insurance - just renewed at £230 & £30 legal protection. 10yrs+ ncd, Pillion cover, garaged, 5k miles a year. Cheapest I could get but my postcode (central Brizzle) jacks the premiun up.
Joined Oct 2010
698 Posts | 23+
burnham on sea
Thats because Bristol is full dodgy gits , its all drug dealers n pimps , your not a pimp are you Gilo cause i dont want to offend you :lol
Joined Oct 2010
698 Posts | 23+
burnham on sea
Not sure mate , will sort out a route and see whos up for it , pissed off i missed your Wales run last weekend !
Joined Apr 2011
47 Posts | 1+
UK
A cracked frame is proper bad news, specially with you not being able to afford to insure another T, this is the sole reason i never fit crash bungs, well, i did fit some once to one of my previous bikes but removed them a week or so later, just not worth the hassle.
Joined Oct 2010
3K Posts | 1+
Bristol
I'll have you know I live in a quiet leafy suburb where such undesirables never venture. Well not too often anyway...................
Joined Oct 2010
3K Posts | 1+
Bristol
Reckon we should do another Exmoor run before the Summer's out.
Sean - are you going on the Wales weekend 20/21 Aug??
They come on my Racing as standard. If I drop it and the frame cracks then insurance job it'll be
Joined Oct 2010
698 Posts | 23+
burnham on sea
I think we have hijacked this thread !!!!
Can do another Exmoor run if you like , possibly run down a little further toward Barnstable way maybe ?
Cant make that one mate as am busy that weekend .
No shotgun its all relative cos someone might have been thinking of fitting bungs before the run out 
Joined Oct 2010
698 Posts | 23+
burnham on sea
No shotgun its all relative cos someone might have been thinking of fitting bungs before the run out
Ahhhhhh i see , good point !
Joined Oct 2010
2K Posts | 3+
Bridgend, S Wales
Bay they are standard on all Gen 1s. Don't look up to much tho & they are a ****** off white colour.
Oh and I missed the last foreign ride so I'd be interested. Quite into staying overnight type thing at mo so can we consider that for me and peeps from further away?
Looks like I'm doing that on next welsh ride on July 30th in trickys pub.
Oh and I missed the last foreign ride so I'd be interested. Quite into staying overnight type thing at mo so can we consider that for me and peeps from further away?
Looks like I'm doing that on next welsh ride on July 30th in trickys pub.
Joined Oct 2010
698 Posts | 23+
burnham on sea
I have a good sized garden , so pitch your tent anywhere you like mate ! Just dont piss on me apple trees !!!!!!!
Joined Oct 2010
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Bridgend, S Wales
Yes mine are white as well but it's not a bright white hence the off white comment?
Ta Shotgun but no tent mate! P'haps a local pub/b&b with a nice out of sight car park? Long ride down, long ride around good roads & then loads of beers with smelly breakfast and leisurely long ride home next day sounds great to me. That's what I'm doing for next welsh ride as it's north Wales and I'm south.
Ta Shotgun but no tent mate! P'haps a local pub/b&b with a nice out of sight car park? Long ride down, long ride around good roads & then loads of beers with smelly breakfast and leisurely long ride home next day sounds great to me. That's what I'm doing for next welsh ride as it's north Wales and I'm south.
Joined Oct 2010
698 Posts | 23+
burnham on sea
No worries about the tent , i have a spare room , sofa etc . cafe just round the corner does a cracking breakie . normally live bands on round here at weekends so good for a night out for beers etc . think i shall start a new thread for this exmoor run and see whos in !
I think Rico is something like 30 guineas FC, but then again he lives in this own country and can charge what he likes.In fact I'm surprised he charges himself anything, I would have thought he would have saved his money for a deluxe petrol calculator.
Joined Oct 2010
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Fook knows
Chaps, honestly, cracked frames caused by crash bungs are pretty rare and damned bad look, especially in Supers case. You need sliders imho. Even if you just drop the bugger on the path it could be expensive if you've not got em. You'll hurt the rads, levers and cans at least. I've slid on mine twice, once at speed and once slowly, oh yeah and a 1mph pathetic drop on gravel on me path and the R&G's have saved the bike and enabled me to ride home every time. I'm **** aren't I.
They usually damage frames if they hit something like a curb, but if you hit a curb the bike usually ends up wrecked anyway. I've put them on every bike meself.
They usually damage frames if they hit something like a curb, but if you hit a curb the bike usually ends up wrecked anyway. I've put them on every bike meself.
Joined Mar 2011
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Unfortunatly my T did hit a drop curb, but the examiner did say it's a common injury for Aprilias and fatal in most cases at that, so crash bungs are a good investment IMHO simply because most people drop their bike at low speeds and this saves most damage, but if you do drop it hard enough to crack the frame like myself then it's likely the bike will a write off anyways, but if I had another Aprilia I wouldn't bother with them or if I had another alloy frame at that, my next bike I think I will put them on simply because it will be either a street triple or a monster 696.
