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On the way home from work this arvo a guy on a ducati tried a u-turn in front of me from the left lane (I was in the right lane) with no warning whatsoever. I barely had time to jump on the brakes.
I've owned the ute for 2 months and while I'm obviously glad the guy's ok (he was wearing all the right gear), I'm p!ssed!! ![]() I always thought ducati's sounded really nice, but you know what, all motorbikes sound the same when they're sliding down the road on their side. Here's the result from my perspective, good thing for all concerned I didn't have a lot of speed onboard. The 2 & 1/2 week old bike is a little worse for wear. ![]() ![]() |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Not good mate! Glad to hear everyone involved was okay. Clearly it was the bikers fault from your description, but he wouldn't have deserved the fate which most bikers get in a situation where they are knocked off their bikes. Will his insurance pay for your car to get fixed?
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damn glad to hear both of you are ok, looks like a nice bit of damage done too. hopefully the the insurance claim goes though nice a quickly
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I guess you don't have to feel too sorry for the guy because now you have been inconvenienced by this incident but at least everyone got out of it with only damage to the vehicles. I have seen the end result of a car doing a similar u-turn in front of a motorcycle which resulted in serious injury to the rider. Unfortunately humans will always make mistakes caused by poor judgement. Hope your Ford gets fixed ASAP.
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New guard, re spray front bar and your good to go..
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New headlight too - lets hope there's nothing bent under there. Good to hear it wasn't as serious as it could have been, could have been a terrible accident
Ducati's still sound nice though :P
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It'll buff out....
How stuffed was the ducati?? Looks like a bit of damage on the rim.... might be a perfect time to upsize them. I can do some running around for you next week on my RDO's and "sort out some wheels" if ya want. |
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A bit of bad luck there but I'm glad all the human components are OK. Think yourself lucky he is one of the few bike owners who have insurance.
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glad everyone is ok, nothing that a new headlight and bog wont fix. lets hope no one gets in my way i don't have insurance.
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Damn hard to see those bright green ford utes...........
Glad everyone is ok hope the repair is done right and the paint is a match good luck mate.
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Calmed down now, everyone's ok that's the main thing. I called the guy this morning and apart from being stiff and sore (and no doubt a bit of bruising on his ego), all's well. |
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I thought this was going to be another "will my XR6 be faster than...." threads.
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Bugger eh, from experience I know you will need to have the whole side of the car resprayed to ensure a good colour match. Its lucky he's insured.
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Who cares about the XR6, how was the Ducati?
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I recently had some panel work done on my XR6 after I took the wrong angle going into my garage, decided to put some nice scratches down the doors and from the looks of things they have sprayed alot more of the car then I thought they would've. Which is a good thing ofcourse, can't complain. |
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lol peauty!!! Thankgod for insureance hey!
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paint isnt exact and after having a few panels resprayed at various panel shops, id almost demand they at least blend the the front quarter through the front door. painting just the one panel will stand out like my dog pre-operation
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Not good. Main thing is noone got hurt badly.
If the fairing on the Duke was damaged it may well be a write off. Doesnt take much to financially write off a bike once the plastics get trashed. |
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I'm still trying to work out why someone would want to try a U turn from the left lane on a dual carriageway...next to another vehicle...
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