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    Re: loose steering

    MY GOD, how are your testicles?????
    3 Africa Twins/280,000 miles. If it's happened to one of mine, it's gonna happen to one of yours.....eventually.

    1 Varadero/17,000 miles ridden (of 40,000 miles on the bike), it's all still new to me!

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    Re: loose steering

    Quote Originally Posted by xrvirgin View Post
    i thought that as well. if you have ever had a theory of which is strongest in a "side impact", car or bike......... well here's your answer (just a quick note, the slight head stock re-arrangement is the only casualty of the coming together!)

    here is the result of a kawasaki zzr600 coming together with a dry stone wall


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    Re: loose steering

    no other damage at all to the xr, i thought the forks would be out line, but nothing, apart from my hurt pride,
    I'm nearly complete in the re-build stage of the XR PHOENIX (i call her this because she rises from the ashes of the accident)she shall live again!

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    Quote Originally Posted by YEN_POWELL View Post
    MY GOD, how are your testicles?????
    not speaking to me at the moment, its my sphincter muscle that hurts most as it bit big chunks out of the seat when the impact happened

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    Re: loose steering

    Quote Originally Posted by juscrooky View Post
    here is the result of a kawasaki zzr600 coming together with a dry stone wall

    nice one that mate, hope your ok as well?

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    Re: loose steering

    Quote Originally Posted by xrvirgin View Post
    not speaking to me at the moment, its my sphincter muscle that hurts most as it bit big chunks out of the seat when the impact happened
    Well when they reestablish contact, wish them well from me. I made contact with a petrol tank once and it's an eye watering experience.
    3 Africa Twins/280,000 miles. If it's happened to one of mine, it's gonna happen to one of yours.....eventually.

    1 Varadero/17,000 miles ridden (of 40,000 miles on the bike), it's all still new to me!

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    Re: loose steering

    this is how my xr looks now,
    just getting a major overhaul and new parts fitted!

    http://i318.photobucket.com/albums/m...r/DSC00054.jpg

    i think its missing something but I'm not sure if Ive put it back together right

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    Re: loose steering

    Quote Originally Posted by xrvirgin View Post
    nice one that mate, hope your ok as well?
    this was two years gao i was fine thanks - a bit sore for a few days after, I bounced on my face quite well, chucked down the road like a rag doll, had a small bruise on me fod, and a scratch on elbow,

    bike dint do as well as me tho ...........

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    Re: loose steering

    ouch!!!!!! glad your OK though, don't forget, plastic and mental repair easily, bones don't!

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