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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: pault on January 20, 2013, 09:27:22 PM

Title: gremlins or something
Post by: pault on January 20, 2013, 09:27:22 PM: over the last month i have had a few dramas. 5 holes in the rear tyre. A bird smashed the left morror pod. That was repairable. Then another 2 holes in the tyre, time to call it quits at 22,000k's, pity as i could have got another 2k out of it. Then the thing to make me wonder if i am cursed. A smashed screen. If the bike had beeen naked i would have breken ribs.

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Title: Re: gremlins or something
Post by: Streak on January 20, 2013, 09:30:31 PM: Hmm do we have to get the OzSTOC shaman to come and do a purifying blessing on the bike maybe? The motorcycling gods can be a fickle bunch if your not careful....
Title: Re: gremlins or something
Post by: saaz on January 20, 2013, 09:31:51 PM: Paul, you may need a holiday. I have never seen a smashed screen like that. Perhaps you are actually lucky, not cursed???
Title: Re: gremlins or something
Post by: Gavo on January 20, 2013, 09:59:03 PM: Did its job then (protection to the rider)
Title: Re: gremlins or something
Post by: DaleMcLean on January 21, 2013, 05:35:44 AM: Quote from: saaz on January 20, 2013, 09:31:51 PM
Paul, you may need a holiday. I have never seen a smashed screen like that. Perhaps you are actually lucky, not cursed???

Paul the glass was actually half full :thumbs no broken ribs :thumb (they arent fun).
Think positive you have used up all your flat tyres for a long time and the screen can be replaced :beer
Title: Re: gremlins or something
Post by: Mitch on January 21, 2013, 08:33:05 AM: Hi Paul, check your insurance you may get 1 free screen a year.
:grin :blk13 :grin
Title: Re: gremlins or something
Post by: sac468 on January 21, 2013, 11:25:13 AM: Quote from: Mitch on January 21, 2013, 08:33:05 AM
Hi Paul, check your insurance you may get 1 free screen a year.
:grin :blk13 :grin

Im with QBE no screen coverage even though its a factory fitted screen. :rd13
Title: Re: gremlins or something
Post by: STeveo on January 21, 2013, 12:28:33 PM: Shannons do one new screen per year (both car and bike).

:bl11
Title: Re: gremlins or something
Post by: Biggles on January 21, 2013, 01:30:58 PM: You didn't say what hit your screen, Paul.
A Pelican? Flamingo? Wedgetail? Penguin?
Title: Re: gremlins or something
Post by: sac468 on January 21, 2013, 02:15:13 PM: Quote from: STeveo on January 21, 2013, 12:28:33 PM
Shannons do one new screen per year (both car and bike).

:bl11

Yep but shannons won't insure me because my bike is not kept in a locked shed.
Title: Re: gremlins or something
Post by: Shiney on January 25, 2013, 08:25:41 PM: Quote from: Biggles on January 21, 2013, 01:30:58 PM
You didn't say what hit your screen, Paul.
A Pelican? Flamingo? Wedgetail? Penguin?

I hope it was a Penguin... what an awesome story that would make :grin

Good to hear you survived the penguin attack Paul :wink1
Title: Re: gremlins or something
Post by: rjstorrie on January 25, 2013, 10:40:22 PM: Quote from: Shiney on January 25, 2013, 08:25:41 PM
Quote from: Biggles on January 21, 2013, 01:30:58 PM
You didn't say what hit your screen, Paul.
A Pelican? Flamingo? Wedgetail? Penguin?

I hope it was a Penguin... what an awesome story that would make :grin

Good to hear you survived the penguin attack Paul :wink1

:crackup :crackup :crackup

omg, Paul, at least now you know how to handle a flat tyre, I'd just stress out, take 10hours to fix it and sulk for a week. that's amazing on the screen, but the guys are right, better it than you.

Rob.