1 Kafe or Koffee Fri May 13, 2016 7:19 am
Ed
Life time member
It's time for a new projeKt.
In light of the recent incident with Ol' Blue , the Kart and a TIN LID driver, we are currently sitting on the sideline consoling ourselves with injuries , write-offs , insurers and lawyers.
During this downtime , we are putting pen to paper and designing a new way of enjoying our K'. The Kreative thoughts are flowing and helping in the healing process .
I had been proposing a naked trim down for a while , due to the ageing of the fairing and heat effect during riding.
The thoughts of further 2 up riding has been discussed , and may be reduced to solo , for safety reasons .
Ol' Blue having a little lie down .
Always be alert , the driver saw us , but misjudged our speed .
The Kart has served its purpose , but has now seen its last day . There is no thoughts of continuing with a new Kart at this stage .
We have salvaged most of our equipment from the accident .
Ol' Blue has been recognised as a non repairable writeoff, with damage to the drive line , exhaust , head bearing , foot plates , LH engine sidecover and possibly the gear selector. There may be a slight twist in the frame as well .
Fortunately the Kart absorbed most of the impact , leaving Ol' Blue relatively in one piece, or at least salvageable.
I've been toying with some ideas for a while now , it is possible the current state of affairs will have a major bearing on our thoughts.
This style is relatively easily achieved using the 2 K bikes in my stalls , so who knows .
Still early days yet , there are claims to be processed , injuries to mend , minds to set right . But at least there is a dream .
Cheers Ed and Rhys , and Ol'Blue. ( feeling "blacKnblue" at the moment).
In light of the recent incident with Ol' Blue , the Kart and a TIN LID driver, we are currently sitting on the sideline consoling ourselves with injuries , write-offs , insurers and lawyers.
During this downtime , we are putting pen to paper and designing a new way of enjoying our K'. The Kreative thoughts are flowing and helping in the healing process .
I had been proposing a naked trim down for a while , due to the ageing of the fairing and heat effect during riding.
The thoughts of further 2 up riding has been discussed , and may be reduced to solo , for safety reasons .
Ol' Blue having a little lie down .
Always be alert , the driver saw us , but misjudged our speed .
The Kart has served its purpose , but has now seen its last day . There is no thoughts of continuing with a new Kart at this stage .
We have salvaged most of our equipment from the accident .
Ol' Blue has been recognised as a non repairable writeoff, with damage to the drive line , exhaust , head bearing , foot plates , LH engine sidecover and possibly the gear selector. There may be a slight twist in the frame as well .
Fortunately the Kart absorbed most of the impact , leaving Ol' Blue relatively in one piece, or at least salvageable.
I've been toying with some ideas for a while now , it is possible the current state of affairs will have a major bearing on our thoughts.
This style is relatively easily achieved using the 2 K bikes in my stalls , so who knows .
Still early days yet , there are claims to be processed , injuries to mend , minds to set right . But at least there is a dream .
Cheers Ed and Rhys , and Ol'Blue. ( feeling "blacKnblue" at the moment).
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1993 K1100RS 0194321 Colour #690 Silk Blue aka " Smurfette"
2018 Kart upgrade.