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June 16th, 2013

6/16/2013

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I'm distracted. Not in an absent minded day dreaming sort of a way. I'm totally and utterly distracted to the point where I can't concentrate on anything for longer than a few minutes. I'm in actual discomfort knowing my bike has been damaged, which sounds really weird and comes with an enormous sense of narcissism. Yesterday I couldn't/didn't want to do too much as I was still suffering from the whiplash headache, so I was pretty much plonked in front of the telly/computer for most of the day, but all I could think about was getting the Ducati fixed. Annoying as I've got some serious work stuff to look into.
When I woke up this morning, I still had the headache, but my neck was better. So, after some breakfast and a coffee, I got the Ducati out of the garage, cleaned her up and took stock of the damage caused by Thursdays venture into the gravel
As you can see in the photos, it ain't great. In the fifth picture you can even see where my Drift camera got pulled off during the impact. Most of the problems will be fixed with a simple replacement, the smashed screen and tail piece along with the damaged brake lever for example, but what I'm really worried about, mainly because I'm fearful of the cost, is the damage to the rear wheel, the gravel rash on the tank and gravel rash on the fork bottom below the mudguard. The front wheel seems to have, somehow, stayed pretty much unaffected after ploughing a furrow through the stones, which is probably the only good thing I can see. I'm going to contact a few people regarding the cost getting just the nose cone re-sprayed as I've had some very kind generous offers for the panels that need replacing. This also allows me to keep the damaged main fairing if I want to take it back to the track, but I'm not going to make any really big decisions just yet thou. More research needed.


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    My name is Matt Brown and I'm a UK journalist formerly based in London, but now calling the South of England home. I've been riding bikes since 2007, but got hooked straight away. Nothing gives me the feeling of freedom, even when stuck in a city. In 2010 I became a RoSPA gold rider, but when it comes down to it, I'm Just a normal man, riding his bikes as often as he can.

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