Back on 23/11/2014 I went riding with my dopey BMW riding mate Dennis.This was a serious mistake. I saw a mate coming towards us and grabbed the brakes to pull up for a chat,sadly,Dennis kept his eyes on Clive thinking he was about to do a U-turn.I was doing about 20kph when Dennis and his BMW hit me at 100kph.Both bikes were extensively damaged.The difference being that a GS1000 is always worth rebuilding,whereas who would bother with a BMW.
After 3 months lying on the couch,which I put to good use putting together 2 bike related scrap books,came the rebuild.The frame was destroyed by the BMW's left cylinder head but if the BMW had been 3 inches to the right it would have ripped my right leg off so I'm forever grateful to Suzuki for building them strong enough to spit a BMW out of the way.I had a spare frame but I needed a lot more bits.Dennis managed to destroy the bars,my heated grips,the speedo nacelle,the swing arm,the side covers,all 4 footpegs,3 blinkers,the pack rack,the back guard,the inner guard,the battery box, the rear disc,the rear caliper and mount.We never found 1 shocker and the back wheel was buckled and had spokes broken.The headlight didn't survive either.The whole exhaust was wrecked.
Forward on to last Sunday and my first ride on the rebuilt Pig.We did 400ks and The Dirty Old Pig Mark about 6 or 7 performed superbly.I will own The Pig until the day I die and if I have to I'd restore it again.The reason for the flames is simple.I've always wanted a bike with flames and now that I'm old I might not get another chance.
After 3 months lying on the couch,which I put to good use putting together 2 bike related scrap books,came the rebuild.The frame was destroyed by the BMW's left cylinder head but if the BMW had been 3 inches to the right it would have ripped my right leg off so I'm forever grateful to Suzuki for building them strong enough to spit a BMW out of the way.I had a spare frame but I needed a lot more bits.Dennis managed to destroy the bars,my heated grips,the speedo nacelle,the swing arm,the side covers,all 4 footpegs,3 blinkers,the pack rack,the back guard,the inner guard,the battery box, the rear disc,the rear caliper and mount.We never found 1 shocker and the back wheel was buckled and had spokes broken.The headlight didn't survive either.The whole exhaust was wrecked.
Forward on to last Sunday and my first ride on the rebuilt Pig.We did 400ks and The Dirty Old Pig Mark about 6 or 7 performed superbly.I will own The Pig until the day I die and if I have to I'd restore it again.The reason for the flames is simple.I've always wanted a bike with flames and now that I'm old I might not get another chance.
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