SD1290R Vs Emu

Some pics from the incident involving non flying birds with tiny brains of the feathered kind.

Just after the wallop:


Oil pissing out:


Culprit did a runner but left evidence behind:


The engine cover is toast, clutch inside likely also damaged as grabs but then engages. No leaks of clutch master or slave as initially thought.



Radiator bend and bashed, can't get the radguard out. Didn't leak however.


Worn through the cover:


Shark helmet did a great job:


Gloves did not:

Guy,
Glad to see you are ok after the damage sustained by the bike.

Best of luck deciding what will replace the busted 1290.


Sarasota_Steve
Black 08 990

That'll buff right out...

Damn, your helmet took a good whack, must have rung your bell for a bit. Looks like your gear did it's job

What kind of crappy rider crashes???

...and I worry about hitting turkey everyday!

Heal up ride on.

Bad luck guy, looks like it could have been a lot worse but good that you walked away with just a few scratches. Now you can get one of the faster orange versions
If they decide to fix it can you send me down your broken clutch cover please
Stay upright mate.

Hunt that Bird down!!!

but other than the hand everything looks OK. nothing a bit of T-cut and elbow grease can't sort out

Keep us all updated!

All the best

Did you think what kind of clutch and stator covers protector are you going to use?

I've been thinking that R&G slider ones are not enough safety to protect the cover as I could see your clutch cover damage is upper than R&G sliders protects it.
If you see the carbon ones from power parts these looks like larger than R&G but maybe thinner...

Another thing is that maybe evotech frame sliders would protected your radiator and your tank covers...

Anyway, waiting for your motorbike in use again!

for such a big off the bike took it well did u get tangled up with the bike or high sided after hemu took u out , hope you r back in the saddle soon cheers bazz

Will be written off, too much damage. Bill ends up same price as a new bike. ?????????

Can not believe it!!! if you damaged clutch cover, the clutch , radiator (but maybe usable the damaged one) , tank cover, brake pedal, front legs fork, what else did you damaged?? I don't understand...

waiting for good news, for sure you're now too much pessimistic

Sadly it's a Honda add.... :roll

Maybe its a omen

One of my friends had a low side wearing a mesh jacket he ended up with road rash on his shoulder and arm.
Stupid cordura!

Sorry for the emu, but happy to see you alive mate!! What a fright!!

Bugger, glad you Ok mate.

ahhhh ok, that insurance would be impossible for me because it's 1.000€ / year and in my insurance company you have to pay first 20% from your pocket.
Did you crash your front fork with something?

Anyway happy to know that there are no personal damages for you , good luck ktmguy!

Glad your ok mate. Looking out for roo`s over here in QLD is bad enough! Hopefully they will write it off for you.

Glad you are ok!

What exactly do you hit because I can't understand from what you say.

Good to see that you survived, and it's a shame the bike probably won't see another day ...

Damn shame there wasn't enough Emu left to eat it.

Here, it's turkeys and mule deer ... The Emu here are constrained to farms (most of the time).

Be thankful it wasn't a casowary. That thing would kicked you a$$ after you hit it.

Sucks about your off. Glad you are OK. Really interested to see what bike you get next.

Sorry to hear about the mugging, sure it wasn't a pack of lost Kiwis?
Heal quickly and here is something to chew on-

Emu Burgers

1 large Emu ground into small pieces
1 slug of rum
2 Tbsp. beer
1 Tbsp. Vegetable oil
1 Tbsp. Soy sauce
1 tsp. Onion powder
1/2 tsp. Garlic powder
1 tsp. Liquid tyre smoke, optional
Combine all ingredients with ground emu and mix well.
Cook over hot engine and serve on an orange plate.

Big decision time for you. If the same happened to me I would be getting another SDR even after all the issues.
Once sorted they are a brilliant bike that does everything I want it to do, plus you still have all the bolt on goodies.
Sure the Beemer has more at the same price but for me an IL4 is out of the question and after a parallel twin it's my least favourite engine configuration.
Sure the top rush is awesome but for something that can break the speed limit in first gear it seems kind of pointless with the way cops are here.
Maybe the 2015 model has most of the issues sorted.
Be watching with interest.
Glad the bike seems to be the only thing that suffered majorly. How fast were you going when you hit it?

I found a replacement....

my first post in over a year -

glad to see the important pieces are in one piece -------> that means you

Update: Done about 2 hours on the dirt bike today (Husky FE501).
Left foot still has nice colour scheme and left thumb tendon and knee a bit stiff but I'm officially OK ...
Did go there to have a try and only rode longer after I checked that I didn't get additional swelling and so. All good!

Just waiting for the assessor on Tuesday and decide what to buy.

I was 30cm away from Hornet 600 vs pheasant yesterday.

Glad you're ok buddy.

Lucky you are fine mate. Recover soon.

Update: Assessor officially wrote it off. Repairs almost the same as a new bike.
Now waiting for the insurance to do their thing...

are you able to buy it back from the insurance company? once they have paid you out of course

thats awesome news guy now the hard part what to get

KTMGuy....sorry to hear of your close encounter of the feathered kind. Glad to hear you came out of it ok.....if not the bike.

I almost hit one of those damn things about 100ks out of Port Agusta on my way to Philip Island one year...no matter which way I swerved to avoid him he swerved the same way until the last possible moment when he dived off the road. Thought my trip was coming to a premature end.

Sounds like it might be time for an adventure bike with a roo bar attached to the front

In case anyone is interested in buying my old bike of auction here's the link:


If needed I can provide a list of what I know is wrong with it.
In Short, frame and engine are OK. Clutch needs looking in to as it grabs with the lever in and no leaks on the master or slave cylinder.
Clutch cover needs replacing and radiator is damaged but not leaking.
The rest is mostly cosmetic damage to plastics, lever, pedals, mirrors..... Forks are ok but have scratches on the bottom front wheel has damage too.