No worries about the bike, dude. The bike can be replaced. You can't!
No worries about the bike, dude. The bike can be replaced. You can't!
Glad you ok:D
Ouch! I've rented a scooter a number of times but now you got me thinking. So how bad is the injuries, both you and the bike?
Poor Ting.
Hope it don't cost you too much pain and money
B
Alcohol and scooters are not a good mix. Not insinuating you were drunk but it doesn't take much booze to affect bike operating abilities. And yes, I am speaking from experience (at home with my dual purpose). Seeing as you were able to walk away (ride), could have been much worse.
So why are you calling Gasford "evil"? I have had no issues renting from him, have found him to be a man of his word.
glad Bentley was able to patch you up and take care of you...........
and you aren't the first person that has happened to......or the last........
back in 96 I had brought down two newbies and wi decided to rent some scooters.........
well be rented dem high powered 150cc Scooters which was a mistake...........
mi was use to the 80cc Scooters with the bigger tires.......
so one newbie got on his Scooter for the first time and mistakenly opened the throttle full blast..........
well he took off like a rocket and blasted right thru a white picket fence..........
all the neighbors came out to see what happened........mi thought mi newbie friend was dead..........
but some Jamaicans lifted him up and him was okay with some cuts and big bruises........
a very nice Jamaican lady nursed him back to health for the rest of the trip.........lol
him was saying what accident by the time wi got back on da plane........lol
Cool Runnings, Marko
ouch--scary when things go awry on a bike--so little between you and the pavement! And in Negril I am always on edge on the roads, whether walking, riding in a taxi or riding a motorcycle. I rode a Honda 350 XL for years in Northern California and never felt so much on guard as when in Negril. I rented aHonda 250 when there a couple of trips back after not having ridden for decades and it was really a trip. Between the challenge of it being really hard to kick start and the opposite side of the road driving along with crazy Jamaican driving I am thinking route taxis might be the way to go. Either way, vigilance is key. Glad you walked away from dumping it, that is the most important thing.
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Went on a road trip to roaring river for a good swim one day (photo is bike parked near river). The helmet they gave me was ridiculous, it was too big and not snug but better than nothing I guess. (It is that little black thing on the back of the bike) I used to be into good gear, since my ex boyfriend was a motocross rider he made sure I got the best protective gear.
Thankfully I never dumped the bike in Negril--even though I did break an old rule and did ride in shorts. I never put one scratch on the bike--but they tried to charge me for some invisible scratch which I totally refuted. Make sure you document any existing damage when you rent!
It was nice meeting you on the pub crawl - we also had a blast (at least the parts we remember!)
Hope all ended up OK with the scooter!
Well, my injuries were not as bad as I thought. I was actually fine, just scratched up. But I was VERY concerned about the bike, cause GAS has a reputation of trying to gouge you for extra money, and I knew this one was going to be a doozy.
Shaken but not stirred (I did only have one drink, but you're right, it did affect me), and I scooted back to Chris for some advice on what to do.
Chris looked at it and, having had lots of experience with Gas, knew that Gas would try to charge me the max including new parts -- perhaps as much as 500 dollars. I asked Chris is his maintenance guy, Marcus, could fix it, and Chris said yes. They tried to touch it up, but it was not perfect enough, so we decided that the next morning we would fix it with his body guy for 100 bucks or so, and take our chances.