Sportbike + Gravel

Crazy · 05-03-2008, 04:54 PM

fuck insurance i got a 500 deductible. The bike runs fine, I rode it back. I was worried about the forks being bent up or something but it looks fine overall. I might get it inspected or something, but for the most part it seemed to be running okay.

my plan is to leave the upper alone for a while, basically just fix the signal (it still works, its missing a screw). The pipe I'm not so concerned about because I was actually planning on swapping it out anyways, maybe not a full system but at least slip on.
If I do decide to do something with the fairing, I'm gonna do something like this guy did (the fairing not the paint), I think it looks pretty damn good:
http://mysite.verizon.net/magpie1967...OM-imdying.jpg (they are sharkskinz)

but eventually: fairing, slip on, HIDs, flushmounts. As money allows

marko138 · 05-03-2008, 04:58 PM

Shit happens. Learn from it. Glad you're ok.

Crazy · 05-03-2008, 05:01 PM

thanks... yeah I definitely learned my lesson here. I overstepped my bounds and paid for it. I made it out with just a bruise on my hip. and im still picking gravel out of my jeans

Trip · 05-03-2008, 05:10 PM

gravel/dirt = no front brake, pavement spirited riding = no rear brake

you live you learn, now your bike has character and you won't feel like you need to baby it anymore.

OneSickPsycho · 05-03-2008, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trip

gravel/dirt = no front brake, pavement spirited riding = no rear brake

you live you learn, now your bike has character and you won't feel like you need to baby it anymore.

Exactly. GM said that to me one time when I had a close call and posted it up on the forum. The only thing that's going to rid yourself of the fear of fuckng up your rig is a bunch of scratches.

Plus, girl's vaginal gaps get sweaty when you tell them about how you were flying around the corner at 95mph and you tried to break your rear tire free so you could walk it out a little and a puppy ran out into the middle of the street... you had no choice, but to sacrifice yourself, or else Scrappy was going to bite it. Waking up to a cold wet nose in your helmet, a wagging tail slapping your arm, and the thanks from the 4 year old little girl who was playing ball with him made it all worth while.... *bow chicka bow wow*

Crazy · 05-03-2008, 07:27 PM

haha OSP im definitely borrowing that story

Lamnidae · 05-03-2008, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trip

gravel/dirt = no front brake, pavement spirited riding = no rear brake

you live you learn, now your bike has character and you won't feel like you need to baby it anymore.

agreed.

sorry ya went down.... but ya are alright and ya learned a bit....

Quote:

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Exactly. GM said that to me one time when I had a close call and posted it up on the forum. The only thing that's going to rid yourself of the fear of fuckng up your rig is a bunch of scratches.

Plus, girl's vaginal gaps get sweaty when you tell them about how you were flying around the corner at 95mph and you tried to break your rear tire free so you could walk it out a little and a puppy ran out into the middle of the street... you had no choice, but to sacrifice yourself, or else Scrappy was going to bite it. Waking up to a cold wet nose in your helmet, a wagging tail slapping your arm, and the thanks from the 4 year old little girl who was playing ball with him made it all worth while.... *bow chicka bow wow*

lmfao

the man knows how to put some spin on it don't he? GJ OSP!

Mr Lefty · 05-03-2008, 08:24 PM

damn bro... glad your alright... sorry to hear about the bike but shit happens... don't let it stress ya out too much... scratches don't fuck with the fun factor when riding anyhow...

jalaan1 · 05-03-2008, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marko138

Shit happens. Learn from it. Glad you're ok.

yup!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amblyopic

lmfao

the man knows how to put some spin on it don't he? GJ OSP!

doesn't he tho?

Crazy · 05-04-2008, 11:16 PM

So heres the damage. like i said I dont really care about the pipe I plan on replacing it in any case with a slip-on. The brake lever needs to be bent back but otherwise the brake system seems/feels okay. The bars ground a bit but otherwise are fine, nothing seems misaligned when I went for a ride. the main issue is the upper fairing. none of the plastic is actually missing, its like a puzzle and I can put it all back together. The only real problem is that the fairing mount bracket seems to have punched through as you can see in the second picture.

So anyone have any suggestions?
I dont mind a few scratches on the bike but if I can glue some pieces together so it hold up decently that would be good. I've never done this before but what I'm thinking is take off the whole upper and apply some kind of plastic cement where necessary. does this even work? do I have to "plastic weld" it?

I went for a ride today, everything is running fine. I'm missing a screw that holds the turn signal lens on but I'll replace that tomorrow so i dont need duct tape

These are after I snapped some stuff back into place. That chunk thats missing needs to be reattached somehow.

05-03-2008, 04:54 PM	#1
Crazy I'm home take me drunk Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Champaign, IL Moto: 2005 SV650s blue Posts: 430	fuck insurance i got a 500 deductible. The bike runs fine, I rode it back. I was worried about the forks being bent up or something but it looks fine overall. I might get it inspected or something, but for the most part it seemed to be running okay. my plan is to leave the upper alone for a while, basically just fix the signal (it still works, its missing a screw). The pipe I'm not so concerned about because I was actually planning on swapping it out anyways, maybe not a full system but at least slip on. If I do decide to do something with the fairing, I'm gonna do something like this guy did (the fairing not the paint), I think it looks pretty damn good: http://mysite.verizon.net/magpie1967...OM-imdying.jpg (they are sharkskinz) but eventually: fairing, slip on, HIDs, flushmounts. As money allows __________________ Memento mori Last edited by Crazy; 05-03-2008 at 05:00 PM..

05-03-2008, 05:01 PM	#3
Crazy I'm home take me drunk Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Champaign, IL Moto: 2005 SV650s blue Posts: 430	thanks... yeah I definitely learned my lesson here. I overstepped my bounds and paid for it. I made it out with just a bruise on my hip. and im still picking gravel out of my jeans __________________ Memento mori

05-03-2008, 07:27 PM	#6
Crazy I'm home take me drunk Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Champaign, IL Moto: 2005 SV650s blue Posts: 430	haha OSP im definitely borrowing that story __________________ Memento mori

05-04-2008, 11:16 PM	#10
Crazy I'm home take me drunk Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Champaign, IL Moto: 2005 SV650s blue Posts: 430	So heres the damage. like i said I dont really care about the pipe I plan on replacing it in any case with a slip-on. The brake lever needs to be bent back but otherwise the brake system seems/feels okay. The bars ground a bit but otherwise are fine, nothing seems misaligned when I went for a ride. the main issue is the upper fairing. none of the plastic is actually missing, its like a puzzle and I can put it all back together. The only real problem is that the fairing mount bracket seems to have punched through as you can see in the second picture. So anyone have any suggestions? I dont mind a few scratches on the bike but if I can glue some pieces together so it hold up decently that would be good. I've never done this before but what I'm thinking is take off the whole upper and apply some kind of plastic cement where necessary. does this even work? do I have to "plastic weld" it? I went for a ride today, everything is running fine. I'm missing a screw that holds the turn signal lens on but I'll replace that tomorrow so i dont need duct tape These are after I snapped some stuff back into place. That chunk thats missing needs to be reattached somehow. __________________ Memento mori Last edited by Crazy; 05-04-2008 at 11:30 PM..

05-03-2008, 08:24 PM	#8
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	damn bro... glad your alright... sorry to hear about the bike but shit happens... don't let it stress ya out too much... scratches don't fuck with the fun factor when riding anyhow...