Low-sided tonight...

[MistahT]

Frank, I got some time next week (not a ton, but some) before I start packing my classroom for the next school year. Lemme know if you want me to come up and help you with anything.

Looks like she's mechanically fine for the most part thankfully. If you wanted, we could strip her front fairings off and you could ride her streetfighter while you collect replacement parts.

 

[Cerebus]

Frank, I got some time next week (not a ton, but some) before I start packing my classroom for the next school year. Lemme know if you want me to come up and help you with anything.

Looks like she's mechanically fine for the most part thankfully. If you wanted, we could strip her front fairings off and you could ride her streetfighter while you collect replacement parts.

Thanks Matt, I'll probably take you up on this. I'm dropping it at Rob's place tonight (the guy with the Triumph Scrambler that rode with us). He's got garage space, which I don't, plus he's a mechanical genius. I think the only thing I need to do to make it road worthy is replace the bar and mirror. Dealer is closed today, so I'll call first thing tomorrow. I'd be more than fine yanking the plastic until I get all the pieces to put her back together.

 

[Nastybutler]

Oh, man. That's a big fear of mine. There's a roundabout near my house that's used by dump trucks carrying sand and gravel and they're always spilling it as they go through. I always look to see it there's any sand before I start through it, but I'm always worried there'll be some I don't see, like what happened to you.

Glad it wasn't any worse of an outcome for you.

 

[zcypher]

thank you for posting this. i'm a new rider and always enjoy reading about unexpected things i should try to anticipate. it's crazy how much is out there that can trip up even the most experienced riders, sometimes you just can't see it, but it's there and can take you down! Scary.. but glad you turned out alright !

 

[dart1963]

Glad you had gear and walked away... been up there on the roundabouts a bit, I'm always wearing of the gravel left behind around this area... we have the stone quarry right down the road from my house and they deliver or you can pick up, usually the people who pick up that don't pay attention and dump it everwhere

 

[ajones70]

Easier to replace fairings than bone. Glad your ok and was wearing all the right gear. Good luck getting your bike back on the road.

 

[Cerebus]

OK, dropped the bike at a mechanic friend's house tonight. He took a piece of pipe and bent the handlebar straight and took it for a spin. Everything looks good he said. Forks, wheels, tires, everything is straight. The replacement bar and mirror should be here by Friday, so I hope to be back on the road this weekend. Then it's just replacing pieces of plastic as I desire.

And I just discovered something interesting. Even though my jeans held up, my underwear, where I slid on my *** cheek ...melted. I couldn't believe it when I took them out of the dryer.

 

[Cerebus]

This must be the sign of a bored mechanic. Is there anything I should do while it's this apart?

 

[dart1963]

good time to run wires for gps, heated gear, etc.

changed radiator fluid recently?

 

[BKP]

This must be the sign of a bored mechanic. Is there anything I should do while it's this apart?

Cool... 6R Streetfighter...

 

[ksanbon]

Frank,
Thanks for sharing...a good reminder for us all to not take anything for granted out there.