rashad
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Well... I messed up today.
Now, before I get into this... I really planned on painting the bike in August. The body panels (were) perfect other than paint...
I went to hang with some friends today. There was a bunch of them at the pavilion/ cookout thing by the stocked pond at their apt complex.
Last time they had mentioned that I should bring the bike closer, out of the parking lot.
There is a paved walking path that leads to it and all you have to do is hope a tiny curb and you ride the 100 feet up to the pavilion.
I got there and rode up no problem.
They were all gawking and loving the bike. A guy showed up on a really really clean 83 gs550 and we decided to go play a little..
On my way back out there was someone walking up the path on crutches so I decided to go to their right...
I went over the curb a little to the right of where I should have and there was a rain gutter 4" lower than the road...oops..the bike landed on the lower fairing being just a LITTLE to far of a drop for the front tire...
*CRACK!!!* uggh...
I parked it and examined the damage.
Looks like I cracked both fairings where they meet at the bottom and from what I can tell I am missing plastic...yet I couldnt find any.
You cant tell unless you get under the bike but dammit!!!! WHY!???? IT was seriously a stupidly simple thing.. not even what I would call a curb.. Didnt see the gutter on my way in...
So Now I pretty much have a few options:
1.) Just buy painted everything from Grindaz llc and sell my fairings/tank on ebay.
2.) Have my excellent painter buddy try to patch it up and paint the bike like planned. (kinda hard without the peices to fiberglass back on)
3.) Buy cheapo ebay fairings and see how they fit.
4.) Kill myself
5.) not care and leave it ugly and wanting while I search for another bike because Im ticked...
6.) Kill myself. twice.
7.)?
lease:
Now, before I get into this... I really planned on painting the bike in August. The body panels (were) perfect other than paint...
I went to hang with some friends today. There was a bunch of them at the pavilion/ cookout thing by the stocked pond at their apt complex.
Last time they had mentioned that I should bring the bike closer, out of the parking lot.
There is a paved walking path that leads to it and all you have to do is hope a tiny curb and you ride the 100 feet up to the pavilion.
I got there and rode up no problem.
They were all gawking and loving the bike. A guy showed up on a really really clean 83 gs550 and we decided to go play a little..
On my way back out there was someone walking up the path on crutches so I decided to go to their right...
I went over the curb a little to the right of where I should have and there was a rain gutter 4" lower than the road...oops..the bike landed on the lower fairing being just a LITTLE to far of a drop for the front tire...
*CRACK!!!* uggh...
I parked it and examined the damage.
Looks like I cracked both fairings where they meet at the bottom and from what I can tell I am missing plastic...yet I couldnt find any.
You cant tell unless you get under the bike but dammit!!!! WHY!???? IT was seriously a stupidly simple thing.. not even what I would call a curb.. Didnt see the gutter on my way in...
So Now I pretty much have a few options:
1.) Just buy painted everything from Grindaz llc and sell my fairings/tank on ebay.
2.) Have my excellent painter buddy try to patch it up and paint the bike like planned. (kinda hard without the peices to fiberglass back on)
3.) Buy cheapo ebay fairings and see how they fit.
4.) Kill myself
5.) not care and leave it ugly and wanting while I search for another bike because Im ticked...
6.) Kill myself. twice.
7.)?
lease: