SlimNickel
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Ok. Here's the short and shkinny. I decided to head to to Miyagasi...mountain range in Japan, and had a boo-boo weekend before last.. I was coming around a right-hand curve a little hotter than I should have. Conditions: Posted speed limit is 40kph. I was probably doing 60kph; not much, but more than enough for this curve. As I came into the turn, I noticed that I was drifting out a little wide to the left...we drive on the opposite side of the road. In doing so, I was already in a lean and noticed that the road was uneven in the middle. As I came through, the front tire caught some gravel next to the curb and it was too late to correct it. All I could do was see the curb coming up and think to myself "Aight, here we go!!!" The front tire met the curb and and threw me off and over the left side. I landed on the sidewalk and rolled over once. The bike slid about 5-feet and spun around headed the opposite direction.
Here's the bad news...oh yeah, the above is the bad. Really, I had just received my frame sliders in the mail a couple of days prior. I didn't have the time to take it to a shop or install them myself...wish I had. Good news: I wasn't hurt at all. I stood up, my buddy and I picked the bike up and here is where the assesment comes in. I installed a stator slider about 2 weeks prior, and that took the most of the force. I wasn't leaking any fluids. It snapped off the tip of my clutch lever, broke off the bar end, and I have a rashes on the fairing. All in all, I was able to continue riding for the rest off the day with no problems. The only thing that really hrut was my pride. See the pics, and tell me what you think. In the mean-time, I've also started doing some minor mods. New shorty levers, pegs, shorty-exhaust mod, painted the cowl to match the top of the tank and clear turn signals. I WILL be installing the sliders this week, since work is not is permitting to ride that much this week. I popped my cherry.
Here's the bad news...oh yeah, the above is the bad. Really, I had just received my frame sliders in the mail a couple of days prior. I didn't have the time to take it to a shop or install them myself...wish I had. Good news: I wasn't hurt at all. I stood up, my buddy and I picked the bike up and here is where the assesment comes in. I installed a stator slider about 2 weeks prior, and that took the most of the force. I wasn't leaking any fluids. It snapped off the tip of my clutch lever, broke off the bar end, and I have a rashes on the fairing. All in all, I was able to continue riding for the rest off the day with no problems. The only thing that really hrut was my pride. See the pics, and tell me what you think. In the mean-time, I've also started doing some minor mods. New shorty levers, pegs, shorty-exhaust mod, painted the cowl to match the top of the tank and clear turn signals. I WILL be installing the sliders this week, since work is not is permitting to ride that much this week. I popped my cherry.
)...Once u expoxy fill the gouges and stuff..u will need to use appro...finer and finer grades as u sand the expoxy filler down to a smooth surface. U need to speak to knowledgable people who have access to products u can get in Japan. U can create huge problems for yourself when u get the wrong types of paints that are non-compatible...for example...using a spray can caused me untold expenses and heartaches due to the cans spitting extra paint out...one thing that u should always remember...paints are not only paints...they are also solvents...so if u use the wrong rattle can paint with a color coat and they aren't compatible....eeggaaddss...u are in the pooper. So, for example, a color coat can act as a solvent and react with extra bit of "spitter" from the rattle can and cause your color coat to look like hell... Clear coats are also important as to their compatibility...
