I picked up my band new 04' leftover LE today after doing the cash/bike swap for the Warrior. I have a few questions fopr you guys, but on to the topic at hand.
I was trailering the bike home because I can't do the legal plate swap until Monday. This is the third time in use for these straps 1200 lb w/ratchet( They went to Lake George and back with the Warrior and then earlier today to meet the new owner of the Warrior). I used the bar strap that goes over each grip and then through itself and you hook the straps to that. The ratchet on the left strap let go and the bike flipped onto its right side into (THANK GOD) the trailer instead of over the side onto the highway. It went down slow there is virtually no body damage but a scuff on the screen and a black mark on the body from the second wheel chock on the trailer. The black mark rubbed almost completely off with some wax and elbow grease. The problem is the bike stayed in the chock semi upright, by the time I got pulled off and stopped it was too late. The right front rotor and carrier were bent to almost 35 degrees from flat. The guy behind me who was blowing his horn like a madman stopped and helped me upright the bike and get it resecured. I called the dealer(they loaded it for me) and told them what happened, they offered me whatever parts I needed at cost. I called my buddy with the local shop and headed straight there.
The bike could not even be rolled. We used a piece of wood and were able to bend it out enough to get it off the trailer. Took a torch to it and bent it as true as we could. I have no front brakes, the high spot compresses the caliper so far the whole system loses pressure and the lever goes dead, 3 or 4 quick squeezes and it comes right back until you rotate the wheel again. I need at least 1 rotor and a good bleeding and hopefully it will recover.
The strap snapped right above the ratchet, there were no signs of wear and they have not spent any time in the sun. I'm clueless and really pissed off. I have a brand new bike that has already been down before it even clicked off 1 mile and I can't even ride it for at least a week while I wait for a new rotor.
Anyway, I have a high pitched whistle while the bike is at idle that picks up with the throttle. Do they all whistle while inhailing or should I be looking for a vacuum leak somewhere, I don't know if it stumbles in the RPM's anywhere, I can't ride it. Anyone with an LE, are your rubber frame plugs grey or is my dealer retarded? My frame is black and there are grey rubber plugs for covers...
Anybody have a stock rotor they want to sell?
Anyway I had time to remove the safety stickers and reflectors...
Dave
PS drowning my bad day in beer...
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I was trailering the bike home because I can't do the legal plate swap until Monday. This is the third time in use for these straps 1200 lb w/ratchet( They went to Lake George and back with the Warrior and then earlier today to meet the new owner of the Warrior). I used the bar strap that goes over each grip and then through itself and you hook the straps to that. The ratchet on the left strap let go and the bike flipped onto its right side into (THANK GOD) the trailer instead of over the side onto the highway. It went down slow there is virtually no body damage but a scuff on the screen and a black mark on the body from the second wheel chock on the trailer. The black mark rubbed almost completely off with some wax and elbow grease. The problem is the bike stayed in the chock semi upright, by the time I got pulled off and stopped it was too late. The right front rotor and carrier were bent to almost 35 degrees from flat. The guy behind me who was blowing his horn like a madman stopped and helped me upright the bike and get it resecured. I called the dealer(they loaded it for me) and told them what happened, they offered me whatever parts I needed at cost. I called my buddy with the local shop and headed straight there.
The bike could not even be rolled. We used a piece of wood and were able to bend it out enough to get it off the trailer. Took a torch to it and bent it as true as we could. I have no front brakes, the high spot compresses the caliper so far the whole system loses pressure and the lever goes dead, 3 or 4 quick squeezes and it comes right back until you rotate the wheel again. I need at least 1 rotor and a good bleeding and hopefully it will recover.
The strap snapped right above the ratchet, there were no signs of wear and they have not spent any time in the sun. I'm clueless and really pissed off. I have a brand new bike that has already been down before it even clicked off 1 mile and I can't even ride it for at least a week while I wait for a new rotor.
Anyway, I have a high pitched whistle while the bike is at idle that picks up with the throttle. Do they all whistle while inhailing or should I be looking for a vacuum leak somewhere, I don't know if it stumbles in the RPM's anywhere, I can't ride it. Anyone with an LE, are your rubber frame plugs grey or is my dealer retarded? My frame is black and there are grey rubber plugs for covers...
Anybody have a stock rotor they want to sell?
Anyway I had time to remove the safety stickers and reflectors...
Dave
PS drowning my bad day in beer...
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