Banshee807
Registered
So the weather has been pretty warm lately and the salt and sand build up is starting to disappear from the roads so I figured I'd sort the bike out for the spring and go for a ride.
20 mins into the ride I decide to stop for a bite to eat I come out from the restaurant 15 mins later. I go to hop on the bike and notice the kickstand has been driven into the pavement, my first thought is maybe some fat ass sat on it while it was parked, then I walk around to the other side of the bike... All bad news! Best I can figure it looks like a car didn't see the bike and tried to park in the same spot and hit the front tire square on as it was turned to the left.
I searched the parking lot looking for any cars with marks on the front and hung around for a bit hoping someone was looking for me to tell me what happened. No such luck! Way to be responsible whoever you are!
Thank god the bike didn't end up on it's side and was rideable home. Damage I can tell is right side upper, lower, and front fender plastics are cracked (Cracks are about 4" long I'm hoping some fiberglass on the back and paint will be able to fix it, any tips would be appreciated.) and worst is the bike has a wobble to it now. I thought it might be the front forks or triple clamp at first but measuring the forks they appear to still be even (Any other ways to double check this?). I also took the front wheel off and the rim is bent so I'm hoping that's the only source of the wobble. The stock rim from the dealer is gonna run about $300-400 I'm told so I'm reaching out to the Org to ask if anyone has a front wheel for sale, or alternatively a set of reasonably priced aftermarket rims front and rear as I might take this as a chance to upgrade. Bike is 2007 Gen I Busa so I'm hoping someone might have something laying around in the garage.
All in all riding season is here, cages are as oblivious as always and I hope this is the worst story of the season although we all know not going to be.
Ride Safe,
Josh
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My bikes:
2007 GSX1300R Red
2006 ZX6R Silver
20 mins into the ride I decide to stop for a bite to eat I come out from the restaurant 15 mins later. I go to hop on the bike and notice the kickstand has been driven into the pavement, my first thought is maybe some fat ass sat on it while it was parked, then I walk around to the other side of the bike... All bad news! Best I can figure it looks like a car didn't see the bike and tried to park in the same spot and hit the front tire square on as it was turned to the left.
I searched the parking lot looking for any cars with marks on the front and hung around for a bit hoping someone was looking for me to tell me what happened. No such luck! Way to be responsible whoever you are!
Thank god the bike didn't end up on it's side and was rideable home. Damage I can tell is right side upper, lower, and front fender plastics are cracked (Cracks are about 4" long I'm hoping some fiberglass on the back and paint will be able to fix it, any tips would be appreciated.) and worst is the bike has a wobble to it now. I thought it might be the front forks or triple clamp at first but measuring the forks they appear to still be even (Any other ways to double check this?). I also took the front wheel off and the rim is bent so I'm hoping that's the only source of the wobble. The stock rim from the dealer is gonna run about $300-400 I'm told so I'm reaching out to the Org to ask if anyone has a front wheel for sale, or alternatively a set of reasonably priced aftermarket rims front and rear as I might take this as a chance to upgrade. Bike is 2007 Gen I Busa so I'm hoping someone might have something laying around in the garage.
All in all riding season is here, cages are as oblivious as always and I hope this is the worst story of the season although we all know not going to be.
Ride Safe,
Josh
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My bikes:
2007 GSX1300R Red
2006 ZX6R Silver
people these days just don't GAF anymore...careless...constantly distracting themselves from responsibilities at hand wether it be cellphones, chatting or just plain o'le "not paying attention"...
