oh my, that is ugly as ****
new look
Someone backed into my bike while it was parked and knocked it over. Right now it's a naked bike, and I'm surprised at how different it feels. Seems to dive into turns with more enthusiasm and in general feels more nimble than before. I suspect most of this is perception rather than reality, but nevertheless the difference is substantial.
But the real reason for my post is to share how much damage was caused by a simple tip over. Of course things like turn signals, mirror, clutch lever, bar end, and various plastic panels were affected, but there was more. The headlight shell assembly is directly connected to the fairing so when my fairing hit the ground it ripped the mounting locations out of the headlight shell...but there was more. It also bent the steering stem extension that mounts the front cowl assembly.
Bottom line is that something that might have cost a few hundred dollars to repair on my other recent tipped-over bikes will cost almost $2k on this bike.
So beware of minor tip-overs on this bike as they can be really expensive.
But the real reason for my post is to share how much damage was caused by a simple tip over. Of course things like turn signals, mirror, clutch lever, bar end, and various plastic panels were affected, but there was more. The headlight shell assembly is directly connected to the fairing so when my fairing hit the ground it ripped the mounting locations out of the headlight shell...but there was more. It also bent the steering stem extension that mounts the front cowl assembly.
Bottom line is that something that might have cost a few hundred dollars to repair on my other recent tipped-over bikes will cost almost $2k on this bike.
So beware of minor tip-overs on this bike as they can be really expensive.
