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Old 07-17-2009, 08:18 PM
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OK guys i jacked up today and lost it i went into the grass in a turn and dropped my bike. I messed up the rear light, scrached up my engine guards(thats what they are for), scrached up some stuff on the bars, but worst of all i got a little dent in my tank. I got the light looking good enough for now, sanded out and painted the engine guard, and fixed up the bars, but i cant do the tank by myself. JUst wondering if anyone knows how much it costs to fix small dents on a tank. It will also need to touch up on the paint, its right where the black and orange meet on the tank. Im not replacing anthing right now but i just need to plan for the future and how much in money i need to hold on to to get it done. Thanks

Oh Im ok the engine guards kept my legs safe and i was wearing my helmet and a LS shirt with gloves. Thats the only good part
 
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Old 07-18-2009, 01:24 AM
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Don't you know you aren't supposed to take these things rallying?






Only teasing. At least you've been down now and got it outta the way, and were able to not get hurt in the process.

As far as paint and dent goes, it all depends on who you take it to and how well you know your ****. I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark and go ahead to say that it will be in the neighborhood of around $200 to fix and paint, quite possibly more.
Might be a good idea to find a peanut on ebay and have it powder coated. Someone in the know please correct me if I'm wrong.
 
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Old 07-18-2009, 01:25 AM
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Any ride you can walk away from on 2 legs is a good ride...
 
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Old 07-18-2009, 05:00 AM
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Maybe you can try to paintless dent removal on the tank
 
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Old 07-18-2009, 09:19 AM
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Thanks for the kind words. Yea im glad im ok and so is my wife. Im just pissed off about the tank. Ill look in to the paintless removal. Other than that the touch up can get done when i get a chance.
 
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