If you drop an ultra will it hurt it?
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Dropped my '07 RKC in a Parking lot in down town Lead S.D.Had a tour pack on loaded down,not a scratch.The worst was last June on my '08 EGC.Pouring rain, creeping along in bumper to bumper traffic in some road construction.I came up to a mound of mud across the highway where the belly dumps and scrapers were crossing the highway.This was the slickest mud I'd ever seen,rear wheel slipped out from underneath me.Didn't hurt my bike but couldn't pick it up because it was so slick,and nobody wanted to get out in the rain and play in the mud.One of the equip. operators finally got out of his cab and helped me.
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The engine guards do pretty well at keeping the rest of your parts from makiing contact with the ground unless your bike goes all the way over, then you outer fairing will get scratched. I've played around on on motorcycle obstical courses and you will definetely drop your bike while learning to negotiate some of the obsticals. One thing you can do to keep your engine guards from getting "rash" is tape a piece of radiator hose on the contact points...
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Dropped mine in a resturant parking lot on the Blue Ridge Pkwy last year.
It was pouring and my left foot slipped just as I was coming to a stop. The lot sloped slightly to the side the bike fell on and it went over all the way.
It bent the clutch lever ans scuffed the outter fairing. No other noticable damage.
My dealer wet sanded and buffed it for free. Had to buy the new lever.
There was 13 of us on the trip and I will now forever be known as Tips.
It was pouring and my left foot slipped just as I was coming to a stop. The lot sloped slightly to the side the bike fell on and it went over all the way.
It bent the clutch lever ans scuffed the outter fairing. No other noticable damage.
My dealer wet sanded and buffed it for free. Had to buy the new lever.
There was 13 of us on the trip and I will now forever be known as Tips.