Well, I dropped it…
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05-20-2014 | 07:20 AM
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Well, I dropped it…
Going down a short hill, stop sign at the bottom. Just before the sign I stopped and realized the road fell off to the right a LOT more than I realized. Put my foot down and realized that the bike was already leaning too far to the right….. So for an eternity of 10 or 15 seconds, I held it and held it as it tilted further and further to the right. And then it went over. If the road had been level side-to-side, it would have just touched down on the saddlebag guards and the front engine guards. Sadly, it fell all the way over on it’s right side. So the whole side of the saddlebag GUARD is scratched (bag is still pristine). Engine guard is scratched but I think the highway peg bracket I still have to install will cover it.
As it went over though, the very outer edge of the batwing and top of the mirror scraped the pavement and so did the underside of the fairing lower. It’s just the edge of the batwing and it’s only a small scuff on the very outer edge and the top of the mirror is chewed up a bit….. So I’m REALLY thankful that an 800+ lb. motorcycle can fall all the way over on it’s side and not get a LOT more damage but still…… IT SUCKS! I am glum.
As it went over though, the very outer edge of the batwing and top of the mirror scraped the pavement and so did the underside of the fairing lower. It’s just the edge of the batwing and it’s only a small scuff on the very outer edge and the top of the mirror is chewed up a bit….. So I’m REALLY thankful that an 800+ lb. motorcycle can fall all the way over on it’s side and not get a LOT more damage but still…… IT SUCKS! I am glum.
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05-20-2014 | 07:24 AM
Going down a short hill, stop sign at the bottom. Just before the sign I stopped and realized the road fell off to the right a LOT more than I realized. Put my foot down and realized that the bike was already leaning too far to the right….. So for an eternity of 10 or 15 seconds, I held it and held it as it tilted further and further to the right. And then it went over. If the road had been level side-to-side, it would have just touched down on the saddlebag guards and the front engine guards. Sadly, it fell all the way over on it’s right side. So the whole side of the saddlebag GUARD is scratched (bag is still pristine). Engine guard is scratched but I think the highway peg bracket I still have to install will cover it.
As it went over though, the very outer edge of the batwing and top of the mirror scraped the pavement and so did the underside of the fairing lower. It’s just the edge of the batwing and it’s only a small scuff on the very outer edge and the top of the mirror is chewed up a bit….. So I’m REALLY thankful that an 800+ lb. motorcycle can fall all the way over on it’s side and not get a LOT more damage but still…… IT SUCKS! I am glum.
As it went over though, the very outer edge of the batwing and top of the mirror scraped the pavement and so did the underside of the fairing lower. It’s just the edge of the batwing and it’s only a small scuff on the very outer edge and the top of the mirror is chewed up a bit….. So I’m REALLY thankful that an 800+ lb. motorcycle can fall all the way over on it’s side and not get a LOT more damage but still…… IT SUCKS! I am glum.
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