well it happened sad face

I knew this day was going to come sooner or later I was hoping later. I went to pick up my bike and when taking it off the center stand it rolled forward and hit the wall and tipped over, the frame slider did its job but it cracked the plastic, so now my brand new bike is all lopsided, and now i need a new fairing (Left side if any one has one for sale) its still on their but I don't know if that can be abs welded to look good

sad face, it could have been worse, if this is the only time i lay it down i'll be happy.

 

Sorry about your mishap, be glad it wasn't while at speed and hitting another vehicle. Still, hurts I know, I went down on my Duc at 10 MPH and cracked the right side fairing :frown: The good part is that she still runs great and I know that I can eventually get her back to looking new. Every now and then you might see what your looking for in the classified section or there's always eBay and Craigslist.

Cheers

 

Sorry about your mishap :frown:
Plastic weld might do the job, I am sure some of the exprt will chimp in soon.

 

Sorry to hear about your little mishap. I know it feels horrible, but glad it is a small damage...

 

Were you on, or off the bike? Unless your legs are too short, I always recommend being on the bike for this manoeuvre. It gives one a lot more control.

You should be able to fix your fairing. Cracks are much easier to repair than road rash.

 

Sorry to hear about your mishap. Nothing hurts worse than watching your bike fall over, and I can honestly say I know how you feel. You say you were looking for the left side fairing, but which one in particular. The upper cowl that the mirror stalk and windscreen attach to, the mid with the naca duct in it, or the lower black piece. You may be able to get a replacement piece off of www.bikebandit.com or something for reasonable depending on what it costs to repair the crack and get it painted.

Bike Bandit lists the upper left cowl for $318.91 and the mid cowl for $117.44. If it's the upper cowl that is cracked I might suggest seeing if a body shop can repair it but if it is the mid cowl, I would doubt you could get it repaired and painted for the price of an OEM replacement since they come pre-painted and include the VFR decal. Just my 2 cents.

 

Sorry to hear of the mishap...we all have done it..well maybe most of us. I put my bike on the center stand every day at work
...it just feels safer to me. I'm 5'6 and always stand on the left side when taking off the stand and have my fingers on the the front brake. Hey...shit happens and all it takes is $$$$$to fix it. When I saw your thread I thought you may have crashed...so a tip over was a relief...sorry

 

That sucks oot loud.....I get border line suicidal every time I decide it is time to throw one of my bikes on the ground.

 

I too am astride my bike and hand applying the front brake when I am taking it off the centre stand. I have never ever dropped my bike doing this. Now having said that, I have lost count of the number of times the bike has dropped at a stop. Having back issues, and the top heaviness of these things, when they start to go over, I just guide them down. And have never broken any plastics doing so.

Now the time I tried to load the bugger up on the truck and fell off the ramp, is yet another story. Even though my body broke some of its fall, parts were broken. I let the insurance company pay for professional repairs.

People here have used Plastix or similar products to mend broken plastics. I tried that with no luck, but I am confident that it can be done but someone more competent. I would suggest though, that if you repair a substantial crack, or break, you re-enforce the back side with a fiber glass patch.

Have fun.

 

Sorry to hear that man. I laid down my '09 on highway 36 in cali just 2 weeks after I got it brand new from the dealer. Scraped the shit out of the left fairing and lost a mirror, but as you said - it could have been worse. My buddy and avid motorcyclist simply said, "Well now it's really yours!"

 

As the old phrase goes - its no use crying over split milk. Think postively at least you did not pick up an injury! Two years back I managed to save my bike which was attempting to do a spot of horizontal parking - but managed to strain my back in the process and that took months to get over. (I also favour sitting on the bike when taking it off the centre stand, although if you are really short then that may not be an option).

As for putting things right, its difficult to tell without pictures of the damage. Fitting a replacement panel is one option which will get your bike back to as new condition. However it is perhaps the most costly option. Quite a few specialist car repair firms are geared up to repair, and repaint damaged ABS plastic panels, so it may be worth making a few phone calls if you don't feel confident to try a DIY repair. That way you can assess which option works for you.

Go careful if you are still riding the bike. I don't know whether it is pertinent, but any large crack in the fairing (especially close to a mounting locating) carries a risk that exposed to further vibration, the crack may suddenly extend, possibly resulting in some of the panel breaking loose, catching in the airflow and worse still causing an accident. You may therefore want to drill a stress relief hole at the current end of the crack to reduce the risk of the crack suddenly extending.

I have no idea what plastic repair systems are available your side of the pond, but over here, most decent motor parts shop carry something which will allow you to make a "DIY standard" repair to the crack damaged panel. If the crack location is subject to a lot of stress/vibration then its also sensible to bond some sort of reinforcing mesh across the crack on the inside of the panel.

If you really want an invisible repair, then the cost and effort of a DIY solution may prove more than buying a genuine replacement panel.


Good luck and let us know what you end up doing to fix the problem.



Skimad

 

true story the bike is mine now, has scars from me.

I dont think i really need to worry about it from getting worse based on the damage that I can see, when it gets warmer (30 right now and when i get out of work it will be snowing) i'm going to take the plastic off and look into cleaning it all up, (I need to get into the gauge cluster anyway to replace some bulbs and clean up some contacts) and perhaps doing some abs welding and fiber glass patching.

 

Also I'm not really short but where I had it parked was probably not ther best spot because I was trying to keep it out of the way in my girlfriends drive way, and when I was on the bike I couldn't get good grip on the right side so I got off to get it down, and well it went down, I'm not really upset by it because it could have been worse, and they say you always drop your first bike. so i'm hoping this is the only time it happens

 

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Plastic crack repair !

Suprizingly good results can be had by using a 30-watt soldering iron with a broad, flat tip to melt and fuse the crack together working from the back of the panel.

First, place a length of tape over the outside to stabilize the area. Sand about 1/4" back from the crack on both sides until you see the underlying black base, then use a pre-heated soldering iron to start melting one end of the crack, moving along the line slowly as the plastic softens, like welding, but not letting too much heat accumulate in one spot. Practice on invisible areas or scrap first to get the feel for how to get the plastic molten and flowing to fuse the crack together. It's kinda fun to do, but use plenty of ventilation cuz it smells worse than bloody Hell !:tongue:

 

Sorry to hear that, but you are in good company. Earlier this week I was astride my bike and stupidly tried to move a stool out of the way while simultaneously backing. You can probably guess what happens next. Toolbox took the brunt of it, but I bent the fairing. Worked out ok, as I needed to reposition the wiring harness behind the headlight anyway. But what a shitty feeling!