stupid me arghh..

:redface:

Well just about an hour ago...I was going to a friends Birthday party,two friends came over to pick me up with their car I told them I will just take my bike and meet them there as I proceded to get out of the drive way their car was in the way so I had to make a u turn up an incline as I miss calculated the turn I turn to much and ....DROP.... broke the left mirror / scratch the side fairing .......thank gad no scratch on the tank....was so piss / miss the party.....gonna try and replace the mirror tommorow / and the scratches guess will have to get color match to touch up. Well my baby was perfect since May 19 2006 since I got bought her...:redface:

 

So I guess you know how I'm feeling right now....just checking out the prices but this is U.S. $$$ ...61.55 for left mirror...noe for the fairings ...I been wiping the fairing with the honda spray/polish ...It has cleaned out the dark scratches so mybe I can buff it out more with a buffer ...those are just the minor damages...the upper cowl has more damages it is deeper maybe I can buy some touch up paint tommorow at the dealer ( Cycle World here in Toronto Canada ) or Canadian Tire...If I replace it will cost $ 338 U.S. for upper cowl / weight handle bar leftside $ 12.46 .....arghh... Oh well I was thinking of doing the same thing with my fender also...check out some fender eliminator but cuz the stock muffler are to close together I didn't buy them. So I will most likely do the same...

 

Well went to Mcbride cycle ordered left mirror and weight handle should arrive Tuesday.As for the fairings I just buff / polish use a little muscle it came out cleaned so hardly notice the scratches as for the scuff marks I'll use some rubbing compound polish hopefully that will help but for the deeper srcatch no color match no can do my dealer says they do not make touch up paints They refered me to a auto shop that will scan my paint a will get a match...wish me luck..

 

color rite does sell to the public i,ve done it twice myself.

 

Yow!

You're lucky! My gimpy-ass knees would have folded like a , well whatever folds, and then I'd have to get help to pick up ROJO (my 95).eace:

Poo happens! I've covered a cople of scobs w/red conspiciosity (reflective) tape, and it looks good!

 

I did almost the exact same thing 6 weeks ago; took a wrong turn up a narrow two lane mountain road and decided to turn around. From the right shoulder facing uphill I started a left U-turn, and as soon as I got crossways on the road the downhill incline overcame my 0.1 mph momentum, and down I went. I had three points of contact: left mirror, bar-end weight, and upper left side fairing. All salvageable, but scratched. Needed help from my riding buddy to upright the bike due to the incline (decline?).

My local Honda dealer wanted $536 for the left fairing (Lower Cowl), plus tax; my local independent repair shop wanted $400 plus tax. I found the same OEM part at crotchrocket.com in Arizona for $300.99. Do the math.

This stuff happens, but in the end, it is nothing major. Ride safe!

 

VitaminG......I still can hear that aweful sound when I went down,but I finnally got over crying about it.I replaced my left mirror / bar end weight ....but for the scratches hmmmmm....I'm still waiting for the right time for me to do the body work...I know you have to be real careful in applying the touch up making sure it is sanded well etc,etc,,...well I hope your ok with your mishap...getting over it is a lesson to be learned.

Ride safe / stay verical.

 

I dropped my 99 on a steep gravel driveway. Tore the hell out of the right side faring, mirror and signal. I even got the clutch cover. There are some deep gouges in the fairing. I had just turned over 11k mi. and thinking how sweet the bike still runs and looks. Oh well. I ordered mirror, signal, paint and plastic repair kit. We'll see how it goes.

 

I did mine that way, though no on gravel. I was parking near some other bikes and moving at about 1 mph and jsut touched the front brake and BOOM, dropped it. I need to bled the front brakes cause they are touchy like that, kind of like they reach a certain point, stick briefly then really grab. I probably need to change the fork oil too but those are dfferent subjects that i wont go into here.

 

Sympathy

After owning my perfect VFR for a week, i dropped it during dismount.:redface:
Scratched left cowl, broke clutch lever, the usual.:frown:
Stewed over it for a week. Scratches werent bad...but it wasn't perfect anymore.

took the cowl to the local paint shop. had the area buffed, resprayed, the clearcoated.

$70


Don't buy new pieces. Never. Unless they are totally bashed.
Cracked, chipped, etc...putty and new paint. Waaaaay cheaper!!!