Not again...

Reg, before you buy any fairings........ i've heard thru the "grapevine" that a right side fairing and a set of levers are on their way to you as we type.

 

Sorry about your off, but nice use of the theme song.

 

Thanks emon:thumbsup:

Too bad I don't live closer, I'd come over and help.

BZ

 

Hey Reg

Just read the story of your high side
It saddened me a lot
Hope you are felling better soon and can ride
And your sling, it can be tossed
Your sling can be tossed

Now for Scratch, here’s a thought that I just had
That Dunlop should be thrown
Instead I got a Bridgestone that’s not too bad
And you can take it home
You can take it home

Got a hole, needs a patch, it’s an EZ fix
Then just add some air.
Soon you’ll be riding ‘round & doing tricks.
That’ll end the high side scare
End the high side scare.


hope you are feeling better soon, dood.
lemme know if U want the tire.....

 

Reg, you cant bend the fairing stay's back. They are just too strong. Even if you do get it to bend, you'll never get it where it needs to be. This you've got to buy either undamaged used, or new. Otherwise everything else will not fit.

 

Man o man Reg. Are you gonna be in shape for 2010? If not, I think we are all going to have to chip in and rent you a bike for the ride.

 

it's pretty sad - how light they are when in motion, but picking one up ....uffda.
The fairing stay on my 99 bent back & then broke the boss at the attachment to the frame. i was going about 4 miles an hour at contact. both sides were rashed & broken / tail was ok. instruments looked a lot like yours. i don't have the mechanical skills / experiance / wherewithall to fixit....i sold. let me know if i can help - it would be a good learning experiance. at least i can pull with 2 arms......

b

 

I am crying looking at these pics. Scratch has been such a good and noble beast. I cannot stand to see her in that state.

I wonder if heating the fairing stay and gently coaxing it with many hands would produce better results? Just a thought.

One bad thing about busting up bikes is while looking for used replacement parts, one finds most other folks bust the very same things.

 

drewl: that last sentence is a tragic truth to alot of things we DIY guys try and fix ourselves. Never impossible, but definatly a tougher challenge.


Yeah reg, I am attached to the inanimate objects as well.

Looking at the ebay, and also the craigslist, just in case for ya, I hope alot of us are.

 

Reg, get with Brian. He's had good results repairing intstrument clusters. They are certainly repairable.

 

I hate to bring this up but sometimes just getting replacement parts doesn't always fix every problem. Something might "look" straight but be off just enough so a new part won't fit.

There's always this alternative... **LINK**

 

Merry Christmas Reg!!!

 

Very cool.

 

Last Christmas I got a used vaccum cleaner for a present. Used only once by my wife when she brought it across my head after she unwrapped it.