Watch out for falling motorcycles...
02-22-2018, 02:58 PM
#42
I dropped the Guzzi in my profile photo. I was at Bandimere Raceway in Denver. The parking lot is very steep and gravel. The bikes were parked all in a line. I was pulling out and couple on a Harley pulled out in front of me. I hit the brakes and swerved and down I went. Luckily the Harley rider lurched but stopped, otherwise I would've hit them before I went down.
I had to get a new right side crash bar for $75. And do some wrenching and polishing. Luckily the bags are ABS and could be polished and reshaped with a heat gun.
The worst was by big toe that was bent over and swollen. It hurt for 6 months. It was the only time I'd ever fallen off the bike after 45k miles on it. This made for a long trip back to Okla driving my Toy Hauler.
The couple on the Harley rode away before I was off the ground. Luckily several bystanders helped me up and get my bearings. When I went down I was thinking I was going to the hospital and the bike was totalled. Actually I was up and rode out and fixed it for a few bucks and had a few months of nagging pain.
I don't blame the Harley rider or myself or the parking lot. Stuff happens.
I had to get a new right side crash bar for $75. And do some wrenching and polishing. Luckily the bags are ABS and could be polished and reshaped with a heat gun.
The worst was by big toe that was bent over and swollen. It hurt for 6 months. It was the only time I'd ever fallen off the bike after 45k miles on it. This made for a long trip back to Okla driving my Toy Hauler.
The couple on the Harley rode away before I was off the ground. Luckily several bystanders helped me up and get my bearings. When I went down I was thinking I was going to the hospital and the bike was totalled. Actually I was up and rode out and fixed it for a few bucks and had a few months of nagging pain.
I don't blame the Harley rider or myself or the parking lot. Stuff happens.
02-25-2018, 12:30 AM
#44
It's a rice burner race bike, it's made out of composites and definitely lighter than a Harley. He's dropped it about 3-4 times, each time is minimum of $500. Just a mirror assembly is like $600. This one's gonna cost him about $1500-2000, mirror, windshield and front fairing. He was pushing it, then it started to go down the driveway and he lost it. And I had just moved my car out of the way so he could get in my garage to tighten the chain.
I'm SOOOOOO glad it wasn't a new car or I'm not sure what I'd of done.
I'm SOOOOOO glad it wasn't a new car or I'm not sure what I'd of done.
I gotta put the blame on you for letting this friend onto your property. Take a life insurance out on him because its not gonna end well. I would be trying to talk him out of owning a motorcycle. Has he crashed 3 -4 times or does he just drop the bike everytime he comes to a stop lol.
02-25-2018, 10:29 AM
#45
Le Mans Master
She's going under the knife next Monday. Under $1K to fix it, they are gonna pull the panel off, fix it, paint it and reinstall. Said it was an easy fix for them.
I did get to sit in a few C7's while I was there, why not right?
I sat in one 3lt and that interior was really nice. Was a brown suede.
I did get to sit in a few C7's while I was there, why not right?
I sat in one 3lt and that interior was really nice. Was a brown suede.
glad you are getting it done.
the repeated dropping of the bike reminds me of the geeky guy in the movie "The Italian Job". He bought a rice rocket so he could be one of the cool guys, and couldn't ride it without falling.
02-25-2018, 10:43 AM
#46
In this case, I stand corrected about the repair cost. Based on my experience with two repairs to composite body parts, I thought it would be much more, and more challenging.
glad you are getting it done.
the repeated dropping of the bike reminds me of the geeky guy in the movie "The Italian Job". He bought a rice rocket so he could be one of the cool guys, and couldn't ride it without falling.
glad you are getting it done.
the repeated dropping of the bike reminds me of the geeky guy in the movie "The Italian Job". He bought a rice rocket so he could be one of the cool guys, and couldn't ride it without falling.
....What a movie !!!!
02-25-2018, 05:59 PM
#47
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Continued to look at different cars and it seems I can't find anything I like and can afford. Not liking the C7 enough (not $50K enough).
I will probably keep this car a few years more, so now I'm rethinking the RPI widebody kit. Only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger is the rear wheels. My rear Michelin 4S are brand new, so if I do a wide body it will have to roll on wheel spacers and I'm not sure thats a smart thing to do.
I will probably keep this car a few years more, so now I'm rethinking the RPI widebody kit. Only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger is the rear wheels. My rear Michelin 4S are brand new, so if I do a wide body it will have to roll on wheel spacers and I'm not sure thats a smart thing to do.
02-25-2018, 07:21 PM
#48
Le Mans Master
Continued to look at different cars and it seems I can't find anything I like and can afford. Not liking the C7 enough (not $50K enough).
I will probably keep this car a few years more, so now I'm rethinking the RPI widebody kit. Only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger is the rear wheels. My rear Michelin 4S are brand new, so if I do a wide body it will have to roll on wheel spacers and I'm not sure thats a smart thing to do.
I will probably keep this car a few years more, so now I'm rethinking the RPI widebody kit. Only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger is the rear wheels. My rear Michelin 4S are brand new, so if I do a wide body it will have to roll on wheel spacers and I'm not sure thats a smart thing to do.
Stop and reconsider, just for a minute.
You are not crazy about the car you have. You could easily sell it, then get a decent 2010 GS with fewer miles, which already has the wide body, and of bunch of other great stuff. You would be amazed at what is available out there if you use a broad search distance, and be vigilant. I guarantee you can find a nice GS for little more than the total of what you can sell yours for plus the wide body, wheels, paint, etc., and you will have a "new" toy, rather than just a modified current toy.
Your call, of course, but I would sure think hard about putting so much into your current car.
Last edited by buckmeister2; 02-25-2018 at 07:31 PM.
02-25-2018, 11:51 PM
#51
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Agree. Came to my senses that putting any money into a 13 year old car with 90K miles is ridiculous.
My new idea is to find a C6 GS with low miles, but people still think they are worth a ton.
02-26-2018, 02:14 PM
#53
Melting Slicks
Good luck with the repair, I'm sure it will come out like new (or at least like a 90k daily driver)!
02-26-2018, 10:58 PM
#55
Le Mans Master
You do have to really widen the geography, though, even if you only do it to see what is out there. It is worth looking into.
02-26-2018, 11:33 PM
#56
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
I was surprised when I was doing my search. Found quite a few '10/'11 GS's in the mid 20's, ranging from 35K miles to 75K miles, mostly 3LT. All appeared to be very nice cars. I ran autocheck on several, and they came back clean.
You do have to really widen the geography, though, even if you only do it to see what is out there. It is worth looking into.
You do have to really widen the geography, though, even if you only do it to see what is out there. It is worth looking into.
First thing is to get my car back and sell it.
02-26-2018, 11:40 PM
#57
Le Mans Master
Midwest and Southwest usually have solid prices, but be careful of FL and LA due to so many flood cars. I even found a FL flood car that had been sent to Minnesota to sell there.
Last edited by buckmeister2; 02-26-2018 at 11:40 PM.
03-09-2018, 12:41 PM
#58
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
It's all fixed, good as new. Ended up costing about $1K, and all is settled.
Still haven't figured out what I'm gonna do in the future as far as cars go. Was thinking about a C6 GS, but they don't look much different and are the same inside, so I'd be bored shortly after.
Problem with having several Vettes is that it makes it hard to go to something else, the power, looks, and handling plus good gas mileage are a pretty good combo.
Still haven't figured out what I'm gonna do in the future as far as cars go. Was thinking about a C6 GS, but they don't look much different and are the same inside, so I'd be bored shortly after.
Problem with having several Vettes is that it makes it hard to go to something else, the power, looks, and handling plus good gas mileage are a pretty good combo.
03-09-2018, 07:18 PM
#59
Le Mans Master
It's a rice burner race bike, it's made out of composites and definitely lighter than a Harley. He's dropped it about 3-4 times, each time is minimum of $500. Just a mirror assembly is like $600. This one's gonna cost him about $1500-2000, mirror, windshield and front fairing. He was pushing it, then it started to go down the driveway and he lost it. And I had just moved my car out of the way so he could get in my garage to tighten the chain.
I'm SOOOOOO glad it wasn't a new car or I'm not sure what I'd of done.
I'm SOOOOOO glad it wasn't a new car or I'm not sure what I'd of done.
Last edited by artz66; 03-09-2018 at 07:18 PM.
03-09-2018, 10:58 PM
#60
Safety Car
First off, insist that HIS insurance pay for it. And if he didn't insist on it, he's no friend.
Sorry about this. For some reason, only the first page of this (and most posts) shows up on my feed, so I just now saw you got it fixed.
Sorry about this. For some reason, only the first page of this (and most posts) shows up on my feed, so I just now saw you got it fixed.
Last edited by USA1 427; 03-09-2018 at 10:59 PM.