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First wreck

Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by grutz, Jun 25, 2009.

  1. grutz

    grutz Member

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    It must be today. I laid my bike down on the way home. Just started forward, hit some oil and down she went. Busted up my leg pretty good. Bike is fine except for the headlight mount. Anyone got a headlight assembly? Need the part the lamp goes into.
     
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    Sucks man! Glad you werent hurt too too bad.. Coulda be worse! Like on the highway!
    -Chris
     
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    Sorry to hear you went down. You take it well tough guy, you're already asking for spare parts! I'm wearing knee & shin armor all the time these days, even in 90º weather. It seems like a low side is usually caused by poor tire grip > bad pavement > oil > water. And the knees take the first impact. If I find a corner with good pavement, that's a big surprise these days! Hope you recover quickly! Ride safe! Bill
     
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    Glad to hear you are OK - Scary experience - hope you heal quick.
     
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    Badly bruised knee and some stitches in my shin. Wife wont let me ride for a few days;) The vicodin help.
     
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    Glad to hear that you and your bike came through without too much damage. Maybe this will count as your wipeout which is good since it could have been a lot worse.

    mikeg
     
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    Ah, Vicodin, my warm fuzzy friend...glad to hear it wasn't any worse.
     
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    Arrgh... Again, I'm glad you lived through it and the bike is salvageable. I'll look in my parts box, I think I have a spare frame...
     
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    If Robert's parts box comes up dry, let me know. There may be one in mine... pretty sure I saw one in there.

    Glad to hear you only suffered some minor bumps and scrapes. Get well soon!
     
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    Man, that stinks, but glad you're OK. First southernbelle and now you.
    I have a bucket I purchased off ebay and never used sitting in my shed. I'll PM you.
     
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    Oh yea those were a good 3 days (all they gave me) after my fall but after that the ibuprofen was not as good.

    Sounds like you have a ready source of parts to fix her back up.
     
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    Good luck with the parts. :) As for you, Ben Gay, Deep Heat and or Thera Gel does wonders. :)
     
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    Glad to hear your alright,
    Shaun
     
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    I've got parts from an '82 550 Maxim - similar headlights?
     
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    Took the headlight apart. The broken piece is actually just the metal bracket that holds the lamp in. the metal ring separated from two of the little brackets. Trying JB Weld first.
     

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