Quote from: "Stretch"I have half of a Lucifer Orange front fender. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v638/Stretch67/cheeky-smiley-025.gif)
Hey, Bro. :mrgreen:
:lol:
Hey Stretch. Took a little slip-n-slide on Friday. Ribs go ouch.
Thank doG for TT crash bars.
Quote from: "Cos"Hey Stretch. Took a little slip-n-slide on Friday. Ribs go ouch.
Thank doG for TT crash bars.
Ice?
YEP! :shock:
Quote from: "Stretch"Ice?
Yeeep.
Coming down Mt Rose Higway. Front wheel washed out and next thing i know i hit the road on my left side and start sliding on my ass down the road, Tiger sliding in front of me..ah, good times.
Shockingly, there was absolutely no damage to the bike. None, zero, zip. It slid on the side where the centerstand extension thingy comes out. The combination of that + bars saved the bike. Figured must have slid a good 30 feet at least.
Exquisite timing on the centerstand installation.
Glad you're okay.
Quote from: "Stretch"Exquisite timing on the centerstand installation.
Glad you're okay.
I know, right? It's ground up some, but still works fine. Gotta love sturdy German products.
I'm ticked off about my jacket though. The stitching on the forearm came apart on impact. If it was pure asphalt and not ice i think i'd be in search of some skin now. I took it back to my dealer and told 'em to give the company a little call. As far as i'm concerned, that's unacceptable. We're talking 25 mile an hour fall here. Am i exaggerating?
P.S. If anybody has a winter jacket they might not have used for a long long time, i accept charity. :lol: :lol: :lol:
I was within 100 yards of the top of North River road on snow and hit a section of ice and less the 1/2 a second I was picking the bike up.
How'd you make out?
Hey Stretch...so as not to hijack Zombie's thread, can you move the crash related stuff to the general forum? "Tigers hate ice" or something like that.
Good idea.
Hey Cos
what you looking for in a jacket as i have a bunch and what size are ya
cheers
and hijack away cos I'm still pissed off about my tiger getting broke , I kicked a stool out of my shop in frustration and slipped again and stood up too quick and smacked my head off my vice and now I've got a huge lump on my noggin, not a happy bunny here at all
Hurt Pride
Quote from: "zombie"Hey Cos
what you looking for in a jacket as i have a bunch and what size are ya
cheers
and hijack away cos I'm still pissed off about my tiger getting broke , I kicked a stool out of my shop in frustration and slipped again and stood up too quick and smacked my head off my vice and now I've got a huge lump on my noggin, not a happy bunny here at all
That's like insult to injury. Alcohol is your friend in this type of circumstance.
Usually, XL. Basic winter stuff really...bit of waterproofness, some armor, that kinda thing.
This is in case my jacket manufacturer says "screw you". Hopefully, they'll see that the seams are not supposed to come apart on impact. That's my view anyway. Thankfully, i'm ok (mostly) and the bike is fine, so the New Mexico ride for Spring Break is probably still on.
P.S. If your screen is FUBAR too, i have a CB #2 that i don't think i want.
Cos???? :shock: WTF, man? Glad you're OK. And glad the centerstand did the trick.
You wouldn't possibly be bitching about that free jacket you got are ya? :lol:
Quote from: "JetdocX"Cos???? :shock: WTF, man? Glad you're OK. And glad the centerstand did the trick.
You wouldn't possibly be bitching about that free jacket you got are ya? :lol:
Yup, took a fall.
And yes, the free jacket came apart at the seams. :BangHead
In all fairness, the armor did its job, otherwise i'd be an elbow short right now. The forearm stitching...not so great. They're good people though and seem to care about their customers, so i won't rush to judgement yet.
Picked'er up, shifted good, rode down to Freedom Cycle to have her checked out. The guys were exceptional as always. Brad washed the bike and checked it...not a freakin scratch on the actual Tiger. Not one. Oh, and they changed out my scratched barend (previous drop) no charge.
So, wanna go for a ride? :lol: (ouch ouch)
Good deal all around , IMO! :D
Quote from: "JetdocX"Good deal all around , IMO! :D
Apart from the f'd up jacket.
That situation has 3 weeks to resolve itself. I'm going on a trip for Spring Break dammit.
Got a pic of the disassembled arm stiching? Just curious.
Going to NM with or without new brake pads, mang?
I don't think it matters too much either way, just planning.
Call me.
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Just freakin came undone.
Pads...i called and checked. They have em. I was going to order on Friday but i fell and couldn't get up. :lol:
I'll place the order this week. Pencil me in some time for brake pads and brake fluid change. Danke.
Well, shit! I wonder how the uber farkelisious RallyII would hold up in similar circumstances? I don't hold out much more hope for that overpriced piece of BMW textile jewelery either.
Pads when you wanna do it.
I'm out later this week like Thursday thru Saturday, but good through the next Thursday. After that in Little Rock for a few weeks, I think.
I think I'm headed toward NM April 14th thru 18th for a Chain Gang get-together. May be pre-positioning bikes in Phoenix a few weeks prior, in case this fits your sched. :D
Hm... Maybe I should try to have my pants replaced under warranty, because they didn't hold that well under pressure. :?
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Quote from: "fano"Hm... Maybe I should try to have my pants replaced under warranty, because they didn't hold that well under pressure. :?
Yours looks more like it got eaten right through?
That, i wouldn't have minded at all. Those stitches came apart on impact on mine. I wasn't sure if i was overreacting and that's why i asked my dealer. He said that's not supposed to happen so i went with his recommendation that we contact the manufacturer about it. Honestly, i want to know if that's what's supposed to happen or not.
I figured if i was overreacting, you guys would set me straight.
Friends don't let friends wear day-glo.
Quote from: "Stretch"Friends don't let friends wear day-glo.
Do you have any idea how many bad drivers we have here? The more visibility, the better. Call me Captain Dorkmeister.
So, naturally the company can't do anything about it since i...well, you know, crashed. :lol:
No biggie, took it to the local seamstress type person. It'll be fixed for a hell of a lot cheaper than buying a new jacket. All's well that ends without broken bones.
Maybe you could get her to tone down the color while she's fixing it? :P
Quote from: "JetdocX"Maybe you could get her to tone down the color while she's fixing it? :P
You're a funny guy Paul. Reaaaaaal funny.
How to be visible in your riding buddy's vibrating mirror, by Cos.
Think big neon yellow blurrrrrrr. :lol:
:P
Hey, post some pictures of the recently "modified" bike parts!
Quote from: "JetdocX"Hey, post some pictures of the recently "modified" bike parts!
Uuuhh...the left crash bar's scratched and part of the centerstand extension foot thingy's been ground up to the point it folded. That's all really. I'll take a couple of pics in the morning, although you'll see it when we do the brakes.
Any ideas on how to re-touch the crash bars without turning the rest of the bike black? :lol:
I still can't believe the bike's in one piece. When i saw it sliding in front of me i thought the entire left side would be a goner.
Touch up is easy. Just go on down to the local cage parts store and buy some Mexi-chrome. We'll turn that slide into some bling! :lol:
Mexi-what???
I think the jacket's plenty bling, don't you? :lol:
Spay-chrome paint, mang! It looks like chrome, but costs a fraction.
How can you not????? :shock:
:lol:
Quote from: "JetdocX"Spay-chrome paint, mang! It looks like chrome, but costs a fraction.
How can you not????? :shock:
:lol:
You may refer back to my "You're a funny d00d" comments.
Flat black spray can then, huh?
Hey we can spray some gold if you don't like chrome.
Get that bling-bling look at the Walmart price.....think about it..... :lol:
QuoteNo biggie, took it to the local seamstress type person. It'll be fixed for a hell of a lot cheaper than buying a new jacket. All's well that ends without broken bones.
That is a good idea. I tried to fix my pants with a duct tape but it didn't hold. :roll:
Or leave the scars. That, IMO gets more cager respect than fixing the scratches.
You will have soccer moms fleeing from the very sight of you. (Without removing your helmet.) :lol:
Ca Stu put some sratches on the right side of mine. I left them because I like the look and the scratches make the bike look like it's going really fast while on the centerstand. But I digress.....
The tender and delicate Girly bike scratches should be fixed post-haste. :roll:
I can't believe you rode it home looking like that. Sheesh! :lol:
Quote from: "JetdocX"Ca Stu put some sratches on the right side of mine. I left them because I like the look and the scratches make the bike look like it's going really fast while on the centerstand. But I digress.....
The tender and delicate Girly bike scratches should be fixed post-haste. :roll:
I can't believe you rode it home looking like that. Sheesh! :lol:
You should've seen it after it went down. Right side was orange and the left was...kinda crap colored. :lol:
Bonus...bike got washed when they checked it for damage.
At least nothing and no one was blood colored. :wink:
Cosmetic shit can be fixed. Sometimes people can't. Look at me!
Quote from: "JetdocX"At least nothing and no one was blood colored. :wink:
Cosmetic shit can be fixed. Sometimes people can't. Look at me!
I try to avoid that as much as possible. :P
Quote from: "Cos"Just freakin came undone.
So that's what a black hole looks like; appears to be a job for black duct tape. EDIT: Nevermind, apparently the duct tape solution has already been mentioned.
Shitski man, glad to hear bike and body are up and around.
If you are still looking for a seam repair, the shoe repair place by Trader Joes repairs fabric luggage, they can handle a little cordura.
I got it covered Mike, thanks.
That's what i get for waiting for your ass to call me about that ride. :D
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Everybody's a freakin comedian around here :party