Watch out for attacking stones!

**Brett** · 18th January 2008, 22:40

Just got down to Tauranga (G'day Tauranga crew) this evening, and with the melty shitty tar, a stone must have flicked up and stuck to my thigh, because when I got here I noticed 3 or 4 deep scratches in my fuel tank, big bastards like 6 cm long. Must have got trapped and as I moved scratched the bike to buggery! Not really too sure how to avoid it happening again...but heads up anyway. Maybe I can send an invoice to transit for the repainting? (Get stone chips done at the same time

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Ahh well, good to be here. I love The Mount.

**Deano** · 18th January 2008, 22:45

Originally Posted by Brett

Not really too sure how to avoid it happening again...but heads up anyway.

Chuck some 3M on your tank.

It cost me $350 to have the tank, rear cowl, and front end plus front of side fairings done, all by a stripes and graphics dude.

But it IS a REPSOL. Such a gorgeous thing LOL.

**Brett** · 20th January 2008, 19:00

Originally Posted by Deano

Chuck some 3M on your tank.

It cost me $350 to have the tank, rear cowl, and front end plus front of side fairings done, all by a stripes and graphics dude.

But it IS a REPSOL. Such a gorgeous thing LOL.

Yeah I managed to buff most of the scratches out so it looks better. Still some big arse deep ones though.

Will definietly 3m the next bike I buy.

**yungatart** · 20th January 2008, 19:02

Originally Posted by Deano

Chuck some 3M on your tank.

It cost me $350 to have the tank, rear cowl, and front end plus front of side fairings done, all by a stripes and graphics dude.

But it IS a REPSOL. Such a gorgeous thing LOL.

Did they see you coming????

**Steam** · 20th January 2008, 19:08

Originally Posted by yungatart

Did they see you coming????

THE STONES HAVE EYES!

**shafty** · 20th January 2008, 19:16

Brett I got my ST done by Marty's Truck painters at the end of McDonald Street at The Mount - they did a good job

**slopster** · 21st January 2008, 18:07

I was riding behind crazy steve and was wheelieing over a bit of new seal and flicked some big stones at me. One smashed my right mirror right off at the stem. One gave me a massive bruise on my neck and one got me square in the visor which somehow didn't crack.

**blacksheep** · 21st January 2008, 18:12

Originally Posted by yungatart

Did they see you coming????

$350,i reckon

**homer** · 21st January 2008, 19:56

why not get a roll of scuff proof and just put it where the chips are likely
yes i have wicked scratches on my tank ,but the nasty ones are in the scuff

**Macktheknife** · 21st January 2008, 21:41

Originally Posted by slopster

One gave me a massive bruise on my neck and one got me square in the visor which somehow didn't crack.

That's because visors are meant to be shatterproof, for that very reason. Hope the bruises heal fast.

**slopster** · 22nd January 2008, 19:38

That was quite a while ago now bruises long gone. Seriously reckon it was like being smacked in the visor with a cricket bat definitely rattled my brains a bit. Thank god for good visors