Dropped my bike...

**James Deuce** · 19th November 2004, 08:35

And threw it back to it's feet with only the left hand footpeg touching the ground.

Took about 10 minutes for the adrenalin high to go away. I was late to work, but jubilant nonetheless. Must remember to check that sidestand is down before letting go.

Amazing how motivating fast scrolling dollar signs are.

**duckman** · 19th November 2004, 08:39

Well done that man .... Good Save!!!

**justsomeguy** · 19th November 2004, 08:41

You rotten lucky bastard

*walks off sulking and muttering to himself why he can't have luck like that*

PS: Naa

Well done mate

**crashe** · 19th November 2004, 08:41

when you put it into gear when the footstand is down...?

I hope the bike is ok after you dropped it...?

And what about you.... did you get injured at all.....or just your pride?

**justsomeguy** · 19th November 2004, 08:45

Hi there,

Just got a new bike bought it home and had the fairings removed to clean underneath. Seems like there is a whole bit cracked and flapping about - Will need to be fixed immediately.

Can you guys tell me (useless newbie) whats the quickest cheapest way to fix it.

All I can think of is duct tape and araldite (or something similar) along with an overnight drying period........

Can you all think of anything else???

**Blakamin** · 19th November 2004, 08:49

woah.... thank f*ck you saved it... well done!

I'm paranoid about that thanks to the DucatiSuicideStand™..... must fix it oneday

**crashe** · 19th November 2004, 08:50

If its from a shop..... I would of thought that they fix all things up....as agreeed upon a sale.... Just like when you buy a car from a car sales yard...
but I may be wrong....

If private sale..... then hopefully someone will help you out.... or maybe buy a new fairing.

**James Deuce** · 19th November 2004, 08:56

Originally Posted by crashe

when you put it into gear when the footstand is down...?

I hope the bike is ok after you dropped it...?

And what about you.... did you get injured at all.....or just your pride?

I was standing next to it - the embarrassment!

I'm fine thanks, apart from a graze on my left hand - no idea how that happened as I was on a fast twitch adrenalin high at the time

**Sniper** · 19th November 2004, 08:56

Originally Posted by justsomeguy

Hi there,

Just got a new bike bought it home and had the fairings removed to clean underneath. Seems like there is a whole bit cracked and flapping about - Will need to be fixed immediately.

Can you guys tell me (useless newbie) whats the quickest cheapest way to fix it. All I can think of is duct tape and araldite (or something similar) along with an overnight drying period........

Can you all think of anything else???

Umm, I would only recommend thast as a temp measure, otherwise, get it done professionally, it will look better!

**Mr Skid** · 19th November 2004, 09:29

Originally Posted by justsomeguy

Hi there,

Just got a new bike bought it home and had the fairings removed to clean underneath. Seems like there is a whole bit cracked and flapping about - Will need to be fixed immediately.

Can you guys tell me (useless newbie) whats the quickest cheapest way to fix it.

All I can think of is duct tape and araldite (or something similar) along with an overnight drying period........

Can you all think of anything else???

gaff will do a reasonable job of holding it together if it's not in small pieces, but as a temporary fix.

Don't bother with glue on your fairings, to fix them they need to be plastic welded.

You can pay a shop to do it with a proper plastic welder, or you can do it yourself with a soldering iron and cable ties.

If you do it yourself, line the pieces up then score the back of the piece with a soldering iron perpendicular to the crack. This will hold it together temporarily.

Then get your cable tie, soldering iron and melt it to fill the crack, making sure it combines with the plastic of the fairing. Not too hot or it'll bubble on the other side.

I've only tried cable ties with my fairings, but I can't see why it wouldn't work on yours.

**Fryin Finn** · 19th November 2004, 09:31

You don't want to bin any bike let alone a TRX. I had 2 low speed spills on my old Rex and the Fairing shattered into bits. Got it plastic welded OK first time - looked fine when fixed if you didn't look to close.

**kerryg** · 19th November 2004, 09:43

Originally Posted by justsomeguy

Hi there,

Just got a new bike bought it home and had the fairings removed to clean underneath. Seems like there is a whole bit cracked and flapping about - Will need to be fixed immediately.

Can you guys tell me (useless newbie) whats the quickest cheapest way to fix it.

All I can think of is duct tape and araldite (or something similar) along with an overnight drying period........

Can you all think of anything else???

Take it to Paul at Grille + Bumper Exchange off Wairau Rd (cheap, quick, good) or do it yourself.

You can make a pretty good repair with body filler. I have had some success with a product you can buy at Repco which has chopped fibreglass strand pre-mixed in the resin. 500 mils about $16. Easy to use, just follow the instructions on the can. Firstly though, if the broken parts are able to be glued neatly together at the edges with Superglue, do it. Otherwise tape it as neatly as you can. Then apply the body filler to the underside of your plastic. Make sure the surface is clean and roughen it up with coarse sandpaper. It won't give you a cosmetically perfect job 'cos the cracks will be visible to some extent. That can only be solved with a little final filling and sanding and paint. Take the plastic to Mount Smart Colour Centre or one of the auto paint shops and get them to make up a spray can colour-matched to your paint (about $25). If you've got a multi-coloured paint scheme with many decals.....be aware that decals are expensive and that getting a neat result with spray cans is difficult where you've got merging colours etc. You might be better to live with a cosmetically imperfect result in that case or go to a professional.

If you've got large-ish missing bits of plastic you may need to buy a proper repair kit with woven glass fabric and lay it up like a boatbuilder. Again the Repco shops have a kit with everything in it for about $40. So should any decent marine chandler, Super Cheap Auto etc.

IMHO if you love your bike and want it to look absolutely pristine you will have to bite the bullet and either buy new painted and stickered plastic (big $$$$$) unless you can find decent stuff at a wrecker, or get it professionally repaired and painted (eg Reflections). There is no substitute for real professional paintwork. What I have suggested is a compromise.

**Blakamin** · 19th November 2004, 09:47

I nearly dropped the Duc last nite... had the fairings off... preping for the show and changing oil, and I was crouched on the right side looking at the oil level when the stand flicked up..."ok, i'll stand up and swing a leg over and put it down" ... bloody screwdriver on the floor got under my foot, bike starts heading the otherway, me pissing adrenaline there was that much of it..... saved it, just, by leaning back so far it nearly fell on me when it came back... went and had a ciggie...
moral: you need 2 people to check the oil on a Duc with DucatiSuicideStand™ fitted

**aff-man** · 19th November 2004, 09:47

Good show that man. It's nice to see some people that are willng to throw themselves under a falling bike. (been there done that)

**Ms Piggy** · 19th November 2004, 09:54

Originally Posted by Jim2

And threw it back to it's feet with only the left hand footpeg touching the ground.

Took about 10 minutes for the adrenalin high to go away. I was late to work, but jubilant nonetheless. Must remember to check that sidestand is down before letting go.

Amazing how motivating fast scrolling dollar signs are.

Phew! Most excellent skills!