2008/09 black gas tank needed asap

[01VFR]

Needed black 2008/2009 gas tank...dents AOK. Please let me know what you have ASAP.

Corey Nuehring

 

[fljab]

Needed black 2008/2009 gas tank...dents AOK. Please let me know what you have ASAP.
Corey Nuehring

There are several on Ebay right now; I just saw them last night while perusing FJR parts...

 

[dcarver]

Cory? What the heck happened?

 

[01VFR]

Cory? What the heck happened?

Long story short...crashed in NM morning of day 2 of IB5K...rode another 5200 miles....got estimate....insurance deemed it was totaled. Lots of scratches ($$$) but nothing real major (possible fork damage).

I want to keep my slightly dented tank that has a welded bung in it. I also want to keep the reinforced rear subframe....that may be a little harder to accomplish.

 

[dcarver]

Ahh, man, sorry to hear. First I'd heard. Good luck on finding a tank. Ebay is your fiend. Errr, friend.

 

[SkooterG]

How much to buy it back from insurance company? That might be the way to go.

 

[Joe2Lmaker]

Long story short...

You aren't kidding. That's about as short as a crash story can get!

Are you are alright? No road rash? No breaks/sprains?

So, the Tag-Along Tank has been officially crash tested? How'd she do? Were you glad to have those large radii on the front corners of the tank? They aren't just for looks.

 

[01VFR]

You aren't kidding. That's about as short as a crash story can get!Are you are alright? No road rash? No breaks/sprains?

So, the Tag-Along Tank has been officially crash tested? How'd she do? Were you glad to have those large radii on the front corners of the tank? They aren't just for looks.

The rest of the story...

I was headed to Gila Cliff Dwellings just north of Silver City NM on Tuesday morning (Day 2 of IB5K). I researched how to get there...wiki said Hwy 15 was twisty but 20 mi shorter than Hwy 35 both roads take the same amt of time. It's early in the morning, I am well rested and alert so I say bring on the twisties. As I get to 2 miles from the national park entrance, I come around a tight downhill RH 180 that turns into a sweeping left hander. The front wheel goes over some fallen rock debris (gravel) and starts to slide out. I was traveling in the 15-20 mph range. I stick out my left foot (old dirt bike habit) and get the bike more upright and grab front/rear brake hard and slide down into ditch and was abruptly stopped by the canyon wall. At that point I could reach the ground and the bike tipped to the left and rested on a boulder. I used the emer kill switch and turned off the motor. I was in awe of what just happened. In 5 seconds I had just crashed. The only injuries I had was a bruise on the inside of my left knee where it contacted the 905 crash bars while I was trying to stay upright. The bike hit the canyon wall pretty square on the throttle side head light/front wheel/fender.

Damages/scratches were to headlight, fender, all front plastic (both sides), mirrors, both bags and the RH exhaust pipe. Later I discovered I had dented the main tank (must have happened on impact). The TAT was untouched and the mounting was still tight after impact.

After a couple minutes of disbelief, I attempted to pick up the bike unsuccessfully. I figured it's time to call the RM but there's no cell phone coverage at my location. I looked at the help button on the Spot tracker that I just purchased for this ride, but decided to defer using it just yet. I started to remove as much weight as I could from the bike (trunk, side cases). Then a truck pulled up with a Father and 2 high school aged kids heading to the cliff dwellings. 3 of us were able to get the bike out of the ditch rather easily. They waited as I did a quick test ride to make sure it was operable. I thanked them immensely and proceeded to duct tape the fairings in place and reload the bike. I thought about just heading back to Denver but I decided I had come this far and that I couldn't really break anything any worse than it already was, so I bagged the bonus and then headed to Denver.

The TAT rocks period. I never thought about the design to be injury avoidance friendly, but I think you make a valid point. Now, if I could possibly bother you to make me a new set of spacers to fit a new bike???

Corey

 

[Joe2Lmaker]

Now, if I could possibly bother you to make me a new set of spacers to fit a new bike???

Absolutely. Keep the ones for that bike. It's unlikely, but I might be able to use them again.

I'm glad to hear you are alright.