Dropped bike in parking lot!

[gtex1970]

I had just polished off some hot wings and a salad with some Iced Tea. I hop on my FJR and begin to get it pointed out of the place I was parked. I was on and off-camber part of the sidewalk when I went to put down my right foot, and there was nothing there..... In front of several folks no less.

over 10,000 miles with hardly a nasty bug smudge, now it needs at least two pieces of fairing replaced.

BTW, this beast is a wee bit heavy when not sitting on it's 2 tires.

This blows.....

anybody got some virgin or gently shagged 05 right side lower and mid fairings?

 

[Rogue]

Hate to hear it.... but...... you know I've got to add........ :haha:

Did you have sliders?

 

[gtex1970]

Hate to hear it.... but...... you know I've got to add........ :haha:
Did you have sliders?

No sliders....

Go ahead.... make it even worse.....

 

[Rogue]

Post in wanted and check EBay.

 

[ndivita]

OK, I will bite. Why are the no cut frame sliders for the 2005 FJR (https://www.motovationusa.com/) $160 while no cut tip over guards for the same bike are $29.99 a pair? (https://www.fjrgoodies.com/togs.cfm). I am sure there is a simple answer, but I don't know what it is.

 

[radman]

TOG's use the fairing mount screws on either side for mounting-good for tips only. Any forward motion and they're gone faster than TDub when presented with the bar tab. Sliders work on tips and low siders to boot, are much stronger, and use a bracket as well as heftier mounting hardware.

 

[ionbeam]

OK, I will bite. Why are the no cut frame sliders....$160 while no cut tip over guards...are $29.99

The no cut SLIDERS come with machined brackets. The sliders will help protect your FJR when you "have to lay it down" to avoid ______ (fill in the blank) <_< Their $60 guards are just a wee bit longer than the TOGs.

The TIP OVER GUARD's sweet spot is a 0 mph garage/driveway/parking lot drop.

Neither prevents 100% of damage within their operating range but they do minimize the damage significantly. If the sliders are working you are going to have some significant damage in any case.

I put TOGs on my '04 and within a week they paid for themselves. Bike hit on the mirror, bar end and the reflector on the bags. Nothing broke, no significant paint damage anyplace except the bar end.

 

[evil_henchman]

This is gonna sound stupid but my highway peg kept the plastic from getting broken on my last driveway drop. That's right my last one. :angry: My mirror saved it the first time, getting snagged on my truck bumper on the way down. Got a set of FZ1 mirrors outa that one B)

 

[ionbeam]

my highway peg kept the plastic from getting broken

Handy, those HWPs. A local New England rider used his HWP to stop a cager that center punched his FJR last fall. He did get a really nice set of pipes out of the accident though. Let me tell ya, that's a hard way to get a new exhaust system :blink: He had to bend the HWP's mounting bracket back into shape and it's almost as good as new.

 

[throttlejockeyTJ]

I came close Friday. I took a detour. Just before returning on the road stopped in a rut, and the bike starts to fall to the right. It was slow so I was able to regain its balance. Another learns sliders are benificial too late. TJ

 

[zzkenoman]

I came close Friday. I took a detour. Just before returning on the road stopped in a rut, and the bike starts to fall to the right. It was slow so I was able to regain its balance. Another learns sliders are benificial too late. TJ

sorry to hear about that. I dropped mine while getting it off the centerstand on to the side stand where it wasn't locked into place, but I had sliders and saved my fairing.

 

[JBad]

gtex1970,

Sorry to hear about your mishap. That's an ugly feeling.

Last year I dropped mine in Utah. After 2,000 miles of rain and wind through California and Arizona and very heavy all day rain, sleet and hail on the twisty mountain roads of northern New Mexico and Colorado, I stepped in a hole at a rest stop parking lot in Utah and over it went. It was like slow motion. I had lot's of time to panic as it kept tipping farther and farther to the left. But I was caught totally by surprise and didn't have my left leg in a good position to catch the sudden weight shift.

Motovation no-cut sliders prevented any damage to the fairing. The engine cover and left side bag were scratched. I think I did more damage picking up the bike than it received falling over. It was late afternoon and no one else was around. It slipped a little as I lifted and caused the bag to slide along the ground a little. That really sucked! The sliders though were a great help that day and more than paid for themselves. I'll never leave home again without them.

Good luck with the repairs. Hope the bike and your ego both heal quickly.

 

[gr8eyes]

Sliders are better than a must have. Might I also suggest some engine armor from bike johnnie.

 

[FJRocha]

gtex1970,

Sorry about the drop, I know how that feels, IT SUCKS!!!!.

:angry:

 

[RadioHowie]

Dude,

I just gotta know...why are you using a Florida weather banner in your sig file when you're in Az?

 

[Silver Penguin]

BTW, this beast is a wee bit heavy when not sitting on it's 2 tires.

I agree with you! Using proper technique, I had no problem picking up a friend's VStar 1100 but there was no way I could right my own FJR.

Do you have to be big and strong? or is there a technique, similar to righting a cruiser?

Jill

 

[fjrchik]

BTW, this beast is a wee bit heavy when not sitting on it's 2 tires. 

I agree with you! Using proper technique, I had no problem picking up a friend's VStar 1100 but there was no way I could right my own FJR.

Do you have to be big and strong? or is there a technique, similar to righting a cruiser?

Jill

Hey Jill,

Looky...here

Covered last week.

 

[evil_henchman]

Do you have to be big and strong? or is there a technique, similar to righting a cruiser?

Noooo not another how do you pick it up thread!

I'm gonna head this off quick :lol:

Go here:

https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?s...7305&hl=dropped

 

[evil_henchman]

Hey Jill,
Looky...here

Covered last week. 

Doh!! Jeeze a double whammy! That's timing