Iris
formerly "herfjr"
Okay, so I confessed (on another topic) that I tried to run Jim over with my bike and failed.
My bike fell over on the right side and the mirror bent inward, was scratched up, and then seemed a little bit loose. I am ordering a new mirror, but there's more to it than that.
Fred W told me to beware that there may be some damage to the sub-frame (hearing that the sub-frame cracks pretty easily from a drop and pressure to the mirror).
After prying the black dash panel away from the red panel (tricky job in itself), I was able to see that the sub-frame was indeed cracked. Damned that Fred W! (me joking)
I don't know how else to fix this other than replacing this whole sub-frame. I don't want to glue it (as I have read elsewhere on this forum), and trying to weld it, I would still have to take it out of it's home.
I will do the work myself (well, Jim is going to help me of course ;-))
Replacing this sub-frame is going to be a pain in the ass because there is so much attached to it. Uhg......
I have edited this post to show what I did to mend the crack. I did end up buying the mirror sub-frame (called a "stay"). I felt that if I could mend it this way first, and if this all worked well, then I would have the "stay" as a back-up in the unfortunate event that I drop the bike again in the future.
Here are some photos....(first of the crack and then of the mend):
I first used JB Weld on the crack itself. I let that bond for several days.
Secondly I used the Epoxy Putty (I've always wanted to try this stuff - so here was my chance). I let that bond for a coule more days.
The last thing I did was use the FiberFix wrap. https://www.fiberfix.com/
I wasn't able to apply as much FiberFix as I would have wanted to so that's why I used all the other materials first (before applying the FiberFix).
Everything seems very, very stable.
I did all this while keeping the sub-frame in-tack with the bike. I only had to remove the plastic that was required to replace the mirror.
Below is a photo of the Epoxy Putty that was smooshed over the already JB Welded broken seam.
My bike fell over on the right side and the mirror bent inward, was scratched up, and then seemed a little bit loose. I am ordering a new mirror, but there's more to it than that.
Fred W told me to beware that there may be some damage to the sub-frame (hearing that the sub-frame cracks pretty easily from a drop and pressure to the mirror).
After prying the black dash panel away from the red panel (tricky job in itself), I was able to see that the sub-frame was indeed cracked. Damned that Fred W! (me joking)
I don't know how else to fix this other than replacing this whole sub-frame. I don't want to glue it (as I have read elsewhere on this forum), and trying to weld it, I would still have to take it out of it's home.
I will do the work myself (well, Jim is going to help me of course ;-))
Replacing this sub-frame is going to be a pain in the ass because there is so much attached to it. Uhg......
I have edited this post to show what I did to mend the crack. I did end up buying the mirror sub-frame (called a "stay"). I felt that if I could mend it this way first, and if this all worked well, then I would have the "stay" as a back-up in the unfortunate event that I drop the bike again in the future.
Here are some photos....(first of the crack and then of the mend):
I first used JB Weld on the crack itself. I let that bond for several days.
Secondly I used the Epoxy Putty (I've always wanted to try this stuff - so here was my chance). I let that bond for a coule more days.
The last thing I did was use the FiberFix wrap. https://www.fiberfix.com/
I wasn't able to apply as much FiberFix as I would have wanted to so that's why I used all the other materials first (before applying the FiberFix).
Everything seems very, very stable.
I did all this while keeping the sub-frame in-tack with the bike. I only had to remove the plastic that was required to replace the mirror.
Below is a photo of the Epoxy Putty that was smooshed over the already JB Welded broken seam.
Last edited by a moderator: