Sad Day Today

[Firedog]

At least it was dropped by the dealer. I dropped mine at my work parking lot. I've never been so pissed off at myself. Those parts weren't free...life is as such and keeps on going.

 

[Harald]

Sorry to hear about the drop. I know about taking pride in your ride and keeping it in perfect shape, but I've mellowed out over the years. I've got enough stuff to worry about that I don't need to add stress for every scratch on my FJR. Heck, I just accomplished my semi-annual wash last night. I used to wash my bikes at least once a week!

My first new bike was a 1983 Suzuki GS11100ESD. Leaving the dealership the headlights died on me. Immediately I went back and they fiddled with it and replaced a fuse. Back on the road I headed to work with a buddy on his bike. The headlights died again, but I had to go to work. My buddy offered to take it back to the dealer, which I reluctlently agreed to because I never let anyone ride my bikes but it was going to be dark when I got off work. When he returned the bike I asked him to park it on the sidewalk so I could keep an eye on it while at work. He pulled up onto the curb and suddenly his legs weren't long enough to reach the ground so the brand new bike went over on it's side as I watched. :angry2:

So I relate to how you feel with your new bike scratched up. :angry: Thank God my buddy was a stand up guy and he bought me new parts (luckily no expensive plastic to replace on that bike). I would expect no less from your dealer. Don't accept anything other than all new parts! Then go ride and enjoy your FJR.

 

[zenwhipper]

Two days after I got my brand new 2002 VFR, it was backed into on the street and knocked over. $2000 dollars in damage. I was furious. Insurance came out a few days later and costed out the claim. I got a check in a week. Fixed the bike myself and with the money I saved - purchased a set of Staintunes for the bike. It sucked at the time, was a pain in the arse but if its only cosmetic damage - you'll live (My wife thought I was going to implode through it all!)

Ooops, I forgot to say - I feel you pain.

Scott

 

[juniorfjr]

As a way to reduce the stress of owning a new bike that doesn't have a scratch, I would suggest any of you that have not knocked your steed over or dropped it.

GO DO IT NOW. PUSH IT OVER.

Then the trauma will be behind you, something you will never worry about again. Then one can worry about more important things,.....the best beer, beef or chicken, soup or salad B)

 

[Scab]

It could be worse.

I've got a wife, 2 X-wives, 5 kids, 2 grandkids, and 6 dogs. How long do you thing anything I have stayed pristine?

Hell, the last brand-new bike I had...all spotless and shiny...washed and waxed regularly...petted, pampered...

WAS RAN OVER BY MY WIFE!!! WHILE ON HER BRAND-NEW BIKE!!!

Care to take a guess who got to foot the bill for that little lapse in judgement?

 

[sprtdiver]

I appreciate everyones feedback, after a 8 mile run and a good nights sleep last night AND a call back from the dealer just now, they are going to fix it, they wanted to give it the once over before saying fix it or replace it. They said they'll throw in the service too. I told them all I wanted was to have it fixed, wasn't going into the shop trying to get anything for free, never eluded to it, as some have implied here. Maybe its the way I came across, and yes they said it was all cosmetic and no "structural" damage, that's why they did not want m to ride it away. Makes sense now, I can appreciate that aspect, getting over the shock phase and now into acceptance. So ALOT of angst, worries and heartburn was relieved instantly. That was my biggest fear.

I can deal with scratches, shit happens all the time, just when they are avoidable as it was in this case kinda irk's me, as I'm sure it would anyone if they were in my shoes.

And yes maybe I need to balance it out and kick it over on the other side!

Steve

 

[palerider]

Hey, look at it this way. My wife wasn't a virgin when I met her....

Yes, I know.

:yahoo:

 

[SkooterG]

A tip over at standstill is not the same as a crash. You're not going to bend the frame. You're not going to twist the forks. You're not going to affect the structural integrity of the bike. The damages are, most likely, just cosmetic. Let them fix it and forget about it. It sucks, I know, but, at the end of the day, it's a consumable. You didn't buy it to put it on a pedestal and admire. When it's fixed, only you and the dealer will know. When you go to sell it, if the buyer asks if it was ever down, tell him 'i'm the original owner and i never dropped it'.

I hate to say this, but I firmly believe that every time that FJR hits the ground, even from a standstill, the front subframe gets tweaked, even if only slightly.

Unless something is obviously wrong, they most likely won't replace this. Check stuff out very carefully after they say it's repaired.

 

[radman]

I hate to say this, but I firmly believe that every time that FJR hits the ground, even from a standstill, the front subframe gets tweaked, even if only slightly.
Unless something is obviously wrong, they most likely won't replace this. Check stuff out very carefully after they say it's repaired.

An easy way to check this is to note if the headlights blind you when on, or the compartment opens easier with the right hand rather than left. Here to help,

Prof rad

 

[old&slow]

Today I took my new FJR to get its 600mile service. All was going well and then, ......the service writer came to me and said we've got trouble.......My thoughts started racing, heart started to pound thinking what in the hell is he going to say and......... WE DROPPED YOUR BIKE...Thinking quick, I asked if he was joking is this April Fools day...He said no, do you want to take a look at it. NO SHIT I want to see it, I thought to myself. As we walked to the service area he said that the tech tripped over a hose and it fell on its right side. Exactly 2 weeks I owned this bike and complete dismay.
The owner was there and talking to the service writer and did not even come to me and say anything...That is the most disconcerting thing of the whole thing. I quite honestly don't want the bike anymore, call me a cry baby or what ever, but now due to dealership negligence, I have a brand spankin new bike that has been dropped. If I were to try and sell it, what's the first question anyone asks,...has it been down.....Now I can't say no.

Couple other things happened to really make me wonder if YAMAHA is a quality company. Have been bleeding blue ever since I had my M1 endorsement, maybe its time to go red. Will wait and see how this shakes out, but it doesn't give me the warm fuzzies right now.

Sorry about your bike,,, I'm worried that someday someone (probably me) will scratch my baby,,, But shit happens,, and some poor guy trying to make rate,, tripping over a hose ,, well accidents happen.. After many years ,, I've come to the conclusion that " it's only sheet metal" ,,, or in the case of the FJR only plastic...

it can be repaired ,,, or I can get a new one...

Besides ,, who wants a virgin ,,, I'd rather have one that I could ride ,,,,, (and suck the chrome off a trailer hitch...) :yahoo:

 

[UFO]

1) Have the dealer make it right (replace mirror, plastic, whatever).

2) Never take your bike to a dealer for routine service.

3) Ride

 

[wheatonFJR]

Hey, look at it this way. My wife wasn't a virgin when I met her....

Yes, I know.

:yahoo:

:lol2: :lol2: :headbonk:

 

[donaldb]

It's the shitz when crap like this happens. I understand how pissed one can be after flipping 13k, then w/in only a few weeks, by no fault of your own, your bike gets dumped.

I bought a new pickup back in 93. Had it less than a week. After lunch at local diner, went out to drive back to work and some asshat had hit the truck and left! :angry: no note.......nut'n!

I've dropped my fjr twice, latest in the parkinglot at the Marriott in Golden while attending NAFO....fook it!

Just a battle scar, there will be others.

Time will heal your pain. Take a deep breath.......relax........it'll pass.

One things for sure.........concrete curbs in CO are just as hard as they are here in MS. :blink:

(note to self: make sure sidestand is ALL the way down!)

 

[Randy]

A tip over at standstill is not the same as a crash. You're not going to bend the frame. You're not going to twist the forks. You're not going to affect the structural integrity of the bike. The damages are, most likely, just cosmetic. Let them fix it and forget about it. It sucks, I know, but, at the end of the day, it's a consumable. You didn't buy it to put it on a pedestal and admire. When it's fixed, only you and the dealer will know. When you go to sell it, if the buyer asks if it was ever down, tell him 'i'm the original owner and i never dropped it'.

I hate to say this, but I firmly believe that every time that FJR hits the ground, even from a standstill, the front subframe gets tweaked, even if only slightly.

Unless something is obviously wrong, they most likely won't replace this. Check stuff out very carefully after they say it's repaired.

I don't disagree. Maybe it's just symmantics, but, I don't consider the front subframe as part of the structural integrity of the bike. It's not going to cause uneven tire wear, affect the handling, or cause your newborn children to be born with an arm growing out of their forehead. It is essentially a series of brackets for mounting bodywork, guages, and everything else in the front/upper part of the bike. If it's tweaked, wouldn't there be alignment issues somewhere?

Perhaps hearing a list of the (noticeable) damaged items will help ascertain what may have been damaged, but, not overly obvious.

 

[palerider]

A tip over at standstill is not the same as a crash. You're not going to bend the frame. You're not going to twist the forks. You're not going to affect the structural integrity of the bike. The damages are, most likely, just cosmetic. Let them fix it and forget about it. It sucks, I know, but, at the end of the day, it's a consumable. You didn't buy it to put it on a pedestal and admire. When it's fixed, only you and the dealer will know. When you go to sell it, if the buyer asks if it was ever down, tell him 'i'm the original owner and i never dropped it'.

I hate to say this, but I firmly believe that every time that FJR hits the ground, even from a standstill, the front subframe gets tweaked, even if only slightly.

Unless something is obviously wrong, they most likely won't replace this. Check stuff out very carefully after they say it's repaired.

I don't disagree. Maybe it's just symmantics, but, I don't consider the front subframe as part of the structural integrity of the bike. It's not going to cause uneven tire wear, affect the handling, or cause your newborn children to be born with an arm growing out of their forehead. It is essentially a series of brackets for mounting bodywork, guages, and everything else in the front/upper part of the bike. If it's tweaked, wouldn't there be alignment issues somewhere?

Perhaps hearing a list of the (noticeable) damaged items will help ascertain what may have been damaged, but, not overly obvious.

Jeezus god. It fell over. It won't be the last time. Get over it.

 

[Randy]

A tip over at standstill is not the same as a crash. You're not going to bend the frame. You're not going to twist the forks. You're not going to affect the structural integrity of the bike. The damages are, most likely, just cosmetic. Let them fix it and forget about it. It sucks, I know, but, at the end of the day, it's a consumable. You didn't buy it to put it on a pedestal and admire. When it's fixed, only you and the dealer will know. When you go to sell it, if the buyer asks if it was ever down, tell him 'i'm the original owner and i never dropped it'.

I hate to say this, but I firmly believe that every time that FJR hits the ground, even from a standstill, the front subframe gets tweaked, even if only slightly.

Unless something is obviously wrong, they most likely won't replace this. Check stuff out very carefully after they say it's repaired.

I don't disagree. Maybe it's just symmantics, but, I don't consider the front subframe as part of the structural integrity of the bike. It's not going to cause uneven tire wear, affect the handling, or cause your newborn children to be born with an arm growing out of their forehead. It is essentially a series of brackets for mounting bodywork, guages, and everything else in the front/upper part of the bike. If it's tweaked, wouldn't there be alignment issues somewhere?

Perhaps hearing a list of the (noticeable) damaged items will help ascertain what may have been damaged, but, not overly obvious.

Jeezus god. It fell over. It won't be the last time. Get over it.

Who get over what?

 

[radman]

A tip over at standstill is not the same as a crash. You're not going to bend the frame. You're not going to twist the forks. You're not going to affect the structural integrity of the bike. The damages are, most likely, just cosmetic. Let them fix it and forget about it. It sucks, I know, but, at the end of the day, it's a consumable. You didn't buy it to put it on a pedestal and admire. When it's fixed, only you and the dealer will know. When you go to sell it, if the buyer asks if it was ever down, tell him 'i'm the original owner and i never dropped it'.

I hate to say this, but I firmly believe that every time that FJR hits the ground, even from a standstill, the front subframe gets tweaked, even if only slightly.

Unless something is obviously wrong, they most likely won't replace this. Check stuff out very carefully after they say it's repaired.

I don't disagree. Maybe it's just symmantics, but, I don't consider the front subframe as part of the structural integrity of the bike. It's not going to cause uneven tire wear, affect the handling, or cause your newborn children to be born with an arm growing out of their forehead. It is essentially a series of brackets for mounting bodywork, guages, and everything else in the front/upper part of the bike. If it's tweaked, wouldn't there be alignment issues somewhere?

Perhaps hearing a list of the (noticeable) damaged items will help ascertain what may have been damaged, but, not overly obvious.

Jeezus god. It fell over. It won't be the last time. Get over it.

Who get over what?

Whoever is gonna complain about all the quotes. To come.

 

[Fred W]

A tip over at standstill is not the same as a crash. You're not going to bend the frame. You're not going to twist the forks. You're not going to affect the structural integrity of the bike. The damages are, most likely, just cosmetic. Let them fix it and forget about it. It sucks, I know, but, at the end of the day, it's a consumable. You didn't buy it to put it on a pedestal and admire. When it's fixed, only you and the dealer will know. When you go to sell it, if the buyer asks if it was ever down, tell him 'i'm the original owner and i never dropped it'.

I hate to say this, but I firmly believe that every time that FJR hits the ground, even from a standstill, the front subframe gets tweaked, even if only slightly.

Unless something is obviously wrong, they most likely won't replace this. Check stuff out very carefully after they say it's repaired.

I don't disagree. Maybe it's just symmantics, but, I don't consider the front subframe as part of the structural integrity of the bike. It's not going to cause uneven tire wear, affect the handling, or cause your newborn children to be born with an arm growing out of their forehead. It is essentially a series of brackets for mounting bodywork, guages, and everything else in the front/upper part of the bike. If it's tweaked, wouldn't there be alignment issues somewhere?

Perhaps hearing a list of the (noticeable) damaged items will help ascertain what may have been damaged, but, not overly obvious.

Jeezus god. It fell over. It won't be the last time. Get over it.

Who get over what?

Get over the bike? It's only about 20" high when it's on its side.

 

[SkooterG]

Whoever is gonna complain about all the quotes. To come.

Ya know wat radman? Some days it just ain't worth the effort.

 

[hellcreep]

4) FJRobert, there's a difference between YOU dropping it and THEM dropping it, especially if they were negligent with a garden hose out in the middle of the yard and don't move it to safely move around.

I agree with you here. If I was half as pissed off at the dealer as I got at myself when I dropped my new bike the first time - heads would roll!

My local Yamaha dealer is horrible, BTW. I can't imagine the service folks ever calling me for anything. When I call to schedule service I get the runaround every time. It's ricockulous (damned $800 prepaid maintenance)!

Vent away! I just did!

---hellcreep