She goes down...

[jeremybhm]

Well, I ws riding my usual Sunday ride down Hwy 25 in Leeds, AL, making sure I wasn't out driving my sight distance and all that. Came around a curve and there is a guy with his bike on the ground, skid marks everywhere, and he's laying on the ground. One vehicle was stopped, so I decided to see if I could stop and help. I pull over, get stopped, put down the kickstand. At that point I realized the kickstand wasn't quite on the pavement, so I rolled it forward and got firmly on the pavement, turned on my flashers and proceed to swing my leg over. At some point, I guess I must have forgot to make sure it wasn't in neutral, and it started rolling while I still had my hands on it. I thought I had it stopped, but the ground under my boot was soft, and she layed over in soft dirt and gravel. Anyway, I got her upright and checked on the guy on the ground.

Evidently he came through the corner, scraped his knee which scared him half to death, then stood the bike up, ran off the road cracking the front rim, back on then low siding it in the opposite lane which crack the crankcase. He was obviously way outside his skills envelope. He looked like he broke his wrist and twisted his leg, but didn't want an ambulance or the police. Several more people stopped, and he didn't want any help, so I left.

The results of my good samaritan ways are that I need a lower fairing on the left side, and the small piece by the tank on that side, as well as the crankcase cover(I think) that has Yamaha stamped on it. I'm not too happy about that, but oh well, atleast I didn't come off like he did. I've already sent a message to Universty Motors to get a quote on the pieces I need.

in mourning..

 

[V GER]

Sorry brother...

Try to do the right thing and get whammied. That sucks.

 

[painman]

Sorry to here this Jeremy. You go to help someone and your new bike gets some dings in the process. At least your intentions were honorable and that is what matters. That and that you weren't hurt as well. How and where you put the kick stand down on the FJR is a well documented issue here and I always as others do is double check that the kickstand is firmly extended and locked in before setting it down and due to its short length and small foot print we got to take care where it goes down as well. I might suggest purchasing a set of slidders that attach to the engine mounts on either side of the frame from our forum farkle guru, "Skyway," might be in order to protect your new ride next time. I dropped mine in a parking lot once and the slidders really did their job. Hope everything is worked out for ya and you'll be back and running in no time as University Motors is the folks to see. Good luck there..PM. <><

 

[twowheelnut]

Me thinks we need an attitude change on droppies. Being now also a member of the VStrom community, it seems a badge of honor to slam them to the ground. As bounce might say, "Chicks dig scars!"

 

[OrangevaleFJR]

Bummer to get paid for a good deed like that It must mean you have something really good in your future...like an FJR or something...oh wait, you already have one! Woohoo!

 

[evilmedic13]

What a pisser way to drop it, not even a hottie involved. Don't worry ' bout the scratches, call it character and save the money. The only one that'll notice it is you, I had/have similiar scars on mine and figured it'll happen again and whatta ya know, I get to spend it on $1000 deductible this week! <_<

Glad all that got scratched was the bike and nothing more.

 

[MotorSWATCop]

Too bad about your Feej. No good deed goes unpaid.

Was that the guy on the Repsol CBR? We came through about 4:45p.m. and there were rescue and troopers. Saw him and his buddy earlier in the day and they were riding pretty fast in Dunavant.

 

[jesse]

Sorry to hear about the drop, but you did the right thing in stopping. As you know, it could always be much worse. Don't worry, be happy mon. No problem.........Jesse

 

[FJR_pig]

Don't sweat it too much. I bet the kharma train will be pulling into your station before too long and something great will happen.

 

[cougar8000]

That damn kick stand. I always kick it before putting the bike on it. Kind of like Russian gipsy's did to their kids. Kick the butt before sending them to do something so they know not to screw up

 

[dean]

jeremy,

good of you to stop. don't worry about the bike, it can be fixed easily. your good deed will come back when you're in a bind.

 

[Mike-H]

What motorSwatcop said....but I thought it was "no good deed goes unpunished"?....sliders....probably the most used, cheapest (for what they do) & best farkle a person could put on their bike but usually don't til after the fact....go figure :huh: .....

 

[throttlejockeyTJ]

Sorry your FJR got some scraches trying to help a two time *****. (wrecking & not appreciating help) Good Karma to you! TJ

 

[keithaba]

Sorry man, thats crappy. Can't beleive the other guy didn't want help, sounds like his ego was bruised more than yours.

I finally figured out what FJR stands for:

FJR = Fallsover Just Right........

Parts won't be too expensive, your probably in for around 500 bucks or so. Hope you get it all fixed up quickly and leave this behind you. Don't forget those sliders, you never know with this beast.

 

[Dan23]

as well as the crankcase cover(I think) that has Yamaha stamped on it.

If you look at the '06 BOF, you will find the number of a Duplicolor paint that will match. Mine got scraped. I cleaned the tar off it, filed it a bit with a fine ******* file, sanded a bit, cut a circle out of a piece of cardboard to mask it, "silver" then clear... plenty good enough.

The replacement cover I bought still sits in its box.

HTH.

 

[2006FJR]

There is a lesson here somewhere. Your deed was a good one and it is too bad something bad had to happen.

 

[GalaxyBlue]

Damn, That sucks about your bike! You might just be the 1st 2007 owner with battle scars!

Adam

 

[jeremybhm]

Was that the guy on the Repsol CBR? We came through about 4:45p.m. and there were rescue and troopers. Saw him and his buddy earlier in the day and they were riding pretty fast in Dunavant.

I don't think so. This was about 3:45, and I'm pretty sure it was a Susuki. He was solo when I saw...

On another note, I haven't heard from University Motors yet, but I did check with a local dealer. They said you couldn't just order the lower left fairing piece, that it came as a whole kit w/ the blinker and a whole bunch of other pieces. It was part #3P6-Y283J-30-P5 and was $370.55. Does anyone else know if this is true?

Their logic was that their isn't a number pointing to the main piece in the above diagram.

Edit: Wow, I just got off the phone w/ U Motors and they were $200 cheaper for the parts I need. Unless I can find a part for just the fairing, I'll probably order from these guys tomorrow.

 

[keithaba]

Was that the guy on the Repsol CBR? We came through about 4:45p.m. and there were rescue and troopers. Saw him and his buddy earlier in the day and they were riding pretty fast in Dunavant.

I don't think so. This was about 3:45, and I'm pretty sure it was a Susuki. He was solo when I saw...

On another note, I haven't heard from University Motors yet, but I did check with a local dealer. They said you couldn't just order the lower left fairing piece, that it came as a whole kit w/ the blinker and a whole bunch of other pieces. It was part #3P6-Y283J-30-P5 and was $370.55. Does anyone else know if this is true?

Their logic was that their isn't a number pointing to the main piece in the above diagram.

Edit: Wow, I just got off the phone w/ U Motors and they were $200 cheaper for the parts I need. Unless I can find a part for just the fairing, I'll probably order from these guys tomorrow.

You have to order the whole thing. Yes, U-motors is tha bomb!!!!!!! They will not charge you much for shipping either, they charge actual cost and pack everything very well.

Your only other option is to buy the paint, have it repainted, and hold on to the extra paint for a future oopsie.... of course that will never happen... right??