VersusAllOdds
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First of all, I'm sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong part of the forums.
So I was lanespliting, went a little too fast (around 40mph), a guy in front of me changed lanes suddenly and I immediately braked, slipped and fell. The bike went into the vehicle in front of me, and hit his rear wheel with my front wheel. My bike has no ABS, and I was riding on the road-line shortly after the rain has dried up... yeah, I know, I knew I was wrong as I was doing it - never gonna repeat again.
I wore full gear (ATGATT oh yeah), except for the pants, so I got a scratched knee, and absolutely nothing else (which is great, given that I fell on my elbow at a curb at 40mph!). So basically, no damage to me, except for wounded pride.
The bike fell on its right side. The price tag for the repair is around 3000$, which is ludicrously expensive given that a bought the bike for 4500$, used of course.
The damage is following (in order of cost):
- Slightly bent front fork bars, both of them (2x550$)
- Banged up exhaust pipe (not significantly, but has a few kinks) -(1000$)
- Slip-on part of the exhaust/muffler heavily scratched, the exhaust pipe itself banged up (400$)
- Steering stem - whatever that is (270$)
There's a list of other parts, some shattered (like for example, that body part that holds the exhaust and foot pegs, then the rear break peg is a little chipped, etc.), which I am gonna replace, however its the above priced parts I wish to ask for your assistance about. So my question is:
1) Is it possible to straighten the front bars properly? I live in Qatar, and the level of mechanical knowledge here is generally low, but I guess I can find a mechanic who can do it. The dealer won't do it and can only replace parts.
2) Can the exhaust pipe be fixed, and how badly can a little banged-upiness mess up the operation? It's not ruptured or anything.
3) The exhaust pipe + slip on is 1400$ bucks at the dealer's, which is ridiculously overpriced. Anyone have a suggestion for internationally shipped exhaust systems? I'd gladly pay 700$ for something better than my present system.
4) Steering stem - if I somehow straighten the fork bars, how can that affect the steering stem, and does it require straightening as well?
I really appreciate all your help
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So I was lanespliting, went a little too fast (around 40mph), a guy in front of me changed lanes suddenly and I immediately braked, slipped and fell. The bike went into the vehicle in front of me, and hit his rear wheel with my front wheel. My bike has no ABS, and I was riding on the road-line shortly after the rain has dried up... yeah, I know, I knew I was wrong as I was doing it - never gonna repeat again.
I wore full gear (ATGATT oh yeah), except for the pants, so I got a scratched knee, and absolutely nothing else (which is great, given that I fell on my elbow at a curb at 40mph!). So basically, no damage to me, except for wounded pride.
The bike fell on its right side. The price tag for the repair is around 3000$, which is ludicrously expensive given that a bought the bike for 4500$, used of course.
The damage is following (in order of cost):
- Slightly bent front fork bars, both of them (2x550$)
- Banged up exhaust pipe (not significantly, but has a few kinks) -(1000$)
- Slip-on part of the exhaust/muffler heavily scratched, the exhaust pipe itself banged up (400$)
- Steering stem - whatever that is (270$)
There's a list of other parts, some shattered (like for example, that body part that holds the exhaust and foot pegs, then the rear break peg is a little chipped, etc.), which I am gonna replace, however its the above priced parts I wish to ask for your assistance about. So my question is:
1) Is it possible to straighten the front bars properly? I live in Qatar, and the level of mechanical knowledge here is generally low, but I guess I can find a mechanic who can do it. The dealer won't do it and can only replace parts.
2) Can the exhaust pipe be fixed, and how badly can a little banged-upiness mess up the operation? It's not ruptured or anything.
3) The exhaust pipe + slip on is 1400$ bucks at the dealer's, which is ridiculously overpriced. Anyone have a suggestion for internationally shipped exhaust systems? I'd gladly pay 700$ for something better than my present system.
4) Steering stem - if I somehow straighten the fork bars, how can that affect the steering stem, and does it require straightening as well?
I really appreciate all your help
Here are the images, hope they help:
Imgur: The magic of the Internet