Brand new and Down :(

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Bomb3rJay

Discussion Starter · Mar 16, 2008

Had a little problem and lost the bike in a lean the 1st day

16 miles in!!! I should have rode out the tires a bit more and gotten the sliders on the spot at the dealer.. but... I was being cheap... They are coming in the mail now.. Luckily it wasn't a terrible slip. Would anyone know where I can get a solid deal on getting her back to mint? I've got some of the pictures of the scrapes up for you guys to scope out.

**(Capt Squid, if your reading this I was trying to forward the pics to you but couldn't attach them in a Private message

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Thanks for the help fellas.

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Plastic Cup Politics

· #2 · Mar 16, 2008

Well it looks like you are already talking to Brad aka Captain Squid, (with Mr Cycle) I would he he is one of the best bets for OEM stuff, which you will need. I wouldn't be to concerned with that bar end, if anything get some better bar ends (shogun or something)

Kelevra

· #3 · Mar 16, 2008

Sorry to hear bro, at least you didn't get bent up...
My personal rule of thumb is 50 miles on new tires to get the Cosmoline (mold inhibitor) off, all the while taking turns easy to get it off the entire tire, not just the middle.. I never get on 'em til after the 50miles, some people go 100 miles..

Bomb3rJay

Discussion Starter · #4 · Mar 17, 2008

Kelevra said:
Sorry to hear bro, at least you didn't get bent up...
My personal rule of thumb is 50 miles on new tires to get the Cosmoline (mold inhibitor) off, all the while taking turns easy to get it off the entire tire, not just the middle.. I never get on 'em til after the 50miles, some people go 100 miles..

Dually noted man.. I hear some people say they just give the tire a little burn to speed up the process, but i'm not a fan of peeling tires right out the shop..

TrackStar1

· #5 · Mar 17, 2008

Bomb3rJay said:
Dually noted man.. I hear some people say they just give the tire a little burn to speed up the process, but i'm not a fan of peeling tires right out the shop..

That doesnt help the sides. Sorry to see you went down though. Throw some Woodcraft case covers on there this time. Stronger, better looking and I would think cheaper than OEM's. Plus they have replacable sliders if you do go down.

How fast were you going?

Avplayer

· #6 · Mar 17, 2008

Kelevra said:
Sorry to hear bro, at least you didn't get bent up...
My personal rule of thumb is 50 miles on new tires to get the Cosmoline (mold inhibitor) off, all the while taking turns easy to get it off the entire tire, not just the middle.. I never get on 'em til after the 50miles, some people go 100 miles..

aight so wahts ur rule for brand new tires for the track?

i did about 1 session then rode the piss out of em afterwords

R1Lover

· #7 · Mar 17, 2008

At least you got the first scratch out of the way soon...

You can fix her up like new!

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Avplayer

· #8 · Mar 17, 2008

RLover said:
At least you got the first scratch out of the way soon...

You can fix her up like new!

don't bother...just cover it up with stickers!!!

motomummy

· #9 · Mar 17, 2008

i'm with avplayer. Get a sticker that looks like a bandaid and have a little fun with it

Main thing is that you're okay.

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SkiWee393

· #10 · Mar 17, 2008

Avplayer said:
aight so wahts ur rule for brand new tires for the track?

i did about 1 session then rode the piss out of em afterwords

I always think about this also. When I put tires on the street bike I give it 100 miles. When I'm on the track it's only 1 session then I'm off and running.

Kelevra

· #11 · Mar 17, 2008

Avplayer said:
aight so wahts ur rule for brand new tires for the track?

i did about 1 session then rode the piss out of em afterwords

Some people go just a few laps with race tires, I'm with SkiWee, I'd go a session, then anything goes...

To the OP, if you have the $, fix the bodywork, if not schlap some stickers on there and just get used to riding 'er. Everyone falls, welcome to the club!!

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Captain Squid

· #12 · Mar 17, 2008

Bomb3rJay said:
Had a little problem and lost the bike in a lean the 1st day

16 miles in!!! I should have rode out the tires a bit more and gotten the sliders on the spot at the dealer.. but... I was being cheap... They are coming in the mail now.. Luckily it wasn't a terrible slip. Would anyone know where I can get a solid deal on getting her back to mint? I've got some of the pictures of the scrapes up for you guys to scope out.

**(Capt Squid, if your reading this I was trying to forward the pics to you but couldn't attach them in a Private message

)

Thanks for the help fellas.

PM on the way

motomummy said:
i'm with avplayer. Get a sticker that looks like a bandaid and have a little fun with it

Main thing is that you're okay.

So that's what happened to the motomummy bike

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Captain Squid

· #13 · Mar 17, 2008

Plastic Cup Politics said:
Well it looks like you are already talking to Brad aka Captain Squid, (with Mr Cycle) I would he he is one of the best bets for OEM stuff, which you will need. I wouldn't be to concerned with that bar end, if anything get some better bar ends (shogun or something)

Thanks holmz

Avplayer

· #14 · Mar 17, 2008

Captain Squid said:
PM on the way

So that's what happened to the motomummy bike

no thats what happened with Mels bike!!!

hey Corey...did u see my PM?

TrackStar1

· #15 · Mar 17, 2008

SkiWee393 said:
I always think about this also. When I put tires on the street bike I give it 100 miles. When I'm on the track it's only 1 session then I'm off and running.

Usually just the warm up lap. Fresh rubber on right before the sprints, throw down the warm up lap and it's on.

Chriscrct

· #16 · Mar 17, 2008

Ebay!!!!!

Oh and Motomummy has some nice R&g weighted Barends.

Biga

· #17 · Mar 17, 2008

Don't be stickering up the bike, unless that company is paying you.

Plastic Cup Politics

· #18 · Mar 17, 2008

Biga said:
Don't be stickering up the bike, unless that company is paying you.

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Bomb3rJay

Discussion Starter · #19 · Mar 18, 2008

TrackStar1 said:
That doesnt help the sides. Sorry to see you went down though. Throw some Woodcraft case covers on there this time. Stronger, better looking and I would think cheaper than OEM's. Plus they have replacable sliders if you do go down.

How fast were you going?

Thanks for the support folks. It between 45 and 55 i'm pretty sure. It sucks cus I'm really hesitating on turns now... it's embarrassing

Any of my Long Island boys have any places they like to practice their leans?

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Hong3103

· #20 · Mar 18, 2008

Moto-R covers would do nice to cover up that gouge!

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