DAMM!!!!!!!! I laid my Busa down!

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I hate this Louisiana back roads... I was just pulling from a stop sign, making a left into a dark road when suddenly my rear tire was on sand. I felt the bike falling to my left so I put my left foot down and pushed; the bike came back up but this time it went to the right and there was nothing I could do but let my Busa go... It has a lot of cosmetic damage on every panel on the right side, from the front to the back... My front turn signal is cracked, the ram air cover panel on the right is cracked too.

Well, I guess I will have to redo my bike. Nothing happened to me thanks to gloves I was wearing.

Has anyone else done the same thing? If so, how much are we talking about to replace all the panels on the right? My right exhaust (stock) is also scratched to hell and the right turn signal lens is cracked, also my mirror.
 
What's the deal with everyone laying down their Busa? Are you a bunch of crapping riders, or a huge string of bad luck.? :) If it's the later, I don't want any of that luck.
 
Sorry to hear that you laid down your bike. I did the same thing about 3 months ago. Luckily for me nothing broken (on me or bike). Only scratches to the left side, that I had filled and sanded. Although it was an oppurtunity for me to get a custom paint job. I looked into buying new fairing when it first happened, and it was outrageous. I think it was something like $1200 for the left side, nose and front fender (no damage to the tail). If you know a good body shop they might be able to save the fairings. Actually the cheapest place I found (got a quote) was Maaco. Dont know if you have them where your at, but if you do give them a try.

Mr. Bear,

I dont believe that you could judge him as inexperienced just from that little information on his accident. I've been riding since 95 and it happened to me just a few months ago. Maybe to some of these guys who have been riding since Woodstock, that may not be alot, but I am a good rider. Anybody who rides knows that SH*T HAPPENS. And it shows your inexperience if you think your too good to bust your *** . Anyone at any experience level can take a spill. Dont let a few thousand miles go to your head!

Keep It On One Wheel!!!
 
Thanxs for all the feedback... I feel a lot better now that I know I'm not the only one out there... I don't take offense on anyone's comments. I guess from now on I'll know better about going into dark roads, I'll assume they are bad...

Thanks again to everyone.
 
Sorry to hear about your accident. Yes, I did pretty much the same thing in South Dakota somewhere last year. I was on my ST1100 late at night. Stopped at a stop sign and then pulled out to turn left. I didn't see the gravel in the intersection. The rear tire hit the patch of gravel and the next thing I knew, I was on my butt picking pieces of gravel out of my left arm.

Handly any damage to my ST as it has tip-over wings to protect it but I did lose my watch. Broke the band.

Be glad you didn't get hurt and get the bike fixed.

Joe Zulaski
 
I hear you GOGETA, didn't mean to sound like I was talking down to anybody. I went for 12 years & 60,000 miles without a get-off, only to wad again while pushing too hard. You're right, it can happen to anybody.

But his description was of a classic cross-up, where he lost the rear end under power and didn't get it back. My point is that a get-off like that hurts enough, emotionally if not physicdally, that the lesson sticks with you. The metal or plastic can be repaired or replaced. If you get off without injury, you got a cheap lesson. That's been my experience, in 20-odd years of riding. Everybody falls. The real riders get back up and go on.
 
Its good to hear that your alright.I'm getting back into bikes after a ten year absent.I'll probably do something like that but trying to be careful right now.
 
hi...... sorry to hear about ur accident ... i had a similar ordeal a while back, only thing mine involved a bus as well anyway i can only give u an estimated cost of the parts cos i paid for mine in Singapore dollars but i will try to convert the amount in US dollars for u .....

Leftside signal lites set(they sell by a set only) >>> us$30.60
leftside mirror >> us$58.60
clutch lever >> us$42.30

i suggest u goto a fibreglass specialist and get the plastics reconstructed as getting new ones will cost a bomb! And oh ... fyi the sticker(decals) for the fairings are about us$130 a pc!!!!


Terence
 
Man that SUCKS- at least plastic is cheaper than skin grafts. I wasted the entire right side of my '94 GSX-1100R in Japan, but I was able to find parts from a totaled bike to replace the broken bits (though these parts weren't even close to new condition). I know this- new fairing parts are pretty expensive. Mirrors and lenses are pretty cheap, though. Good luck getting the beast back in shape.
 
That sounds like an inexperience error, of the kind you get when you are in the 5,000-mile to 20,000-mile experience level.

You have to ascertain surface conditions all the time. When it is night, or the road is too much in shadow to allow you to see the surface, you have to assume the conditions are the worst, like there is sand, oil, ice, etc. that you can't see. Otherwise, sooner or later, you're gonna get bit. Welcome to the ranks of experienced road bikers. Pick her up, ride her home, and start on the repairs. That's what we do. Glad you weren't hurt. You won't ever make that mistake again.
 
Did the same thing on my Katana, but it was a pot hole full of sand. I thought I had her straight enough until the bike tired hit the hole sunk and jumped to the right. Happened so fast the only thing I could do was get my leg out of the way.

Sucks, but adds to your experience. glad your okay and the bike is still ridable.
 
Sorry to hear it, but glad it's just the bike's skin not yours. Anyway you probably won't be happy about plastic prices either, you might consider either tapeworks, repair/repainting, or new plastic. You're probably talking over a grand for new stuff.

Ride safe..
Martin
 
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