Hello gentlemen,
My new-to-me '09 Pearl Splash White Hayabusa is in need of several parts after an unfortunate fall over incident. I had it on its sidestand, warming up in front of my home on a very slight incline while I was putting on my riding gear when I hear a most dreadful ttthhhuunnnkk. Immediately knowing what must have occurred I ran out to find it lying on its left side, still running before finally dying. Needless to say, I was rather kerfuffled. For the past couple decades I've followed my warm up routine with other machines sans any such catastrophe. Fortunately, my brother had just arrived and helped me stand up the felled machine and we assessed the damage which is considerable. Both left side white and silver fairings along with the front cowl and turn signal (pod?) as well as the mirror, clutch lever, bar end, stator cover, muffler, and footrest require replacement.
After my stun subsided and upon closer scruitiny we concluded simple physics and the sidestand were key components in the mishap. The street is at an approximate 2-3% downhill grade and coupled with the considerable mass of a mobile quarter ton leaning on a sidestand that is pretty close to an 90 degree perpindicular plane, then adding the harmonic amplitude of a running motor and....voila! If only the sidestand had more of a forward pitch. Ahhh, but I digress:
The bike is fully insured though I'd rather take care of this out of pocket than file a claim as I have several other motorcycles on a multi-bike policy and shudder to think about the rate increase. I will not settle for anything aftermarket though used OEM is fine as long as it is absolutely pristine and blemish free. My kids have been busy web searching the list of parts through various OEM dealer sources and have come up with a figure somewhere north of $1100. If that's what its inevitably going to take then so be it, but then I thought about you wonderful folks and your collective endless resources - hence my post. Perhaps there's an OEM supplier or Suzuki agency/dealership offering discounts to forum members?
I thank you all most kindly in advance for your advice and input in steering me in the proper direction.
regards,
Jozef
My new-to-me '09 Pearl Splash White Hayabusa is in need of several parts after an unfortunate fall over incident. I had it on its sidestand, warming up in front of my home on a very slight incline while I was putting on my riding gear when I hear a most dreadful ttthhhuunnnkk. Immediately knowing what must have occurred I ran out to find it lying on its left side, still running before finally dying. Needless to say, I was rather kerfuffled. For the past couple decades I've followed my warm up routine with other machines sans any such catastrophe. Fortunately, my brother had just arrived and helped me stand up the felled machine and we assessed the damage which is considerable. Both left side white and silver fairings along with the front cowl and turn signal (pod?) as well as the mirror, clutch lever, bar end, stator cover, muffler, and footrest require replacement.
After my stun subsided and upon closer scruitiny we concluded simple physics and the sidestand were key components in the mishap. The street is at an approximate 2-3% downhill grade and coupled with the considerable mass of a mobile quarter ton leaning on a sidestand that is pretty close to an 90 degree perpindicular plane, then adding the harmonic amplitude of a running motor and....voila! If only the sidestand had more of a forward pitch. Ahhh, but I digress:
The bike is fully insured though I'd rather take care of this out of pocket than file a claim as I have several other motorcycles on a multi-bike policy and shudder to think about the rate increase. I will not settle for anything aftermarket though used OEM is fine as long as it is absolutely pristine and blemish free. My kids have been busy web searching the list of parts through various OEM dealer sources and have come up with a figure somewhere north of $1100. If that's what its inevitably going to take then so be it, but then I thought about you wonderful folks and your collective endless resources - hence my post. Perhaps there's an OEM supplier or Suzuki agency/dealership offering discounts to forum members?
I thank you all most kindly in advance for your advice and input in steering me in the proper direction.
regards,
Jozef
