Busa down

Wheeled it out of the garage and then lent it on the side stand.

Well, I would have done if the stand hadn't folded up at some point on
the 10-foot journey. It's a sickening feeling as the bike falls away.

At least the towbar of the Gypmobile wasn't damaged where the bike hit it.

 

Oh bugger. Clumsy ****.

 

That's just what T said.

 

Horrible feeling & **** all you can do....

--


Nige,

'Candygram for Mongo'

R1

 

Aww, shit.

I can recall when I dropped my TL in roughly similar circumstances -
I had pulled it upright and was kneeling beside it to check the oil
level and it just rolled forward over the garage threshold. The
sidestand folded and it toppled away from me. Never mind, though, the
rough brickwork behind the garage door frame caught the tank and broke
its fall. Sort of.

 

Or just buy a set of 4-pots.

 

I've had an Italian bike for 15 years so I always assume the stand has
flicked up anyway.

I've had a few comedy/terrifying moments at the first left hander on
other bikes, mind.

 

It's even more sickening when the side stand *doesn't* flick up and you try
wheeling the bike onto a bike lift.

I was about to start servicing my pal's SV 650 last weekend and he ran it
onto the lift when my back was turned. The side stand hit the "ramp" and
tipped the bike away from him and it fell smack bang onto the cylinder head
of my compressor.

Thankfully, compressor cylinder heads are tougher than SV fuel tanks. He was
not a happy chappy, but at least the service went well and the bike's
running well and very smoothly again.

By **** can he go through chains and sprox though.

 

Mine doesn't so I haven't. That said, I rarely walk it out lefthanded so
I'd normally spot it.

Damage is scratches or scuffs to:
Screen
Upper fairing
Lower fairing
Mirror housing
Mirror extender plate
Crankcases
Silencer

and the new main bracket that I put on about 3 weeks ago is bent and the
mirror rubber is split

Could be worse; new main bracket and screen and some touch up should see
me right

The latest PB has an article on caliper rebuilds and suggested using a
brass wheel on a Dremmel to clear the seats for the seals; something I'd
not seen before.

Anyway, let me know when you're ordering as I'll probably have a set
too. If I'm changing the hoses and the pads I might as well do the
calipers too.

 

That's what I did on both Tigs & the SV recently. The 14 year old seals
in RatTig were fine, no sign of any damage or wear, so I stuck 'em back
in again. Would've done the same with the SV if it was my bike.

They were all binding badly beforehand, & perfect after, so I wouldn't
hesitate to re-use the seals if they look ok.

 

did you ever ride my R65LS? The center stand would ground out, making
the whole shebang vibrate, and this made the side stand fall down, and
then that'd ground out, and - hey - why's my rear wheel not on the
ground any more?

I remember being on a BOTAFOT, overtaking that bloke Sean on his
CBR600 on a bend, and the whole feeling was that I went around the
corner mostly on the front wheel with the rear just skipping over the
tarmac. Great bike. Do you still have it? I still have the V5 (I
think).

 

I might agree if seals were sensible money, but they're not, they're
fucking insane money. If it was something wrong with the seals that
caused the binding, then yeah, replace them. But im(limited)e it's the
corrosion in the grooves forcing the seal against the piston that
causes the problem, & the seals themselves will be fine unless the
pistons are pitted enough to damage them.

 

Emailed

 

Been doing that for years.

 

Give me a feckin' chance to get home, grab a cuppa and catch up on
stuff!

Emailed.

 

I never bothered replacing the dust seals on mine when this happened
having read on a forum somehwere that you could survive without them.
Not saying this is a good policy but I had the bike for another 4
years without any apparent ill effects. Still had to de-stick the
pistons at least once a year though.

As an aside, the Hayabusa 6 pots are (hilariously) seen as an upgrade
for Sprint owners.

 

any recommended local paint toucher-uppers?

Tim at Motovation recommended a mob in Stroud

 

I put a home made 'omega' link in place of the straight link on my
Guzzi Quota to clear the bolt head that otherwise turns it into a
suicide-stand. The V11 side stand is a conventional over-centre jobbie
anyway.

 

I believe
http://www.delsmotorcyclesandtyres.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=158
is Champ's painter of choice.

 

On 05/07/2010 17:59, Gyp wrote:

Yes I did this on the last set of calipers I rebuilt - admittedly they
were SO cast iron cage ones though. It worked a treat.

At the weekend I farted around adjusting the rear (drum) brakes on an
even Shitier Old car. I had the usual problem of levering the drums off
'cos there was a lip at the edge. A few seconds with a die grinder and
they were as good as new - why didn't I think of that before?