So the story begins aug. 19th 2006 i was riding on I77 south near Canton OH. and i got a bad case of tankslap... I went into the median and regained control of the bike... No sooner that i got control of the bike did i hit a water runoff culvert and sent me ramping my bike and flipping in the median. I was knocked out because i hit my helmet on the top of the triple trees and and finally came to rest in the median- I was riding with my brother and my best friend-- they said i looked like a ragdoll--- i woke up in the hospital...... One year later i have made a complete recovery minus some scars----- here is some pics of the bike before and after-- comment- 'this forums upload style sucks--- just click on the links-


On the side of the highway
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...reckedbike.jpg


A week after the wreck-- picking it up from the impound lot
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...wreckedcbr.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...reckedcbr2.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...reckedcbr4.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...reckedcbr3.jpg

I Had to repair and paint all the plastic-- here is the new colors = ford racing orange and a suzuki car met. black
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...aintedside.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...2004/front.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...04/newtank.jpg


all together now-- minus a windscreen and stickers, what do you think? ill post more later---
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1.../shopbike2.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...almostdone.jpg




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Welcome back and glad to hear that made a full recovery.
Looks like the bike took a lil beating but you did some nice work on it.
Did you do all the work yourself?

Do you know what caused the tank slap?

Again, glad to hear you're ok.

 

Welcome back! Glad to see you and your bike are getting back into it! Be safe!

 

Thanks alot guys- all the work was done by me, i do auto body work for a living so i figured i would do the plastic and paint myself--- turned out fantastic---- thanks for looking guys,,,,,,,,,,, as for the tankslap---- i have no idea the road has bad grooves in it where it happened but i cant be for sure

 

I jsut recently crashed my bike as well.. I just joined up herer to see if I can find people who paint fairings.. Ill upload some pics.. I got really lucky and only broke 3 ribs.

P.s I have a 99 F4

 

hey its good to hear your still breathing---- in all honesty painting can be done by anyone-- the hardest thing about it is the equipment you have to buy----- youll have to have a paint gun--- i prefer a gravity feed HVLP gun---- easy to use and doesn't take alot of paint---- a good compressor and some willpower---- i paint single engine cessna aircraft for a living so painting the bike was a breeze----- anything else just ask