First highway run
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03-01-2012 | 11:31 PM
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First highway run
Tonight I took my first highway run 
15 miles... 13 miles of street back
About 5 miles into the ride I felt something hit the bottom of my right foot! I figured I ran over a patch of blown tire, I adjusted speed and checked my front brake as I was worried that something may have hit it in the process or that the brake itself may have come loose. Everything checked out so I continued my ride, a bit more cautious however. I reached my exit and pulled off the road as soon as I had the chance and did a walk around of my bike.
Turns out my right fairing blew completely off!!! PO did not have a complete bolt set for the fairing kit so I've made due with what I had, never realizing something like this could happen. My right frame slider also came off as it wasn't fastened onto the frame but rather wedged into the hole cut out of the fairing for it. The hole in the fram that would normally be used to mount the fairing is too big and I haven't found a nut that fits the hole and holds the fairing bolt.
I'm extremely grateful that nothing bad came of this experience, things could have easily gotten very bad, very quickly! I'm praying that the debris left doesn't harm any unsuspecting motorist as well.
Aside from the missing fairing the ride was smooth, and lots of fun
15 miles... 13 miles of street back
About 5 miles into the ride I felt something hit the bottom of my right foot! I figured I ran over a patch of blown tire, I adjusted speed and checked my front brake as I was worried that something may have hit it in the process or that the brake itself may have come loose. Everything checked out so I continued my ride, a bit more cautious however. I reached my exit and pulled off the road as soon as I had the chance and did a walk around of my bike.
Turns out my right fairing blew completely off!!! PO did not have a complete bolt set for the fairing kit so I've made due with what I had, never realizing something like this could happen. My right frame slider also came off as it wasn't fastened onto the frame but rather wedged into the hole cut out of the fairing for it. The hole in the fram that would normally be used to mount the fairing is too big and I haven't found a nut that fits the hole and holds the fairing bolt.
I'm extremely grateful that nothing bad came of this experience, things could have easily gotten very bad, very quickly! I'm praying that the debris left doesn't harm any unsuspecting motorist as well.
Aside from the missing fairing the ride was smooth, and lots of fun
#3
03-02-2012 | 11:19 AM
Tonight I took my first highway run
15 miles... 13 miles of street back
About 5 miles into the ride I felt something hit the bottom of my right foot! I figured I ran over a patch of blown tire, I adjusted speed and checked my front brake as I was worried that something may have hit it in the process or that the brake itself may have come loose. Everything checked out so I continued my ride, a bit more cautious however. I reached my exit and pulled off the road as soon as I had the chance and did a walk around of my bike.
Turns out my right fairing blew completely off!!! PO did not have a complete bolt set for the fairing kit so I've made due with what I had, never realizing something like this could happen. My right frame slider also came off as it wasn't fastened onto the frame but rather wedged into the hole cut out of the fairing for it. The hole in the fram that would normally be used to mount the fairing is too big and I haven't found a nut that fits the hole and holds the fairing bolt.
I'm extremely grateful that nothing bad came of this experience, things could have easily gotten very bad, very quickly! I'm praying that the debris left doesn't harm any unsuspecting motorist as well.
Aside from the missing fairing the ride was smooth, and lots of fun
15 miles... 13 miles of street back
About 5 miles into the ride I felt something hit the bottom of my right foot! I figured I ran over a patch of blown tire, I adjusted speed and checked my front brake as I was worried that something may have hit it in the process or that the brake itself may have come loose. Everything checked out so I continued my ride, a bit more cautious however. I reached my exit and pulled off the road as soon as I had the chance and did a walk around of my bike.
Turns out my right fairing blew completely off!!! PO did not have a complete bolt set for the fairing kit so I've made due with what I had, never realizing something like this could happen. My right frame slider also came off as it wasn't fastened onto the frame but rather wedged into the hole cut out of the fairing for it. The hole in the fram that would normally be used to mount the fairing is too big and I haven't found a nut that fits the hole and holds the fairing bolt.
I'm extremely grateful that nothing bad came of this experience, things could have easily gotten very bad, very quickly! I'm praying that the debris left doesn't harm any unsuspecting motorist as well.
Aside from the missing fairing the ride was smooth, and lots of fun
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03-02-2012 | 12:20 PM
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