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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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Bad news, bike slipped in the back of the truck, didn't have it strapped down good and cracked the front fender, chipped the tank, and scraped the tail. =( First bike, within 5 minutes having paid for it. Oh well, it is still fast as HELL above 6k. Already bought the battery tender for it =)

d'oh. Any pics?

Maybe next time you should invest in a chock to hold it in position...
 
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 04:06 PM
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haha i dropped it while lowering it out of a pickup. Scratched the custom paintjob. I just ended up fixing that myself last week.

i guess you shouldnt sit on a bike while unloading huh seems like its best to do standing on the left side?
 
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 04:08 PM
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yeah my unload went ok thank god, actually one of those "lifetime" brand tables worked awesome with me and the bike lowering down it for a 3ft wide unloading ramp.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 04:49 PM
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Default RE: Picking my bike up tomorrow, can it get wet in the back of a truck?

ORIGINAL: patman

Bad news, bike slipped in the back of the truck, didn't have it strapped down good and cracked the front fender, chipped the tank, and scraped the tail. =( First bike, within 5 minutes having paid for it. Oh well, it is still fast as HELL above 6k. Already bought the battery tender for it =)
We are gonna have to put a stickie up on how to correctly strap bikes down. If you do it right you can drive like a mad man and it won't go anywhere....the object is to set it up so that should the bike want to fall one way it will be pulling on a strap and if wants tofall the other way, again it is pulls on a strap, there by locking it in place.......don't rely on pure friction....otherwise you get tipped over bikes. Maybe one day when I load mine up I will take photos....
 
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 04:53 PM
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The guy i bought it from helped me load it up. You could rock the bike back and forth and the whole truck would move the bike didnt move an inch. Oh well i fixed the booboo and did a DIY so.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 06:34 PM
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Congrats on the new bike BTW. Sorry to hear about thedamagemisfortune.
 
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