New CBR Dropped
#1
New CBR Dropped
About a week ago I got a brand new 2011 CBR250R and my first day out on it I dropped it =O Theres not any major damage, just some minor scratches and scrapes on the bike. What would be the best way to fix all of this.
P.S. I don't have a lot of money, so if the best way is costly I would need a cheap fix until I can fork up the dough.
Here are some pictures.
P.S. I don't have a lot of money, so if the best way is costly I would need a cheap fix until I can fork up the dough.
Here are some pictures.
Last edited by Tim Cahill; 03-26-2012 at 11:27 PM.
#2
Well, you could get some sandpaper and rattlepaint, but my advice is don't. It's gonna look even worse... That scratch on the side fairing could be covered with some sort of sticker, the front's a little trickier. Wierd to see a 250 cbr cause we don't have those here at all...
if you just "dropped it" then how'd you get scratches on both sides? Are the bars bent or anything else?
I'd say just leave it be, there's no cheap way to do it (or many other things) properly... A bodge spray job on a brand new bike is even more of an eyesore then those marks. You could replace the mirrors and barweights with some aftermarket bits and ask some local car painter what they'd want to do the fairing(s)
if you just "dropped it" then how'd you get scratches on both sides? Are the bars bent or anything else?
I'd say just leave it be, there's no cheap way to do it (or many other things) properly... A bodge spray job on a brand new bike is even more of an eyesore then those marks. You could replace the mirrors and barweights with some aftermarket bits and ask some local car painter what they'd want to do the fairing(s)
#5
Well, you could get some sandpaper and rattlepaint, but my advice is don't. It's gonna look even worse... That scratch on the side fairing could be covered with some sort of sticker, the front's a little trickier. Wierd to see a 250 cbr cause we don't have those here at all...
if you just "dropped it" then how'd you get scratches on both sides? Are the bars bent or anything else?
I'd say just leave it be, there's no cheap way to do it (or many other things) properly... A bodge spray job on a brand new bike is even more of an eyesore then those marks. You could replace the mirrors and barweights with some aftermarket bits and ask some local car painter what they'd want to do the fairing(s)
if you just "dropped it" then how'd you get scratches on both sides? Are the bars bent or anything else?
I'd say just leave it be, there's no cheap way to do it (or many other things) properly... A bodge spray job on a brand new bike is even more of an eyesore then those marks. You could replace the mirrors and barweights with some aftermarket bits and ask some local car painter what they'd want to do the fairing(s)
A lot of people aren't familiar with a 250 around here either, it must've just came around or something.
@Jank lol I think me dropping it is a sign I'm not ready for a 600 yet
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#9
^ exactly what he said. ^ No reason to repair them as -let`s face it- there may very well be the chance they are not the last ones... As for myself, I propably would have not bought a new bike for this exact reason, but at least it should me mechanically sound so unlike me with my first bikes, you will propably spend more time on it than beside it... hopefully