Tell everyone you were in a gun battle with an outlaw motorcycle gang. That sounds a lot better.

Really, do you want a garage queen? Sorry, you already tried that.

Go ride. You'll feel better.

 

1. Me removing cover from bag, forgets disc lock also in bag - which lands on exhaust tip.


2. ******** with wheelybag at airport coming between car and bike drags bag along my hard bag lid and latch despite me saying "mind my bike with that bag". He gets punched.


3. Narrow road approaching my house, tractor with trailer full of hay coming in opposite direction. I pull in to the side. not far enough. Fender of his trailer drags along the lid edge of my hard bag (now covered with Mustang covers), scratching the latch and tearing the cover. He gives me £20, once I've calmed down and stopped ranting.


**** happens.

 

Me putting my new handlebars on lean inner fairing out a little and while I have the bars in the vice pulling wires I hear crash fairing fall forward into the front fender and I even had a blanket on the fender. result 2 little dents in the fender. I get most of it out but can still see the marks.
At least i did it not some dumb *** that I would want to beat the **** out of.

 

shipping it back from Bremerhaven in 1974 to Bayonne NJ. Picked it up at the port and the gas tank was dented, mirrors twisted and rust starting on metal parts.
But the fun I had on it in Germany!

 

1st week with the new SG (2013) a hail storm came through and best the he'll out the fenders , while I was installing bars on the bike I dropped a turn signal on the front fender adding to the damage ,a lady backed into the bike at McDonald's she says the bike was not in her back up camera she didn't see it. After getting all that fixed I dropped the damn bike and scuffed the saddle bag. I ended up trading that bike for a new RK 1st day home my daughter's cat scratched the lid of the saddle bag, that is lucky it belongs to my baby girl.
**** happens and it sux but a ride well make it all better.

 

I bought my recent FLHTK used, so it came with some custom scratches! Seriously.. I bought it to ride, and as such it's gonna get scuffed, scratched and dented. Yes, they bother me just a bit, but then I think of the fun I have had, and will have!

 

My old bike is custom painted Black with candy apple dragon tail tip flames, gold underlay paint scheme, hand painted pin stripes around the flames. While insulating the garage door i had the ceiling fans on in the garage. Hit the fan blades with a piece of the 2 inch foam board snapped off one of the blades right over the old bike. Centered the middle of the tank and middle of the dragon tail flame straight down to the primer paint. Still havent gotton over it if it was the new SG i probably would have torn the garage down in a fit of rage.

Batman

 

Buy touch up paint and carry on. These machines we love are meant to be ridden. If we ride them, they will get damaged, but that is what they are for.

 

I try to keep her clean, but not one to spend more time worrying about how clean, and scratchless it is, then riding it. But, enjoy it for the reason you bought it, but if ya ride, it will get some kind of wear

 

LOL. I'm loving this thread. I'm not the only guy that stupidly damaged his brand new bike. Seems to be a pretty good sized club.

1. First longish ride. Came in to a parking spot on my right. Grabbed a little front brake. Bike went over on it's left side. Wife wasn't impressed. Worst part was that I was riding with a good friend that rides a Honda and the parking spot in question was right in front of the Honda dealer in Alexandria, LA. 4-5 Honda guys run out to help me pick up my brand new Harley.

2. First wash. Very carefully removed the saddlebags, sitting them on a towel on the concrete. Got the bike all washed and I'm walking over to wash the bags with the hose which has one of those "gun" type nozzles on the end. Slipped on an oily/soapy spot and busted my azz on the carport floor. Drop the hose and the metal nozzle hits dead on top of the left saddle bag lid. Gouged it up pretty good. Touch up paint did ok, but it's still very noticeable.

I'm apparently my own worst enemy.

Ride Safe

David