MY fIRST sCrATCH
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Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Joliet, Illinois
Not me. I sell automotive paint. I plan on laying some custom paint on my bike this winter. I'm thinking of getting a second set of tins so I can change paint jobs on a regular basis. Someone put a small dent in my tank somehow. It bugs the heck out of my buddy every time he sees it. I tell him - no biggie, a little filler and sanding when I shoot the new paint, you'll never know it was there.
I'll probably use scratch resistant/self healing clear when I shoot it.
I'll probably use scratch resistant/self healing clear when I shoot it.
Tourer
Joined: Dec 2007
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I have more than a few "battle scars". Don't mind em' so much now. But it is funny since I also enter bike shows (and do quite well usually), the thing that pisses me off is when a judge or someone points them out. I just laugh and let them know that its my daily rider too, not a trailer queen I bring to show off, or wrote a check for someone else to do the work.
I wish RIDE-IN-BIKE SHOWS would be just THAT, a bike that you RODE in, not on a trailer either.
I don't mind loosing to trailer queens now. I realize they are the ones that are really loosing out on actually riding something that was meant to do just that.
I wish RIDE-IN-BIKE SHOWS would be just THAT, a bike that you RODE in, not on a trailer either.
I don't mind loosing to trailer queens now. I realize they are the ones that are really loosing out on actually riding something that was meant to do just that.
Tourer
Joined: May 2008
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From: Columbus, Ohio
I heard of a guy who after buying a real nice new car, hit the door with a ball pean hammer. "There, now I won't have the stress of it getting scratched...."
Thought he was nut at the time.
Wait a week and if it still bugs you, get it fixed. If not, ride on.... :-)
Thought he was nut at the time.
Wait a week and if it still bugs you, get it fixed. If not, ride on.... :-)
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Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Palm Harbor fl.
depending on the scratch you can lessen the severity with some touchup paint. I have some heavy nicks on my fender from the previous owner (under the sissy bar side plate). I filled them in with touch up and while they still can be seen they are much less noticable. scratching sux. it happens.
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Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Northwest
Anybody remember Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In? .... the guy on the tricycle....
imcworth - point is, yeah it sucks at the time, but it can be fixed if/when you want to.
Last edited by archergodwin; Nov 11, 2008 at 08:48 AM.
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: eastern CT, USA
2 scratches ? Heck , that's nothing. My wife took off on her new '08 SuperGlide a few weeks ago without securing the saddle bag buckles on one side.
Well, check this out. After only a few miles, it looks like someone did a little sandblasting.
She's doing better. I see her once a week in the place that takes away your belts & shoelaces.
Well, check this out. After only a few miles, it looks like someone did a little sandblasting.
She's doing better. I see her once a week in the place that takes away your belts & shoelaces.
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Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Warren,MI
Mine hasn't looked the same since I got it out from under that Chevy.
Nothing a little Bed Liner paint won't fix.
Nothing a little Bed Liner paint won't fix.
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