An expensive mistake
Tourer
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From: Chattanooga, TN
RE: An expensive mistake
Yep. \\; I was lucky....
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I went out in the shop one night and saw that the little lady had put a fork bag on her Sporty 883L. \\; I immediately called her out and told her to watch the bag as I sat on the bike and bounced it up and down on the front suspension. \\; I asked her if it was hitting her fender, and she just smiled and said THANKS. \\; The bag was removed that night.
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I went out in the shop one night and saw that the little lady had put a fork bag on her Sporty 883L. \\; I immediately called her out and told her to watch the bag as I sat on the bike and bounced it up and down on the front suspension. \\; I asked her if it was hitting her fender, and she just smiled and said THANKS. \\; The bag was removed that night.
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From: Orygun
RE: An expensive mistake
Thanks for posting this!
I was on the verge of doing the same thing with a tool pouch, now I know what to be aware of.
That's what I really like about this forum, for those of us that don't "know it all", we appreciate these informative threads.
Thanks again walkerinin!
Stay safe on your trip.
I was on the verge of doing the same thing with a tool pouch, now I know what to be aware of.
That's what I really like about this forum, for those of us that don't "know it all", we appreciate these informative threads.
Thanks again walkerinin!
Stay safe on your trip.
Cruiser
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From: Mulberry, FL
RE: An expensive mistake
Unfortunately, this wasn't posted about 6 months ago!! \\; I also have the same dent in my front fender. \\; Left the bag there (to cover my ignorance, I mean the dent), but \\;removed the tools. \\; \\;I am thinking about buying a custom painted set in the future so I will just ride on \\;for now. \\;
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From: South of Dallas Area, Texas
RE: An expensive mistake
My fork bag never has much more in it that glasses and gloves. I never thought about it hitting.
Think I will take a look. Thanks for the heads up.
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MikeM
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Think I will take a look. Thanks for the heads up.
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MikeM
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From: Southern Colorado
RE: An expensive mistake
ORIGINAL: UncleDon
you are telling us this because....??
you are telling us this because....??
UncleDon: \\;C'mon \\;man...give the guy a \\;break. \\; This is a problem thats happened often enough that people ought to know about it. \\; You're response is out of line so don't forget take your \\;dumb-**** pill this morning.
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From: SW Corner of NW Corner
RE: An expensive mistake
UncleDon. \\; Please stuff a sock in your mouth and go away
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From: AZ
RE: An expensive mistake
ORIGINAL: walkerinin
Crap! Day 6 of my East Coast trip. Doing a visual inspection this morning and I found a HUGE dent in my front fender. I had a tool pouch hanging there and all I can figure is that a big bump we hit (I remember a few) caused the tool bag to slam into the fender. I have moved the bag but it will be expensive to fix. If that is all I have to gripe about after 5 days and 1200 miles, then I am a lucky man indeed.
Crap! Day 6 of my East Coast trip. Doing a visual inspection this morning and I found a HUGE dent in my front fender. I had a tool pouch hanging there and all I can figure is that a big bump we hit (I remember a few) caused the tool bag to slam into the fender. I have moved the bag but it will be expensive to fix. If that is all I have to gripe about after 5 days and 1200 miles, then I am a lucky man indeed.
Well,thats not so minor,but glad the trip is going well! Have more fun and be careful.
