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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 09:54 PM
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Man did I mess up today. I was putting a antena in
the fairing of my SG, got the fairing loose and let it
slip. Fell on top of the fender, put two scratches and
a dent in it. Guess I under estimated the weight of
the thing with the headlight assymbley in, and didn't
have a good grip. Talk about a sick feeling, I hate
doing stupid stuff like that.
 
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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Sorry to here thatth, ey do scratch easy. One or two small ones on mine as well.
 
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 10:00 PM
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It's a sick feeling when accidents like that happen.
For that reason I place towels around,under,over the bike to help protect it when I'm wrenching.
 
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 10:13 PM
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amazing how many dents you find on EG fenders......sorry to hear about the dent,but at least she's broke in now...
 
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 10:17 PM
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I feel for ya brother...............
 
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 10:18 PM
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I knew there was a practical reason I switched to a composite fender!
 
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 12:32 AM
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Just think she is now christened...

Here is a tip for next time, I am too cheap to buy fender protectors so I went to my neighborhood Harbor Freight and purchased a bunch of their 3.99 packing quilts. They are great, slide in through the forks, cover the tank, etc. Best of all, they are cheap.
 
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 12:39 AM
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Where did you get the fender. I really like the way it looks.
 
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 12:40 AM
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I would have shed a tear.....................actually I did for you!
 
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 01:11 AM
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Sorry to hear about the scratches......it happens.....I got a couple on my 06 SG........oh well

BUT, I added the SE passing lamps;therefore,, when I installed my Hogtunes, the loose fairing just rested on the passing lights,and I never had to fully take it off.....YEA PASSING LAMPS i guess
 
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