Repairing crash damage
 

So, out to the garage this morning to have a fresh look at the damage to the bike after yesterdays little prang and.....not as bad as I'd first thought.

I thought this split was a lot bigger than it actually turned out to be.

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Busted brake pedal and a lump missing from the fairing (I'll just dress the shape of the missing bit so it looks like it's meant to flow around the clutch cover)

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...shrepairs2.jpg

Took some wet and dry to the scuffed areas to flatten them prior to priming and rattle can spraying tomorrow.

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Used a soldering iron and some white zip ties to weld the splits up. It doesn't look pretty from the inside but it's solid.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...shrepairs5.jpg

Outside welds looked better once they'd been gone over lightly with a sanding disc.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...shrepairs6.jpg

Black marker pen put the colour back into the fairing bolt covers for now. I'll try and find another cover to replace this badly marked one though.

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Temporary repair to the rear brake pedal with a chrome allen bolt, two stainless flange nuts and a piece of black rubber fuel pipe.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...shrepairs7.jpg

Realised when I started trying to find a replacement indicator lens that the ones on my curvy aren't standard.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...shrepairs8.jpg

Took me a while to find a match but found a pair of identical indicators for a tenner from Busters. Was going to try and find just the lens but the complete pair was so cheap I just went for them. Hopefully they won't take too long to arrive.

So tomorrow it's off to my local motor spares place Marks Auto Accessories for a rattle can of blue. Mark can mix the paint there for me and while it's not a perfect match it's close enough until such time as I can afford a proper respray for the whole bike.

The only other thing I shall buy when I can afford it is one of these. They are a bit expensive I suppose, but this is the second time I've busted the brake pedal and one of these might save me from having to stump up for a replacement if I fall off again.

Re: Repairing crash damage
 

A Fixer-Peg is less than half that & you can transfer it to your next bike.
And the one after that!

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Good job with the tie wraps. At least the clutch cover survived it! :)

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Was just thinking that...

Whats your views on it?

Oh and that damage doesn't look to bad from here, fixing it up faster then I would.

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They're damn good clutch covers, well made, robust, and they don't leak. Expensive though....

I know but I do like both the look and the practicality of the fold back brake pedals.

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Took the fairing lowers off, filled the gouges and rubbed down with wet and dry.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...hrepairs10.jpg

Going to rub the rest of the panel back quickly now ready for a coat of primer.

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Good work, looks tidy so far. You got colour match rattle tin or just close as?

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The chap at my local auto spares shop has the spec sheet for mixing paints, including Suzuki's Grand Candy Blue. I've used a mix he's done for me before after my little altercation with a milk tanker about 18 months ago. It's not exactly the same but it is very close and good enough for me for now. I want to get the bike resprayed eventually anyway so this is a temporary(ish!) thing.

Now, a question! White spirit should be ok for degreasing the surface of the panels before I spray them shouldn't it?

Edit:
OK, going to answer my own question now. Consensus across the various fora to do with spraying and bodywork seems to be that white spirit leaves a residue so meths is what I've used after washing the panels down with Muc Off and clean water.

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Might I ask what indicators you bought?
I want a set for my curvy SV as the stock ones are;
a) Fuggly
b) broken where i keep hitting them on my door/house/gate/me

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They haven't arrived yet. I will probably fit them as the ones on the bike are a bit rusty inside so new ones might be a good idea.