Repairing crash damage

[garynortheast]

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.



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)



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





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.



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



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.



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



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



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.

[punyXpress]

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

[DarrenSV650S]

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

[squirrel_hunter]

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

At least the clutch cover survived it!

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.

[garynortheast]

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

At least the clutch cover survived it!

Originally Posted by squirrel_hunter

Was just thinking that...

Whats your views on it?

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

Originally Posted by punyXpress

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

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

[garynortheast]

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



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

[Geodude]

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

[garynortheast]

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.

Originally Posted by garynortheast

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.

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

[garynortheast]

Originally Posted by collis

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

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.