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Old 28-11-06, 08:30 PM   #1
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Default Radiator repair.... yes... i crashed :(

Long story short, i fitted a new set of tires , and went for a ride , push it a little to much and lost the rear tire , the bike slided for 5m , hit the road protective rail's , and got stuck under it , witch caused the most damage

On side that the bike crashed(rigth side) the only damage was , R&G crash bung a couple of cm shorter, minor scratch on the exhaust and brake lever snapped !

From hitting under the rail(sp? , don't how they are called on the UK) , the bike got most of the damage , bent radiator but water tight , bent foot rest, shifting rod and lever , broken tail and 1 indicator , and a scratch on the engine cover !
I also noted a trace of blue liquid when i picked the bike up, it looked like radiator fluid , but on my ride back home(10 min stuck on 2 gear ) i dint notice anything strange


Most of this things are easy to fix , except the tail section that can be replace with a tail tidy , and the bent radiator that i don't know if it can be repaired ...

The rad is little bent , and its touching the engine , now my question is can it be fixed? or rad's are one of those things that need to be replaced , i have no idea how much they cost but i imagine they will be around 400€ or so ,that i dont have right now !



I also like to know if anyone has any tip's on how to straight the bent shift lever and foot rest , last time i tyred to straight the shift lever it snapped off, that aluminium is to weak !


R&R crash bung did is job flawless , a scratch on the exhaust and snapped break lever was all the damage i had from the slide , the other damage was from the bike trying to squeeze under the protective rail :/


Broken tail from hitting the rail:



And the before picture , my SV is gorgeous
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