Forgot to put the stand on!

Moving the bike around at home, I got off but I hadn't put the stand on and had to lay it down. The left mirror seem to support the bike and the damage is a tiny mark on the left mirror, a micro scuff on the end of the clutch lever and the side of the gear shift. Worst of all is a 1 cm mark on the left hand edge of the tail. A real shame as the bike was immaculate and hadn't even seen a drop of rain! At least it was on the left side and not the right where the can might have got it. I was suprised I managed to lift it up on my own.

How do I tell if the clutch lever/gear selector is bent at all as I'm not sure what the clearances should be in the first place? Any ideas on how to tackle the tail scuff?

You have my commiserations, at least you did it in the privacy of your home mine was in a full petrol station. And did any one help ? did they heck, too busy laughing...

chris

[Stu]

if the clutch lever/gear selector don't look bent and they work fine best to leave as is. I laid my old bike down on the other side (was taking it off the centre stand with the side stand down which went on my foot and pushed the bike away from me). Anyway the brake lever was bent in a U but seemed not to be weakened if I left it like that. It was only trying to straighten it that it snapped off.

Can you Tcut the scuff out, or is it worse than that.
I guess a picture would help the guys give you proper advice.

Originally Posted by Vfr400

You have my commiserations, at least you did it in the privacy of your home mine was in a full petrol station. And did any one help ? did they heck, too busy laughing...

chris

Me too! And the place was full of Victory and Harley riders as well!

Originally Posted by Jdubya

Me too! And the place was full of Victory and Harley riders as well!

And me! Did a lap of the 440 mile Bike mag route, I was so tired 15 miles away from home I forgot to the stand, luckily it was dark and deserted.

[peterco]

Me, I all ways put my side stand when I get off,
and take care when taking it out of the garage.

pete

Originally Posted by stu369

if the clutch lever/gear selector don't look bent and they work fine best to leave as is. I laid my old bike down on the other side (was taking it off the centre stand with the side stand down which went on my foot and pushed the bike away from me). Anyway the brake lever was bent in a U but seemed not to be weakened if I left it like that. It was only trying to straighten it that it snapped off.

Can you Tcut the scuff out, or is it worse than that.
I guess a picture would help the guys give you proper advice.

I used Autosol on the lever and gear selector and they look a lot better - in fact I cleaned and polished the whole bike using so I'm not drawn to the flaws! You mentioned that you've got a side stand - I haven't. Is it standard? I'll get a picture of the scuff on the tail - I tried a colour magic chipstick but it was no good....