I fell down

[Tinus89]

That sucks! The damage could have been far worse...

So.... Exactly two days before you fell down, I fell down as well!

Busy with the Decent Tune Up (as the bike stalled every shift after the rebuild), I wanted to heat up the bike. I was distracted and while shifting 2nd to 3rd, suddenly there was a huge truck from the right. In shock, I applied the brakes way too fiercely (they are potent hey!) and put her down around 30kmh.

 

The aftermath (aside from a still very painful knee):

 

Left exhaust pushed in

Exhaust damage

Sprark plug guard, spark plug and cable damage

Indicator gone and some scratches on the windshield.

 

All in all, it could have been far worse!
 

[swooshdave]

Ouch, I hope you were wearing enough gear. Bike parts can be replaced but body parts are more difficult.

 

The turn signal lens is only $2 and an entire assembly is about $20 (well, I don't know how much they will be over there). I can't believe how much damage the head guard took.

[gstallons]

The feeling is worse than Erectile Distraction .

[swooshdave]

I got the foot pegs today. Any tips on getting the spring on?

 

 

 

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[Scud]

Grease the pin and start it into the peg. Then put the spring in place, use a small drift or screwdriver to press the spring in and align it to the pin while you tap the pin through.

[swooshdave]

I'm always hesitant to break out a hammer. But in this case it was the only way to push the pin past the spring.

 

If you're using these Monster pegs you'll want to use the Guzzi pin and spring. The pin is longer on the Monster.

 

I also had to lightly sand the pegs so it would rotate smoothly. That and a touch of white lithium grease. Now it works perfectly. I'm not disappointed with a little fettling for a $10 set!

 

 

Monster

 

 

Guzzi

 

I'll get to the other side later. Probably when I have the bike up on the lift to get the front wheel off.

 

 

 

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[footgoose]

Is there enough meat there to tap for threads and an acorn nut?  Also, it appears there is 3-4 mm more height on the monster peg?

 

 

 

mmmmmm..... three bond

[swooshdave]

There is definitely not enough meat on the end for anything. I'll get better pictures later. The size and shape is otherwise spot on.

 

 

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[luhbo]

I like the pix, how the story goes, and the wee lad

Keep it moving.

Hubert

[swooshdave]

 

This is a left and a right. You can see the ends are the only difference.

 

 

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[swooshdave]

 

 

Great. More bent parts. Did the cast aluminum piece bend or did the muffler bracket? Or both?

 

 

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[footgoose]

if yer talking about the offset difference, that is the way it's supposed to be. Right side is set out a bit for the bevel box and shaft.

[Scud]

The LH exhaust was on the ground, correct? If so, it may have nudged the whole assembly out of alignment a bit (but as footgoose noted, correct alignment is not symmetrical). You could loosen all the exhaust clamps and see if the exhaust wants to shift back to the left a little. You could also remove the bolts that attach the LH hanger to the frame tab - to see if they are still straight.

[swooshdave]

if yer talking about the offset difference, that is the way it's supposed to be. Right side is set out a bit for the bevel box and shaft.

Ok. The muffle mount was hitting the fender so I took it all off and pulled the footrest out. I should be good now.

 

 

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[swooshdave]

Dave, found one but it doesn't have a lens cover.

While this was actually a left/front or right/rear (note the drain hole) it will still work just fine. Thanks again BigBlock!

 

 

 

 

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