My first off

So here is all I had to do. I removed the shifter and did a lot of vise/vise grip/box wrench bending. Amazing how tough and resilient this lever really is but I'll feel a LOT better replacing it with the one from Missy. (Thank you!!!) I bent the kickstand back into shape at the switch end and the kicker peg. I replaced the entire frame slider with the shorter parts from one of the two kits it took to build this. I had to add washers to bring it out to the proper length as Tony had suggested. Then I used some polishing compound to buff out as much of the scrapes on her fairing as possible. She is all set and ready to ride once her wing is healed. The bike was MUCH easier to repair than she was! :( BTW, you can see the new decals I'd put on her bike this past Saturday as well. :D

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It's like magic! Almost all the damage is undone or unnoticeable. :D She's happy with it and I'll be happy once I replace the shift lever with a solid one. With her being a diabetic though, healing is a LOT slower so it could be a while before she is ready to ride again. :( Thank you ALL for the help, the kind words and the funny posts. She's a strong woman and this isn't going to get her down. She'll easily ride again, just not do U-Turns for a while which is OK. :Rockon:
 
MrsFZ1inNH said:
Okay, so I knew it would happen eventually. I went down this evening on my way home from work. It was a very slow off, yet happened SO quickly. I was doing a u-turn to get to our road. When I was about half way through the turn, I had to give it some gas. When I got on the throttle I hit the wet paint of the cross walk and the bike just flew out from under me. My shoulder slammed into the ground causing an AC separation. I'm in a sling for a short while and my bike needs some cosmetic work, but we'll both be okay. I'll post pictures in a couple days.

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Hi MrsFZ1inNH, I hope you and your bike with that nice paint job are ok. Ive been down a few times myself at slow speed on my 07 SV and some broken bones. I havent been riding much lately, its mid winter here and cold with day highs of 13c.
 
Best wishes and a speedy recovery and a return to the bike! I've had many off's, but not on the FZ-1... yet, anyway.

It's all a learning experience and you'll be a better rider after all is said and done. Just heal up, and the bike looks well taken care of. I'm sure you are in good hands as well. Thanks for sharing your experience so we can all learn and be reminded of what can happen!
 
Hi I'm sorry for your off
:pyou're now part of that first group of riders (those who have had an off versus those who have yet to have one off) where the first group has the most members. Hope the shoulder comes clear soon so you can hop back on the bike...get well (to both you and the bike)
 
FZ1inNH said:
It's like magic! Almost all the damage is undone or unnoticeable. :D She's happy with it and I'll be happy once I replace the shift lever with a solid one. With her being a diabetic though, healing is a LOT slower so it could be a while before she is ready to ride again. :( Thank you ALL for the help, the kind words and the funny posts. She's a strong woman and this isn't going to get her down. She'll easily ride again, just not do U-Turns for a while which is OK. :Rockon:
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Good luck you guys! Very cool to have a wife ride with you. Great job on getting the bike patched up and ready to go... Just more motivation for her to get better... Physical therapy worked great for me once my shoulder was healed enough... She seeing an Orthopedic specialist?
 
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Wish your shoulder a speedy recovery, the bike looks like its pulled through without a worry. Paint and manhole covers are so bad in the wet......
 
So sorry to hear this! At least it wasn't worse and you will be back riding again soon! I know the percs are cool at first but get old quick lol

Good luck and have fun milking it with Eric ;)
 
Hey Mich ...

Trade that bike in for a SV650 gurley bike! <evil grin> <presenting right shoulder for typical Michele salutation>

Sucks that happened ... most places here in the south have grit in the paint to prevent that from happening.

One of the reasons why I stuck with my bike, fully intended to go liter in a year or two after buying it. Rode an R1 and decided that there is such a thing as too much powah.

About a week after I tried that bike out, the owner highsided it on an intersection doing a right hand turn ... yup ... paint did it again.

My bike typically does a wiggle and recovers cause the rear wheel doesn't spin up so fast.

Currently looking for a DRZ400SM used this fall ... if I can't find one I like, will probably get one of these next spring ...

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LOL! Joe!

She has a bike ready to roll but she needs a shoulder ready. Being diabetic, she heals a lot slower than non-diabetics but today she is without the immobilizer sling for the first time. I'm hoping she is well into mending. No more good drugs, just 800 mg Ibu now.

When are you coming up this way again? Take care my friend!!
 
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Hey Mich ...

Trade that bike in for a SV650 gurley bike! <evil grin> <presenting right shoulder for typical Michele salutation>

Sucks that happened ... most places here in the south have grit in the paint to prevent that from happening.

One of the reasons why I stuck with my bike, fully intended to go liter in a year or two after buying it. Rode an R1 and decided that there is such a thing as too much powah.

About a week after I tried that bike out, the owner highsided it on an intersection doing a right hand turn ... yup ... paint did it again.

My bike typically does a wiggle and recovers cause the rear wheel doesn't spin up so fast.

Currently looking for a DRZ400SM used this fall ... if I can't find one I like, will probably get one of these next spring ...

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Hey Joe!, not looking to hijack Michele's thread but I wanted to say hello. I hope all has been going well with you and your family. How's the SV doing? Still tearing up the Cherohala Skyway? Take care. It's nice to see you in here again!
 
Actually have not ridden much this year.

Been spending almost every weekend working with a local grassroots organization cleaning up tornado damage from the EF4 we had in this area on April 27th. I have two chainsaws and more than a few years working in the woods when I lived in northern Maine.

The third day I worked in Apison, I cried driving home. The horror compared to the miracles made it easy for me to make the decision to give up bike riding for the summer and dedicate all my spare time helping these people.

The grassroots organization i work with has a Facebook page called "Open House Volunteers" and I have met an incredible bunch of people from all walks of life, different churches and just plain great people who like me are there every weekend doing what they can to recover from the devastation.

Since these people are locals, they know who really needs the help and who has the means to recover on their own.

We made the news recently by asking insurance companies who totalled houses for permission to recycle building materials to build houses for the uninsured and needy people. It was a win-win situation for all as it was less money for the insurance companies to demo the house and haul to the dump. I have seen groups of 200 church volunteers bustling doing whatever they can to collect salvageable materials. It raises the hair on your arms to see that much goodness from people that travel over 600 miles to help people they don't even know.

The Salvation Army and Samaritan's Purse provide incredible resources to us with Bobcats and backhoe rentals, chainsaws, gas, diesel, parts, food ... the list goes on and on.

We are planning to slow down chainsawing and landclearing by the end of September as most of the critical work is done and now focusing on building homes for these people.

Check them out on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Open-House-Volunteers/156418414425921

Not only have I donated my time but I have well over two grand in personal expenses given to this cause. Wife is a bit pizzed but I tell her since she is studying A&P college course, I will be a distraction to her studies. <evil grin> She claims that I love my chainsaws more than I love her! <shrugs>

Plan on starting to ride when the crisp fall weather comes along.
 
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This is the Joe I've known for years and years. He will give you the shirt off his back to help you if you're in need. Way to go Joe. You make us all proud!
 
@Eric

I am planning to fly up next spring to visit family and friends.

Been 4 years since I saw my grandkids which sucks cause all I get is two weeks vacation a year with this job. Wife has been up several times to see them already.

Most of my vacation time in the past few years has been dedicated to home repairs and I try to reserve at least 5 days to ride the mountains which as you all know is quality time off.
 
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