Ojref
Well-Known Member
I recently had an accident while riding the Max, first accident in the street for me ever since riding motorcycles in the street (20 years). Of all situations to cause the accident, Houston Police was too focused on a traffic citation to be bothered to check his distance during a lane change. His rear bumper briefly contacted my tire, caused a brief lockup and sent me flying. I was wearing all gear - helmet, gloves, mesh jacket and kevlar lined jeans. My personal injuries are relatively minor as to what they could have been would I had left any of my gear behind.
The bike's damage was limited to the lefthand side. My new FJR clutch master was spared by the FJR handle, only barely. The clutchline nut took some of the slide as well. Handlebars are bent. Mirror and signal lamps are messed up, however I have a parts bucket from my 2001 Max that has these items new from upgrading the other bike. The lower case cover has rash, and the stator cover is messed up. The left footpeg is missing, gearshift lever is bent to hell and back. Stock exhaust can is ground through the knurled lip on the end. Tank cover has some cosmetic scratches in the finish, likely from debris getting sprayed on it but fixable. The left ramscoop has grind on it, unfortunately they were overlaid in carbon fiber, appears to be a one-off that the previous owner had made. The paint/body shop that did it has an tag on the inside of the scoop, I'll call them to see if they would be willing to refinish the scoop.
As for the cop, he's being dealt with as we speak. The city has standardized settlement tables based on a number of variables, suffice it to say I'm not very happy but it will pay the doctors bills and will allow me to fix the motorcycle.
I would like to see if anybody in the community has some spares they would like to sell. I put out an ad in the classifieds, however I would like to re-iterate the list here.
1. Handlebars - stock or drag style would be fine.
2. Lower lefthand case cover and stator cover.
3. Lefthand footpeg, bracket and gearshifter.
4. Exhaust cans, whole system or if someone wants to part ways with a Dale Walker system this would be cool too.
5. Stock ramscoops, left and right sides.
Thanks, hopefully I can get back on the road soon.
The bike's damage was limited to the lefthand side. My new FJR clutch master was spared by the FJR handle, only barely. The clutchline nut took some of the slide as well. Handlebars are bent. Mirror and signal lamps are messed up, however I have a parts bucket from my 2001 Max that has these items new from upgrading the other bike. The lower case cover has rash, and the stator cover is messed up. The left footpeg is missing, gearshift lever is bent to hell and back. Stock exhaust can is ground through the knurled lip on the end. Tank cover has some cosmetic scratches in the finish, likely from debris getting sprayed on it but fixable. The left ramscoop has grind on it, unfortunately they were overlaid in carbon fiber, appears to be a one-off that the previous owner had made. The paint/body shop that did it has an tag on the inside of the scoop, I'll call them to see if they would be willing to refinish the scoop.
As for the cop, he's being dealt with as we speak. The city has standardized settlement tables based on a number of variables, suffice it to say I'm not very happy but it will pay the doctors bills and will allow me to fix the motorcycle.
I would like to see if anybody in the community has some spares they would like to sell. I put out an ad in the classifieds, however I would like to re-iterate the list here.
1. Handlebars - stock or drag style would be fine.
2. Lower lefthand case cover and stator cover.
3. Lefthand footpeg, bracket and gearshifter.
4. Exhaust cans, whole system or if someone wants to part ways with a Dale Walker system this would be cool too.
5. Stock ramscoops, left and right sides.
Thanks, hopefully I can get back on the road soon.