INTIMIDA2OR
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posted October 12, 2009 10:14 PM
When you clip a construction cone...
This happens 
I was heading home at last night on the street when I took off at a light and hiding just ahead in the total darkness was a construction cone laying across the entire lane. I swerved and clipped the freakin cone at 60mph . I heard a loud CRACK and thought shit that's gonna leave a mark . But then I got home and saw most of the lower fairing smashed off! Geez my poor Red bike 
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posted October 12, 2009 10:20 PM
The positive side at least you stayed up and its a relatively cheap piece. I've passed in the daylight some big chunks of wood etc. its kind of scary to think about.
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posted October 12, 2009 10:42 PM
Oh yeah could have been much worst .Lately there's been a lot of big trash in the roads in Socal. The other day there was a ladder in just about the same place the cone was . If I were to hit that my bike gets totaled for a 5th time lol!
Just sucks that I get my bike back on the road for less than 2 months and bam there goes a freshly painted part!
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posted October 13, 2009 02:32 AM
That sucks INTIMIDA2OR! At least you kept it on 2 wheels... This is one of the main reasons why I try not to ride at night
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posted October 13, 2009 03:13 AM
Glad to hear you didn't total it AGAIN! Man you got some kinda luck...
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posted October 13, 2009 03:46 AM
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The positive side at least you stayed up and its a relatively cheap piece. I've passed in the daylight some big chunks of wood etc. its kind of scary to think about.
+1 on that one......glad to still have body parts....
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posted October 13, 2009 05:38 AM
sorry to see that 14 in that shape,but good job keepn in up on two wheels
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posted October 13, 2009 06:02 AM
Bike is easy to fix at least you did not go down!
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posted October 13, 2009 07:53 AM
I know the feeling I broke the bracket for the rear brake peg when I hit one on the way back from Vegas with 400 miles to go.
As "they" say it could always be worst, glad it wasn't worst.
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posted October 13, 2009 08:52 AM
I know the feeling- just another thing to deal with when you've just had enough lately.
If it's just the lower it could have been worst I guess. Riding at night has it's many risks...
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posted October 13, 2009 09:29 AM
I hit a cone at the drag strip and did the same thing ..I think the replacement panel was 71.00 bucks ..
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posted October 13, 2009 09:44 AM
yikes..... could have been a lot worse though.
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posted October 13, 2009 10:05 AM
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yikes..... could have been a lot worse though.
Just like some of the bikes in that recent crash thread...
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posted October 13, 2009 11:06 AM
Damn Smokin......talk about gettin out of the groove.
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted October 13, 2009 11:25 AM
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yikes..... could have been a lot worse though.
Just like some of the bikes in that recent crash thread...
Yeah that's right ! I'll take this damage any day vs. Anything in that thread! 
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posted October 13, 2009 01:36 PM
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Damn Smokin......talk about gettin out of the groove.
lol ... I was in a wheely heading for the center line , i didn't want to let off sooooooooooo i ended up taking out the 330 cone ..lol.. Hey shit happens ... 
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posted October 13, 2009 06:17 PM
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Damn Smokin......talk about gettin out of the groove.
lol ... I was in a wheely heading for the center line , i didn't want to let off sooooooooooo i ended up taking out the 330 cone ..lol.. Hey shit happens ...
Those are the the words... Shit happens! No shit!
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posted November 12, 2009 12:31 PM
 Edited By: INTIMIDA2OR on 12 Nov 2009 20:35
She's all fixed and looks better than new again
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posted November 12, 2009 12:49 PM
Also I would like to thank one of my best friends for helping me out on this one.
Thankyou Chuck (aka Flame On) ! I couldn't make it down to the painter to get the color matched and without Chuck's help
letting the painter see his red 14 for the color match , I might still have a smashed lower fairing!
Thanks a million dood ! 
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posted November 12, 2009 02:03 PM
I remember a couple years ago when DaveO hit one of the small plastic cones at Maxton around 210mph, not only did it shatter his plastic but it flattened two primary tubes on his headers.
Glad you didn't go down and the bike's already fixed.
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posted November 12, 2009 02:13 PM
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I remember a couple years ago when DaveO hit one of the small plastic cones at Maxton around 210mph, not only did it shatter his plastic but it flattened two primary tubes on his headers.
Glad you didn't go down and the bike's already fixed.
Dan
You wouldn't think a cone would do extensive damage lol!
But I guess when you factor in speed then all bets are off.
Just like in space astronauts are vulnerable to tiny debris even water droplets if they are traveling supersonic or faster
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posted November 12, 2009 06:01 PM
That sucks bro!! Atleast you didnt go down and get hurt...gotta look at the good side of things...
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posted November 12, 2009 06:19 PM
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The positive side at least you stayed up and its a relatively cheap piece. I've passed in the daylight some big chunks of wood etc. its kind of scary to think about.
hahahaha reminds me of that dude sometime ago that hit a piece of cement at night and broke his front rim. He had a yellow photochopped 14 with all the mods. (it turned out he never even had a bike and got flamed here) anybody remember????
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posted November 12, 2009 07:21 PM
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Also I would like to thank one of my best friends for helping me out on this one.
Thankyou Chuck (aka Flame On) ! I couldn't make it down to the painter to get the color matched and without Chuck's help
letting the painter see his red 14 for the color match , I might still have a smashed lower fairing!
Thanks a million dood !
Your welcome Lee looks like a perfect color match
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted November 12, 2009 08:25 PM
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Also I would like to thank one of my best friends for helping me out on this one.
Thankyou Chuck (aka Flame On) ! I couldn't make it down to the painter to get the color matched and without Chuck's help
letting the painter see his red 14 for the color match , I might still have a smashed lower fairing!
Thanks a million dood !
Your welcome Lee looks like a perfect color match
Oh yeah it's a perfect match ! I just hope it stays that way so I can enjoy her looks for years to come lol!
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