rear ended by a tow truck. Looking for frame dimensions

[tirebiter]

All engine mounts seem ok. Ignition pickups cover needs to be replaced but it does not appear the the end of the crankshaft got bent. It ran ok at low RPM for a few hours on the way home, after the accident.

My main concern now is that the rear wheel does seem to be pointed towards the left. The bike always needed a bit of leaning to the left in order to go straight with my hands off the handlebar. I always attributed that to the 4 into 1 exhaust and all it's weight - not that it's all that heavy - is entirely on the right side of the bike. I have not studied the Factory Repair Manual yet to see if the rear axle can be aligned or not. Does anybody know ?


I'm thinking I may even be able to save the rear fender by doing some tin knocking to hammer it back into a reasonably close match to what it was.

The tow truck driver produced a long prybar and was able to pry the fender off of the tire. I don't see any marks whatsoever on the tire tread.

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[tatu]

The luggage rack took some of the hit. The two top frame tubes seem ok :

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The rack has shifted forwards, you can see where the tubes bolt onto the shock mounts have bent. That plus the rear fender acting like crumple zones might have saved more extensive/expensive damage.

[tirebiter]

Well the bike is back together and I was able to do a little highway miles to make sure it's OK. Discovered the front brake switch became damaged and the choke knob got bent somehow. Must have been my helmet ??? Turn signal/hi-Lo beam switch nub fell off on my way home after the accident. Was able to pull out the bent passenger foot rest/muffler support tubes enough to give clearance for the end of the rear axle. It rides ok, seems fine now.

Now it's just a matter of time before I'm back 100%. Alls well that ends well, I guess.