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Nice ride in the country gone bad....

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Well guys, had a huge local ride in the country today with alot of nice cars/bikes...

Took the gs550 out and was having a blast. Nice corners, good safe riders, beautiful 70+ defree weather.

Stopped in a town to regroup, and the day turned bad... Decided to gas up and while riding down main st, didn't see a collection of gravel and while braking, the front end slide out... Doing about 15-20 mph

Tore up my hands pretty good, but the gear saved me.. Still had road rash through my leather jacket. Helmet's got a gash on it and jeans got some tears..

Anyways, bike didn't fare as well. broke a both turn signals, ripped the guage cluster in half and bent the front end up bad.. The steering is messed up and i think the front end is tweaked... I'm trying to decide whether to repair or part out... Any opinions welcome.

Anyways, be safe out there guys... Always watch the road, and be careful.
 
brveagle said:
Well guys, had a huge local ride in the country today with alot of nice cars/bikes...

Took the gs550 out and was having a blast. Nice corners, good safe riders, beautiful 70+ defree weather.

Stopped in a town to regroup, and the day turned bad... Decided to gas up and while riding down main st, didn't see a collection of gravel and while braking, the front end slide out... Doing about 15-20 mph

Tore up my hands pretty good, but the gear saved me.. Still had road rash through my leather jacket. Helmet's got a gash on it and jeans got some tears..

Anyways, bike didn't fare as well. broke a both turn signals, ripped the guage cluster in half and bent the front end up bad.. The steering is messed up and i think the front end is tweaked... I'm trying to decide whether to repair or part out... Any opinions welcome.

Anyways, be safe out there guys... Always watch the road, and be careful.
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Get a donor bike and get it back on the road man. I am glad you made it out ok. Ride safe bud!
 
What's bent up on the front? I have two complete GS550 front ends here...

Your bike deserves to stay on the road. Get us pictures. We'll work from there.
 
Glad to hear that your OK:-D . I'd fix her. She'd be happier on the road than off. Matter of fact, I am leaning toward trying to repair my bike(See pics in my sig. block) But I'll need a fame 1st. Good luck.

Andy
 
Glad your injuries are minor! I'd listen to Nero and take pics and go from there. You might just be feeling extra-discouraged after this event. Keep your chin up and be glad it wasn't worse!
 
I have a '80 GS550e that my brother and I were going to rebuild, but I think we decided to attempt to build a drifter cart out of it. if you need parts, I may have them.
 
Glad your injuries were relatively minor. Heal well and get that sled back on the road!:-D
 
Stay well brother, you've got a whole winter ahead of you to rebuild that thing. Set your sights for next April and you'll stay on track.

Keep us posted
 
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