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Posted:  27 Sep 2007 00:31	[?]
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So it finally went down after 8 months on my first bike. laugh laugh it happens...lol... Well i got a question- There is a golf ball size dent on the right side of the gas tank/frame (just past the begining of were the frame come to the fork mount)...Do you think this will be a probably? It still runs no leaks. I cleaned up the little slide mark (no rust).

Posted:  27 Sep 2007 12:42	[?]
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So anyone have any idea's on weather the tank should be fine?

Posted:  27 Sep 2007 12:42	[?]
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a bit of filler and a local repaint will do the trick... sh.. happens

Posted:  27 Sep 2007 23:56	[?]
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thats what you get for having a buell on the golf course!

Posted:  28 Sep 2007 19:39	[?]
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Or just get the Carbon fiber frame covers, or frame pucks and cover it......just another excuse to spend money on your bike

Posted:  29 Sep 2007 08:51	[?]
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How much should one worry about a dent in the frame/tank? is there any preventative measures that could be taken, besides the frame covers, to protect from rust? or is rust really even something to worry about?

Posted:  29 Sep 2007 10:29	[?]
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frame is aluminum, so rust shouldn't be an issue... some paint to cover is up wouldn't hurt, though

Posted:  29 Sep 2007 20:01	[?]
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thanks ... i figured such but i just got my first bike so i dont know to much yet...

Posted:  01 Oct 2007 02:27	[?]
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i am actually polishing the whole frame, swingarm, and triple stack, plus a little of the extra pices.. I appricate all the good impute..if i can i will try to upload pic

Posted:  01 Oct 2007 18:52	[?]
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since the frame is the tank does that make it easier to get a salvage title?

Posted:  04 Oct 2007 03:47	[?]
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lol wow... I feel your pain... I dropped my bike trying to catch my stupid cell phone that was falling out of my pocket.... luckily the only scratches it had was on the mirror.

Posted:  05 Nov 2007 03:30	[?]
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i feel your pain too.  ive had my xb9r since august and dropped it twice.    the first time was at a gas station when i went to flip my face shield down and the bike started to lean and didnt stop till it hit the ground.  that was the day after i got it.  broke that little piece that sticks out from the rider footpeg but didnt break the peg, bent the brake lever but it still works so i left it.  the second time was a couple days ago when a guy in a pickup truck in front of me had his left blinker on and started to turn left so i started to go around him to the right and he decided he didnt want to turn anymore and cut back right.  i swerved into the grass and the bike slid out and went down.  this time the peg broke and the brake lever bent to the point where it stuck when i pulled it in.  i bent it back and it works fine now and swapped the back peg with the broken front and went to the dealer and got a replacement peg and turn signal cover.  (it broke off too, but the signal still worked, i just put some elec. tape on it to hold it up till i got a new one.)  im gonna get aftermarket clutch and brake levers to replace the bent one.  as for your dented frame, i would find out if the warranty would cover it, but not likely cuz it didnt result form a mechanical problem.  but its worth a shot.

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