Bnason, please update yur drop count! <ducking>
Good opportunity to add a new Tupperware technique I'm trying. As most of ya know, I pretty much busted the lower cowl on STick during WeSTOC this year. Replaced the left side with her original part as the replacement (from Gunnar's Silver One is now in many pieces, some missing. The right side, though, was in three large pieces, all in hand. I cut some strips from a piece of sheet metal and pop-riveted the pieces back in to one before adding some JBWeld (JBWeld is yur friend), topped by Bondo and paint.
Also replaced the left mirror and turn signal.
Also added some sheet metal behind a couple busted tabs between the center fairings (both sides) and the lower cowl.
She's back on the road, a little more care worn but ready for another 20 or 30 K.
Oh, oh, oh!! Gotta add one. Many years ago (like 1972) I used to park my CB-500-4 on the porch of the rental house. Would run it up a ramp at the end of day and park'er longitudinally at the front edge, close to the hedge, on the center stand. Now, ya gotta know, Derek used to get frequent rides tho he was only 3 at the time. I must'a been home cause the bike was there. Anyhoo, he came out and climbed up on the bike. Don't know _how_
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but he dumped it over into the hedge.
Long story short, the bushes must'a cushioned the whole event, neither he nor the bike were damaged.
BAD, Daddy, BAD!!!!
I was more scared of Diana's reaction than any damage to the bike.
Ive lost count of the number of TOTs this bike has endured. 12 is a low estimate.