Well, as embarrassing as it is to admit, I "gracefully" joined the ranks of tipping it over.
I was putting her away after a ride this afternoon. As I was making a right hand turn in to my parking space in the parking garage at my apartment complex - just the same as I've done for the past two weeks of ownership - this time I apparently (ahem!) was a little slower & sharper turning in and felt her start to go down.
It was all in slow motion. I didn't go down - the bike just sort of got placed down gently it seemed & the bike laid there with the engine shutting down on its own and the lights on. She looked like a child who had fallen down and wanted daddy to pick her back up.
After getting her back upright using the proper technique (was surprisingly easy) the only noticeable damage was some scuffing on the underside edge of the right wing.
My first thought was "I hope nobody saw me!"
Anyhow, I seem to remember seeing a post about how to "repair" such kind of damage but can't find it. If someone could point me in the right direction it would be appreciated. I know replacement is an option, but want to try a repair first to see how it would look.
I was putting her away after a ride this afternoon. As I was making a right hand turn in to my parking space in the parking garage at my apartment complex - just the same as I've done for the past two weeks of ownership - this time I apparently (ahem!) was a little slower & sharper turning in and felt her start to go down.
It was all in slow motion. I didn't go down - the bike just sort of got placed down gently it seemed & the bike laid there with the engine shutting down on its own and the lights on. She looked like a child who had fallen down and wanted daddy to pick her back up.
After getting her back upright using the proper technique (was surprisingly easy) the only noticeable damage was some scuffing on the underside edge of the right wing.
My first thought was "I hope nobody saw me!"
Anyhow, I seem to remember seeing a post about how to "repair" such kind of damage but can't find it. If someone could point me in the right direction it would be appreciated. I know replacement is an option, but want to try a repair first to see how it would look.