northernrider
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New Canuck member here. I just purchase a 2005 R3. I drove 14 hours round trip to pick it up.
Unfortunately I had a little mishap unloading the bike. You can't see it in the picture, but I had a wheel chock ratchet strapped to the front of the truck box. Unbeknownst to me while I was trying to unload the bike the front tire had jammed itself into the wheel chock. By the time I noticed the back tire was on the ramp and the front bar of the chock was under the tip of the front fender. I did manage to dislodge the chock, but that led to a small series of events that concluded with the bike as you see it in the picture.
Luckily the only damage was a broken foot peg on the left. not even a scratch anywhere else.
This is my first cruiser style bike. I've had it for a week and have put on over 1500 km. It would have been more, but I had to go back to work.
It's quite different from my other bikes (2015 GSX-S750 and 2003 DR650SE). I'm amazed at how easy it corners with all this weight. Finding my lines in tighter corners is different though, and going to take some getting use to. I find that I'm also constantly trying to find the foot pegs in the wrong spot when I leave from a stop.
I'm the third owner of this bike.
I'm thinking that the first owner must have been a huge guy. The bike has a Corbin seat that luckily has a backrest that fits behind the driver as well (I'm guessing it must be a tall seat or custom made to sit further back). I've had to cut a 2" foam kneeling pad and tie wrap it to the backrest to get my legs in a comfortable position on the pegs. I'll have to try to find a stock height seat to see how it fits me. I might give Corbin a call and see how much it would cost to get the seat reworked to fit me.
I tried to roll the handlebars back a bit as they are also a bit far out, but the clamp bolts are so tight that I'm afraid of breaking them. I suspect that maybe red Loctite might have been used. Unfortunately I've had no luck getting in touch with the original owner. The only way I know of releasing red Loctite is with heat. It takes about 500* to get it to melt but I'm afraid of damaging the chrome on the clamps and the bars. I might end up having to break the bolts, remove the top triple and drill out the bolts enough to heat them from the inside. As soon as the Loctite starts to melt, remove the bolt with an easy out. Quite the job just to roll the handlebars back a couple of inches.
In case you're wondering, I'm 5'10" with a 32" inseam. I can still flat foot it on the bike, but just barely.
Well, it's getting late here and so time for me to sign off.
Best regards all,
Clinton
Unfortunately I had a little mishap unloading the bike. You can't see it in the picture, but I had a wheel chock ratchet strapped to the front of the truck box. Unbeknownst to me while I was trying to unload the bike the front tire had jammed itself into the wheel chock. By the time I noticed the back tire was on the ramp and the front bar of the chock was under the tip of the front fender. I did manage to dislodge the chock, but that led to a small series of events that concluded with the bike as you see it in the picture.
Luckily the only damage was a broken foot peg on the left. not even a scratch anywhere else.
This is my first cruiser style bike. I've had it for a week and have put on over 1500 km. It would have been more, but I had to go back to work.
It's quite different from my other bikes (2015 GSX-S750 and 2003 DR650SE). I'm amazed at how easy it corners with all this weight. Finding my lines in tighter corners is different though, and going to take some getting use to. I find that I'm also constantly trying to find the foot pegs in the wrong spot when I leave from a stop.
I'm the third owner of this bike.
I'm thinking that the first owner must have been a huge guy. The bike has a Corbin seat that luckily has a backrest that fits behind the driver as well (I'm guessing it must be a tall seat or custom made to sit further back). I've had to cut a 2" foam kneeling pad and tie wrap it to the backrest to get my legs in a comfortable position on the pegs. I'll have to try to find a stock height seat to see how it fits me. I might give Corbin a call and see how much it would cost to get the seat reworked to fit me.
I tried to roll the handlebars back a bit as they are also a bit far out, but the clamp bolts are so tight that I'm afraid of breaking them. I suspect that maybe red Loctite might have been used. Unfortunately I've had no luck getting in touch with the original owner. The only way I know of releasing red Loctite is with heat. It takes about 500* to get it to melt but I'm afraid of damaging the chrome on the clamps and the bars. I might end up having to break the bolts, remove the top triple and drill out the bolts enough to heat them from the inside. As soon as the Loctite starts to melt, remove the bolt with an easy out. Quite the job just to roll the handlebars back a couple of inches.
In case you're wondering, I'm 5'10" with a 32" inseam. I can still flat foot it on the bike, but just barely.
Well, it's getting late here and so time for me to sign off.
Best regards all,
Clinton
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Sorry to hear about your mishap, and glad you weren't under her, but you know every bike I've owned has gone over once (only once too!!!)... even some gently. I used to tell my students it's not "if" but "when"... glad you got yours out of the way. 
