And down she goes
 

So, I dropped my bike for the first time today. No major damage happily. I was leaving my apartment this morning and took notice to a girl chasing after her puppy which was chasing me on my bike. Being a nice guy, I figured I'd turn around and track the dog back to her. I slowed down to make a U-turn and half way through the turn, I see the dog running for the front tire... and not thinking, I nailed the front brake instead of the rear. Since I was in a lean, the bike went right to the ground. Guess that's what I get for being nice.

Luckily, I had frame sliders installed, so there was not damage to the bike minus some scrapes on the sliders, the handlebars, and the left side of the engine casing. I don't really care about the sliders and such, but does anyone know a way to maybe buff out some light scratches on the engine case. It's nothing serious, but it pisses me off every time I see it.

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There is nothing more dangerous than looking at girls while you're riding! LOL. The first time I ever had a close call on my bike was because I turned my head for a split second to see some girl running, then BAM! car in front of me suddenly stops, and I'm like "OH S*IT"! MUST STOP!!! [:o]

GIRLS ARE THE BIGGEST DANGER for a biker!!!

Anyway, 3M makes some very coarse buffing compounds. Just go to your local auto parts store, or paint shop. It would be best that you have an electric buffer too.

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Glad to here it was nothing to serious, the frame sliders are great just replace them and your good to go. CHeck on ebay for the case I got a stator cover for mine and it was about 50.00 shipped.

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I hope she at least thanked you for not running over her dog! Sorry to hear about the bike.

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Ah, is that what that piece is called on the left side of the bike? 50 bucks eh? Not too bad. I assume the oil circulates through that part, and being that I need to change my oil anyway, I could kill two birds with one wrench, lol.

As for the girl, she was quite attractive. If I wasn't so damn concerned about my bike, I would've gotten her number. I'll have to stop by for a conversation the next time I see her out. Maybe I'll go for the sympathy vote and claim I injured myself in the process of saving her dog, lol.

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Ahhh, that sucks man. Don't worry, Karma will be by to repay you someday. :D

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i would of ran over her dog. unless it was a german shephard or something that would be more then a little bump. i hope you get some out of this because in the end, you still have a scratched bike.

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No good deed goes unpunished!

I probably would've done the same thing, though. Did you get her number?

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if i had your bike and it was a german shephard. brapp braaaaap id be over and out ;)

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Yep - get that front end up a little bit, there's not much you can't clear. And with the MX boots, nothing's gonna bite through those - of course, you guys have those cool armored gloves that could be used for tenderizing meat ... lol