Low sided my 1199R yesterday and need some advice

Phl said:

love the brushed tank!

is it brushed and then clear coated? (clear clear or matte clear?)

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tholstro said:

Guys,

Well I had an unfortunate low side at the track yesterday on my 1199R. Lost the front. Good news is that I'm fine.

Mechanically only sacrificed the left clip on, bar end, clutch lever, shifter. All inexpensive. Also broke off the turn stop on the lower triple but that's not a big deal. Left side fairings are obviously trashed. Front section, left top and bottom and tail section are toast. Those are very expensive. And also dented the tank which I'm thinking I'll take to a shop to see what they can do...

I saw the other post about bellissimoto.com and was very encouraged until I remembered that every R fairings are unique and has that that white stripe. I could purchase all the base panels from bellissimoto.com (assuming they still have them) and have a stealth R. Not sure that's the route I should go or not.

So I turn to the collective 1199 body of knowledge for recommendations!

Thanks in advance!

Tom

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flobrandx said:

Tank looks sweet! Where's the tank sliders? I'd like to see some pics of a set installed.

Do you think sliders would have helped save some damage?

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bradp51 said:

Sorry to hear Tom. Glad you were not hurt. My last track day I felt the front slip 3 times, I was really lucky I did not go down. Once was due to going too hard early on cold tyres.

Search the net and you will find someone wrecking a bike that will have some of the fairings you need. A friend of mine did that after crashing his ST4 and saved a pile of money. Sourced stuff from 4 wrecked bikes in total.

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