Light crash damage

[Sooty09]

I don't know how it happened but I dropped my F800 today at about 15-20 mph. Very narrow road with lots of grit and cow poo but the speed the front end tucked under took my by complete surprise. I was not accelerating, breaking or leaning over, it was almost straight. Iv done a fair bit of enduro riding but have never dropped a bike like this with no warning or chance to have any input.
Im pissed off and disappointed with myself, I would like to blame my new Dunlop T91 front tyre but it was very good on yesterdays 220 mile run.
Im more disappointed with the build method of BMW. The bike touched down on the left with my leg under it. On an enduro bike you just lift it up and get on with it, new plastics later may cost you £50 or so. Not on the F800, I rode it home OK, the bars were just a bit twisted in the mounts. On further inspection I found two of four radiator mounts had broken. This would not be so bad if they were bolt on brackets but they are riveted to the radiator itself. If the super glue fails to hold them it may be a new radiator is required.
When added to a new side panel and pillion footrest it may add up to a very expensive day out.

 

[Beth]

Just seen your 'Run out Proposal', sorry to read this, hope the super glue works out ok

 

[Ducksbane]

Sooty ...

If you look on an F800GS parts Fische ... http://www.maxbmwmotorcycles.com/fiche/DiagramsMain.aspx?vid=51598

You will find three relevent parts ... (Prices in US$ of course!)

1) 17117698304 = Bracket Radiator, Bottom Right @ $7.42
2) 17117698305 - Bracket lower left @ $7.42
3) 17117709754 - Repair kit for Radiator Bracket @ $22.89 (looking at it this is for the top).

Hope you sort it out cheaply.

Did you have any engine/crash bars?

 

[Ducksbane]

I found this old thread on Advrider that might help as well ... http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=395717

 

[everywherevirtually]

Sooty sorry to hear this. Check that pillion footpeg. When mine went down it bent the hanger and rear subframe

 

[Dean]

Hi sooty sorry to hear about your Off.

I had one on black ice a couple of months back, the crash bars saved my bike, but lucky to get away with scratches here and there on the bike.

Gravel on a road is slippy as hell :mad:

Hope you get sorted with min cost and agro

 

[Sooty09]

Thanks for the support lads and lasses. Im wondering around the house in shock at the effects of the tumble. Im supposed to be in Wales next weekend, and then off to the Vosages on 15 May.
Im stunned by the damaged radiator. The support struts should be designed as a £5.00 shock fuse so they can easily be replaced, not have the weakest parts riveted to the £400 radiator. Im thinking of fitting a Touratech hard part support bracket in case the super glue fails.
I have no crash bars fitted, they may have prevented some damage, but it is supposed to be on off road bike, therefore capable of taking a small knock.
Looking at the bike with its plastics off it would be possible to incorporate a steel loop round the radiator. If correctly made the radiator panels could fit to it and small hard plastic rubbing strips bolt on the outside. Changing these could be a few pounds instead of changing the whole panel. Yamaha do it on the Tenere, even Honda fit them to the Pan European bikes and Deauville.
Finally my Gray 09 bike is a rough paint texture. I have filled the scratches with plastic bumper repair resin and sprayed the panel with plastic primer. Tomorrow I will spray with Daewoo stone silver which seems to be a good match. The only problem is the resprayed area will be smooth and stand out.
Looks like I will have to spray all the panels to match. I would love to do the Dakar colours as on a bike featured earlier but its a bit complex. Perhaps white will be easier, I do like the look of the new colour.

 

[Sooty09]

The damaged areas are now repaired and Im back on the road.
I could not match the colour or texture with a spray cans so I took the tank panel to a professional. He matched it with Renault bumper paint with a slight touch of silver gray added, finished with a mat satin lacquer. £40.00
The black air inlet trumpet has a smooth stripe where the hand guard touched it, its not possible to get the texture back in so I will have to live with it.
The radiator lugs did fix back on with super glue, I backed the mounts up with a couple of tie wraps to provide support if they fail. Over 550 miles of riding last weekend they have not failed.
The most lasting damage is to a steering stop. The lug on the bottom clamp has so little contact with the frame stop it chiseled a bit out. I have super glued a steel extension to the frame to limit the movement, again this has survived so far.
Im so impressed by the super glue I have now added a tube to my travel tool kit.