| Author | Message | ||
     Chipmyers |
To make a long story short, crashed last weekend on the "Tail of the Dragon". Front end took most of the damage. Forks, headlight, thankfully not the speedo but the harness is cut up in a few places. And the usual scraped plastic and busted blinkers. Here is my questions... I have fallen in love with the blast, even with the wonkey electrical issues from the previous owner, have decided to carry on. I have acquired a complete harness from a wrecker on Ebay and was ready to replace it hoping to solve the electrical issues before the wreck. I have a 2004 complete parts bike with a bad clutch, SO.... Which would be the best option. Swapping the motor from the wreck and troubleshooting the parts bike, or good ahead with replacing the complete harness, and robbing forks,headlite exc from the parts bike to repair the wreck. I have some time on my hand...  | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
What else is wrong with the parts bike? My gut says swap engines into the parts bike, I'm assuming that's where you were getting the harness from. You'll probably have less problems. But again, I don't know the shape the parts bike is in or how butchered it's already been. | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Sorry about your hand. Are those permanent pins or just temporary bracing? It could have been a lot worse :-/ | ||
| Chipmyers |
Pins are to hold it all together. 6 to 8 weeks and I will be good as new. The harness is from a salvage yard I got from Ebay, so its in a box. I have found a couple of splices from the PO, so lots of little electrical issues resulting. I lean the same way towards swapping the motor. Not sure how much is involved. Just happy I'm not left handed. | ||
| Ezblast |
The motor is not a hard swap, probably the smartest thing to do - unless they are both stock, then I would just swap clutches and go ride - lol EZ | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Concur! If the parts bike is complete, I'd swap engines or clutch. Engine swap is easy. Just find out HOW before you start swapping. The Blast splits in 2, front half and rear half. So find out before you start unbolting things!! | ||
| Chipmyers |
Yea, I don't think with one hand I'm gonna tackle that. Besides, after the pain pills wore off, the damage did not seem that bad. What felt like bent forks was a bent front wheel. Lucky I have a parts bike in the barn, so with another front wheel,some new rubber,wheel bearings,bars, grips,and tripe tree top plate,& headlite the baby buell is back in business. I, on the other hand, am still out a few more weeks. Wonder what else I can fix?  | ||
| Vicenzajay |
Wow! Nice work despite the injured hand..... Congrats....hope healing goes well and everything is back in business soon! | ||
| Ezblast |
Concur!!! | ||
| Chipmyers |
Thanks guys, Spring break here and the grand kids are old enough to be helpful, and they were. | ||
| Chipmyers |
This was in the mail yesterday. The guys at the hospital in the mountains who "nailed" my hand back together at least have a sense of humor. Bike is ready, just waiting for hand to heal and I'm off again.  | ||
| Vicenzajay |
That's awesome! |
