Dropped my bike (Putting her on the stand), need parts advice

[ltcorwin]

I was in the garage, putting it up on the centre stand after a wash, and when righting it to go on the centre stand, I righted her too far and she went over.  Crashed into some metal shelves, top box scraped the wall, jammed the shelf upright between the brake lever and the right handlebar.  Couldn't budge her.

A swift call to my mate a fellow FZS600 rider to come and helpme lift her and the damage became apparent.

Right mirror sheared off.
Crack on the windscreen starting at the top and extending for a few inches down.
Possible additional scraping to the RHS fairing (there was some already)
Definite scraping to the GIVI top box
Possible further damage to the existing crack in the fairing near the mirror mount on the RHS.

Possible slight cosmetic damage, the engine bars never came into play, the shelf jam and the top box kept the pegs and exhaust off the ground, indicator never touched anything.  all the electrics  work and the brakes actuate fine.

Thankfully I'm ok, and all the bike needs is a new RHS mirror (Vicma OEM one already ordered from WeMoto, about £23 inc shipping) and I need to decide whether or not to get a new screen.  I would like to.

I have the original screen, which is fine for me, I'm obviously the right shape for it.  WeMoto make them to order:

http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/yamaha/fzs_6..._standard/

I'm just not sure whether to get one of theirs or pick up a second hand one off Ebay

Another thing, the original screen is not clear, obviously.  WeMoto do 4 colours, clear, light tint, dark tint and solid black.  I don't think clear is the way to go, I'd rather not have black, so I'm wondering if anyone knows which is clearer to the original colouring, light or dark tint.

But any advice on where to get a replacement screen would be appreciated, and tips on getting a decent match to the colour of the original.

The main thing is I'm annoyed at myself for it happening, but as my dad and bro said, "bikes get dropped, it's how gravity works"

Thanks

Side note:

At least she's starting okay now(My problem last week) , the problem seems to have been me not giving her enough choke in the cold weather.  My Dad's idiot instructions were "Full Choke, no throttle, press the button till she starts.  Honda started doing it that way in the 70s and it's only gotten better since"

[jason1]

Try  http://www.intobikes.co.uk/products?st=pt&pt=137 for screens . Site recommended recently on forum , screens look decent and price is good. Thinking of getting a touring screen just for winter months to help with the wind   

[Doddsie]

If your getting a new one Im pretty sure you want the light tint, the dark tint ones that Ive seen are very dark. I picked a 2nd hand one up off ebay last year in mint condition for £15.

[ltcorwin]

Thanks to you both.

I ended up finding the cheapest second hand original screen I could on ebay as there were three I could find, and all else being equal, get the cheap one.  at least I didn't need the fixings.

Mirror has shipped from WeMoto so with luck I'll have it for the late night Wed pickup at the sorting office.  Screen will be coming Parcelforce which is a pain as that means an out of town depot.  Don't want to ride the bike without a replacement mirror, even if it is legal it ain't safe.

LTC

[ltcorwin]

Well if my guess is right, based on the number of Royal Mail cards through my door, the mirror, screen and the first of the GF's Xmas pressies are all waiting for me at the local sorting office, yay!  Just in time for evening opening tomorrow!!!

LTC

[Notch000]

check the mirror carefully, i broke mine off in a crash but after looking at it it turned out only the screw inside where it pivots had sheared off, was an eaasy fix

[ltcorwin]

check the mirror carefully, i broke mine off in a crash but after looking at it it turned out only the screw inside where it pivots had sheared off, was an eaasy fix

Oh the mirror needs replaced, it was sheared off near the mounting point of the mirror.

I got the paerts today, took the old screen off, fitted the new mirror, refitted the LHS mirror to sort the loose rubber on that side.  Fitted the new screen , started up and noticed a vibration in the screen between 2 and 3 k rpm, tried adjusting the screen screws and managed to shear the head off one.  Fortunately I managed to get the thread out nof the hole, and have ordered these on Ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SCREEN-BOLT-KI...43c1796d2c

Oddly, after I did all that I noticed the vibration is less when the bike is off the stand, so we'll see what happens.  The replacement screen is a bit more scuffed than mine, but doesn't have a massive crack, maybe next time I drop a screen I'll get a slightly dearer one off Ebay that looks better, though this one looked fine on Ebay.  It took a bit of coercing into position, i think it's been out of a bike for too long.

Hopefully the new nuts will improve the vibration.

Needless to say I was being v careful putting the bike on to the centre stand today.

Thanks all for your help

LTC

[darrsi]

[quote author=Notch000 link=topic=10808.msg115061#msg115061 date=1385570957]
check the mirror carefully, i broke mine off in a crash but after looking at it it turned out only the screw inside where it pivots had sheared off, was an eaasy fix

Oh the mirror needs replaced, it was sheared off near the mounting point of the mirror.

I got the paerts today, took the old screen off, fitted the new mirror, refitted the LHS mirror to sort the loose rubber on that side.  Fitted the new screen , started up and noticed a vibration in the screen between 2 and 3 k rpm, tried adjusting the screen screws and managed to shear the head off one.  Fortunately I managed to get the thread out nof the hole, and have ordered these on Ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SCREEN-BOLT-KI...43c1796d2c

Oddly, after I did all that I noticed the vibration is less when the bike is off the stand, so we'll see what happens.  The replacement screen is a bit more scuffed than mine, but doesn't have a massive crack, maybe next time I drop a screen I'll get a slightly dearer one off Ebay that looks better, though this one looked fine on Ebay.  It took a bit of coercing into position, i think it's been out of a bike for too long.

Hopefully the new nuts will improve the vibration.

Needless to say I was being v careful putting the bike on to the centre stand today.

Thanks all for your help

LTC
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Use some strips of soft velcro in between the screen and fairing, it'll sort that out no problem. 

[ltcorwin]

Thanks Darrsi, that worked a treat.

Still some vibration in that rev range, but then so is the whole bike.  At least the screen is no longer buzzing like a 2-stroke is chasing me

LTC

[darrsi]

Thanks Darrsi, that worked a treat.

Still some vibration in that rev range, but then so is the whole bike.  At least the screen is no longer buzzing like a 2-stroke is chasing me

LTC

Check all engine mounting bolts are okay, loose or broken bolts, or unbalanced carbs, are the main causes of vibration.

[ltcorwin]

[quote author=ltcorwin link=topic=10808.msg115449#msg115449 date=1385848435]
Thanks Darrsi, that worked a treat.

Still some vibration in that rev range, but then so is the whole bike.  At least the screen is no longer buzzing like a 2-stroke is chasing me

LTC

Check all engine mounting bolts are okay, loose or broken bolts, or unbalanced carbs, are the main causes of vibration.
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Oh she's fine, I may be over conveying the amount of vibration, just normal engine running stuff, nothing abnormal at all.

but thanks for the pointers, I have checked the engine mounts before today.

LTC