19-01-21, 01:47 AM
Your damage sounds to be pretty much on a par to what I suffered when i binned mine coming out a petrol station at low speed.
My experience is:-
I put a dent in the tank from where the handlebar hit it. I spoke to somebody who said in reality it couldn't be pulled out. In the end I had it filled and sprayed. Cost about 80 quid and you cannot tell. The paint codes are no longer recognised these days but they have the ability to scan your current paint and they can mix it to match. Like what you can in B&Q etc... The match is perfect.
It's not shrunk or cracked as yet.
The front fairing frame does bend as mine did, I didn't notice until months later. However it's about half an hour job to remove everything and expose the frame. I removed it, put it in a vice and using a 6ft length of box section steel levered it back straight.
Front fairing for me was a punt on one from Ebay that comes from Poland. About 120 quid. Quality replica. The only difference being the back of it is rough fibreglass and not smooth like the original. When fitted you don't see much of this. Everything aligns as it should.
Probably cost me around 400 quid in total to completely restore her back to pre accident. That included replacing indicators, mirrors, alternator cover etc...
My experience is:-
I put a dent in the tank from where the handlebar hit it. I spoke to somebody who said in reality it couldn't be pulled out. In the end I had it filled and sprayed. Cost about 80 quid and you cannot tell. The paint codes are no longer recognised these days but they have the ability to scan your current paint and they can mix it to match. Like what you can in B&Q etc... The match is perfect.
It's not shrunk or cracked as yet.
The front fairing frame does bend as mine did, I didn't notice until months later. However it's about half an hour job to remove everything and expose the frame. I removed it, put it in a vice and using a 6ft length of box section steel levered it back straight.
Front fairing for me was a punt on one from Ebay that comes from Poland. About 120 quid. Quality replica. The only difference being the back of it is rough fibreglass and not smooth like the original. When fitted you don't see much of this. Everything aligns as it should.
Probably cost me around 400 quid in total to completely restore her back to pre accident. That included replacing indicators, mirrors, alternator cover etc...