05-26-2015, 08:07 AM
I did the same thing on my previous bike, the F800ST. I tried to hop over a concrete median on some empty back road (instead of just making a clear U-turn about 40 feet ahead...which would've taken an extra 20 seconds or so), and unexpectedly bottomed out, hard! I thought I hit the oil filter at first, so I pulled over immediately and shut the bike off. When I saw the big dent in the header, I kind of wish it was the oil filter (that's a lot easier to replace, right?). I couldn't believe myself...such an idiot! I tried to remove the dent by drilling a tiny hole in it, heating it up with a torch, and slide-hammering it out with a hook....but no luck.
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