Before and After

[ymtnpoah11_imp]

Before and after going down when an uninsured driver made a u-turn across two lanes and stopped cold.

Would you...

-repair the org. tank?
-replace the tank with oem?
-replace it with a 2017 one?
-buy a Whitehouse?
-other..

 

[Gone in 60]

If insurance won't be involved and anything you do with it is on your dime, I agree, it would be a good excuse to go with a Whitehouse if that's the look you'd want. How's the rest of the bike, and more important, are you ok?

 

[peterbaron]

Hope you are well!!
If it were my bike, I would salvage/sell for parts and buy another CB.

 

[pekingduck]

Before and after going down when an uninsured driver made a u-turn across two lanes and stopped cold.

Would you...

-repair the org. tank?
-replace the tank with oem?
-replace it with a 2017 one?
-buy a Whitehouse?
-other..

I don't think that tank is repairable in the practical sense. The dent is on an edge, and has pushed the side and top up and outward . The tank would at least have to be cut open from the back and an expert metalworker might be able to resurrect it.

A 2017 tank would use a different gas cap with a different style of key. And the fuel pump will interchange, but the sender unit may not read correctly

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Yikes ymtnpoah11.

May you averted serious harm? I hope so.

I hope you repair whatever it takes to make you whole again.

 

[Cormanus]

Indeed, I hope you’re okay, ymtnpoah11. Is the frame OK?

 

[LongRanger_imp]

If the bike is insured for collision damage, have the insurance company total it and buy yourself another one. If not, part it out and get what you can for it.

 

[clearviewx]

Oh, I hate seeing these things. I'm afraid I would get arrested if someone did this to me.

 

[Rocky_imp]

Oh man, I hate seeing this too!
You seem to be OK and that's great news.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Yeah, I hope ymtnpoah11 is in good condition.

And hopefully better than this dude (warning: this video contains footage of a serious accident occurring):

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=786815135661920

Update: Looks like the video has been removed.

 

[Cormanus]

Your post should come with a content warning, GoldOxide. That did not end happily.

 

[Inhouse Bob]

I could see the video as well as the followup video in the responses below it. The bike was scratched pretty bad. Glad he was wearing all the gear, though his helmet flew off pretty early in his decent. We aren't going there on this rally, right??

 

[Cormanus]

Do we know what happened to the rider?

 

[PowerDubs_imp]

If the bike is insured for collision damage, have the insurance company total it and buy yourself another one. If not, part it out and get what you can for it.

Agreed- I think there is more damage than he thinks there is....

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

I could see the video as well as the followup video in the responses below it. The bike was scratched pretty bad. Glad he was wearing all the gear, though his helmet flew off pretty early in his decent. We aren't going there on this rally, right??

I would hope that would be no place for an inline-4.

 

[ymtnpoah11_imp]

Thank you. I had the good fortune to walk away, and the gear did its job.

If there were video of my crash it would not be graphic enough to be removed from youtube.

In my case, we went down braking and didn't hit the car, but the bike hit the ground hard and had a short slide.

A mechanic said the frame and forks look straight - on visual inspection. I rode it home from the shop - at low speeds, and it seemed balanced.

What should I look for?

The big ticket items are the instruments and tank. (Bars are crucial but nominal.) After that, I hope it's all cosmetic.

When you buy an oem tank does it come finished or unfinished?

Do any whitehouse folks have criticisms of your tanks?

 

[Lord Popgun]

OEM tanks come finished.

 

[jtopiso_imp]

Oh, I hate seeing these things. I'm afraid I would get arrested if someone did this to me.

We love our bikes but at the end of the day, they are just things.

People, no matter how dumb, are way more important than a bike.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Your post should come with a content warning, GoldOxide. That did not end happily.

Hey yes, not sure if the video is still available. Nevertheless, can you append the said warning to the post? Thx.

 

[Gone in 60]

If you're talking about the guy who tumbled down the embankment after he didn't quite clear a rock jutting out from the trail, yeah, that was hard to see. I think someone determined that the flying helmet came from another guy who ran down the embankment to try to help. Hard to watch for sure!

ymtnpoah11, thanks for letting us know you're OK. Also for shedding some light on the accident. If you were able to ride the bike and it seems OK, and you've had it looked over, sounds mostly cosmetic and can be repaired. Looking forward to seeing the progress as you figure out what direction to take it.