I'm dumb - Ducati.ms

dhc8guru · Jul 9th, 2009, 11:59 am

Like a big idiot I was pulling up onto the sidewalk in front of my house and somehow lost my footing and dropped my HM. I had the front wheel turned just right and hit the brakes a little abrupt.
Dropped is a little harsh, more like I caught it and slowed it's decent. Damage...one small scratch on the peg and bumped the handguard in the grass. I broke the two small cheezy plastic brackets where the outer screws secure the front plastic handguard onto the side bracket. No biggie, it was easily fixed. I flimsy design for sure, the little brackets molded as part of the front handguard are a thin little box that capture the nut. I did look up buying a new front guard...$232, you gotta be "F'n" Sh*tting me. I can't tell if thats the complete guard minus the turn signal or just the front guard. Either way its a joke. No wonder insurance companies total bikes for the most minor damage.

Borracho · Jul 9th, 2009, 12:12 pm

It sucks and it happens dood. At least your okay and have nothing but a 'bruised ego'...

It's nuts how much some of this stuff cost.

hooptygoo · Jul 9th, 2009, 4:30 pm

This is exactly why I've taken mine off before anything happens. I'll be replacing them with something cheaper and stronger like this... http://www.ducati.ms/forums/showthre...highlight=zeta

Down the road if I need some money, I can sell the stockers on ebay for a solid couple bucks.

alounacara · Jul 9th, 2009, 7:37 pm

If i do a tumpety tump tump it will only cost me $500, i have good insurance

sick50ford · Jul 9th, 2009, 8:53 pm

I broke my handguard at the same spot on a low speed drop. I went home that night and through bolted the parts back together with two machine screws.

Hypermofo · Jul 9th, 2009, 9:27 pm

Same here - clipped the garage door on the way in and snap... or maybe that was the sound my checkbook made... flimsy cheap crap.

OP, I'm curious how you fixed it. I started to do the same and then decided to just get a different set up and didn't follow through.

typhon · Jul 9th, 2009, 10:43 pm

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Originally Posted by hooptygoo

This is exactly why I've taken mine off before anything happens. I'll be replacing them with something cheaper and stronger like this... http://www.ducati.ms/forums/showthre...highlight=zeta

Down the road if I need some money, I can sell the stockers on ebay for a solid couple bucks.

just got my zeta setup in. gonna try to get time to put it all on this weekend