Big Red goes Down
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Big Red goes Down
That's right... ole girl met the pavement for the first time yesterday.
No personal injuries were received.
The cosmetic damage is located on the right side.
Scratch lower fairing
Scratched mirror
Scratch Break Lever
Scratch Bar End
However, this is all insignificant relative to the mechanical damage.
The bike fell on the right side and landed on the dump-pipe (the exhaust pipe that connects directly to the exhaust side of the turbo).
The weight of the bike snapped the exhaust housing on the turbo.
In effect... destroying the turbo.
The waste gate pipe also has shows signs of impact... I will check that out as well.
So.... looks like Big Red will be off-line for a while...
But rest assured... She'll be back...
No personal injuries were received.
The cosmetic damage is located on the right side.
Scratch lower fairing
Scratched mirror
Scratch Break Lever
Scratch Bar End
However, this is all insignificant relative to the mechanical damage.
The bike fell on the right side and landed on the dump-pipe (the exhaust pipe that connects directly to the exhaust side of the turbo).
The weight of the bike snapped the exhaust housing on the turbo.
In effect... destroying the turbo.
The waste gate pipe also has shows signs of impact... I will check that out as well.
So.... looks like Big Red will be off-line for a while...
But rest assured... She'll be back...
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sucks man... Good luck with everything... Hope to see her back on the road soon... 
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That sucks a "big one". More details on the causew of the incident. Can I have your old turbo?
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Cecil, you should be able to get a used exhaust housing for less than $200 bucks. What kind of turbo is it? Size? Trim? etc... give us the details.
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id bet you could weld the exhaust flange back onto the turbo... good to see youre ok though!
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