Been awhile since i've been on here, hello all! Took my 570 for a blast today, first time in over a year due to mechanical issues and work commitments. It has been pretty hot here of late so i have been putting off the running in of my new engine. Today however was quite mild and i just couldn't hold off any longer! WOW! It came back to me straight away just what these machines are all about, so fast on the single track through the trees! Just awesome to be on it and going fast again! The new titanium FMF mega bomb and 4.1 system barking as i got acquainted with my old friend, wondering to myself why it had been so long!
So i was coming to the end of my ride when i came across a fallen tree on the track, it was laying over a nice easy left hand bend. I sussed it out and picked my line, hitting it in third and on the gas. BAM! I didn't see the other branch sticking out from the left of the track! It hit me on the left shin ( thank you once again boots!) and speared up between my leg and the frame, finding a home up between the seat and the fuel tank! Just about brought the bike to a complete stop and launched me forward as the branch broke and me and the bike continued down the track on the front wheel! Got away with that, i thought, and continued back to my ute.
When i pulled up i could smell fuel and soon realised it was leaking profusely from the left side of my bike. Thats when i noticed the piece of branch wedged between the frame under the seat and the fuel tank, piercing the fuel tank!
The piece of branch is about 75mm long and 20mm in diameter. Luckily the part that pierced the tank is only about 5mm in diameter!
Im afraid to ask if anybody knows what a replacement tank might be worth in Australia! Im going to have a go at patching it tomorrow but dont quite know how yet! Maybe rough the area up and cover the area in two part glue? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
So i was coming to the end of my ride when i came across a fallen tree on the track, it was laying over a nice easy left hand bend. I sussed it out and picked my line, hitting it in third and on the gas. BAM! I didn't see the other branch sticking out from the left of the track! It hit me on the left shin ( thank you once again boots!) and speared up between my leg and the frame, finding a home up between the seat and the fuel tank! Just about brought the bike to a complete stop and launched me forward as the branch broke and me and the bike continued down the track on the front wheel! Got away with that, i thought, and continued back to my ute.
When i pulled up i could smell fuel and soon realised it was leaking profusely from the left side of my bike. Thats when i noticed the piece of branch wedged between the frame under the seat and the fuel tank, piercing the fuel tank!
The piece of branch is about 75mm long and 20mm in diameter. Luckily the part that pierced the tank is only about 5mm in diameter!
Im afraid to ask if anybody knows what a replacement tank might be worth in Australia! Im going to have a go at patching it tomorrow but dont quite know how yet! Maybe rough the area up and cover the area in two part glue? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
