[ST] Bad Day

["Eric Mann" <eric91z@xxxxxxxx>]

Is everyone sure that today is not actually "Friday the 13th"?  Today is the
day the bike went back to the dealership to get some of the "leaks" issues
and a couple warrant parts issues taken care of.  They will have it for the
next week (hopefully NO LONGER THAN THAT) since they are a good 135 miles
away - one way.  So, getting ready to head out this morning and sitting
letting the bike warm up a little while I put my helmet on.  Well, look down
and is has a nice little puddle of fuel starting to build.

So, I start rethinking trying to ride it out there.  But I don't have any
other option at this point and we head out.  The trip is going fine when all
the sudden the van in front of me looses a wheel cover.  It is rooling in
front of me veering to the left, weel all the sudden it starts coming back
to the right.  Well, I have my girlfriend in a car behind me (with more
traffic behind her) and on-coming traffic - it is a 2 lane blacktop.  So, I
hit the brakes and kind of follow the line of the hubcap to the right.  Well
it ends up hitting the fron wheel of the bike.  Go down the road a little
more, and the van pulls over and I pull over behind them.  Well, as if the
day wasn't going bad enough, now I have 7 or 8 deep scratches in the front
fender.  Great!!!  I did get insurance info from the people and will have to
get going on that once I get the bike back.  And hope I can find some place
that can fix and match the Sapphire Blue color.  I will except nothing less
than perfect match or else they will replace it with a new one from Triumph.
Shouldn't have to deal with this SHIT on a brand new bike (yes, I know,
things like that happen on the road and are part of riding).  By the way,
should a regular Automotive/Body repair shop be able to do this or will I
have to find a specialty shop?

So, the rest of the trip was uneventful, I am at just over 1900 miles on the
bike and now I will be without it for at least a week.  VERY FRUSTATING.
And, like I said before, it is the best bike I have ever owned and I am
feeling more and more one with the bike.  All I want to do is ride it and
not worry about this little stuff on a brand new bike.

Oh well.  Sorry, just needed to vent.  Now I am stuck getting the Camaro
out, cleaning it up, and trying use that to keep me happy until I get the
bike back.

Eric Mann
eric91z@xxxxxxxx
'91 Camaro Z28
'01 Blue ST
'95 Ford F150 4x4


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