Re: The pipe is dead

[Eric Sheley <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 07:34 AM 07/23/1999 -0700, Bruce McCurdy wrote:
 >I had opted for the lovely carbon fiber can and had one installed about
 >two months back.  Last Sunday night I narrowly escaped a fast trip to
 >the pavement when one of those four-wheeled things changed lanes on top
 >of me (without looking, natch) and glanced off my muffler.  The pipe
 >took the brunt of the impact and the pillion step snapped where it
 >mounts to the frame up underneath the seat.  Since the can absorbed most
 >of the impact by caving in on itself, I was able to keep the bike
 >upright and did not go down.
 >
 >The pillion step is a $60 part, so I wasn't devasted by that, but it
 >looks like the carbon can won't survive.  It is currently scheduled for

Bruce,

Glad to hear that you were able to keep it upright. Based on what I'm 
reading here, it sounds like you are paying for this ? Did the cage the 
keep going ?

In any event, it could have been a lot worse.....

- - Eric


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