?s after alow speed lay dowm

[beeber]

hey guys,

newbie rider here and i have some questions after my first lay down.

i ride an 02 monster 750 dark got it for 3000 a few weeks ago. great condition but already a few cosmetic nicks and scratches at the time of sale. mechanically the thing is flawless and has all the service records. anyway, yesterday, i was doing some drilling, (slow turns, hills etc.) when i decided to try some starts on a pretty steep hill. did it once perfectly, but the second time the bike got away from me. this was a parking lot after hours, but there were a few cars at the top of the hill and when i lost control i just laid the bike down. i think i was going between 10-15 mph.  broke the front left turn signal and mirror, bent the shift arm 90 degrees and bent the handlebars. some scuffing on the front wheel nut, clutch, handlebar point, gas tank, and muffler. i picked up the bike and rode it home and it seemed to be fine. the clutch had a little up and down wiggle but nothin serious and it seemed to work fine.

i already bought a replacement signal and i plan to bend the handlebar back into position with just a bit of brute force. is there anything that i am missing? the scuffing sucks but i have a few scars of my own right? basically, i want to know if i can just fix what happened and ride on. is the monster prone to any serious damage on low speed lay downs that i might not know of? also is there a problem with bending the handlebars. i know that it potentially weakens them, but i dont want to spend the money on a new set right now. i have also heard that the cast aluminum used in the shift lever can be brittle. should i try to bend it back with a little heat and elbow grease, or should i get on the net and jsut buy a new part?

any opinions or advice is welcome. excellent site. very collegial. glad to be a part of it.

rgb

[Spidey]

Hey beeber, I answered you over here:  http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=14163.msg244900#msg244900

[beeber]

thanks friend, new to the whole forum thing and didnt know if i had posted in the wrong spot.  i will see about what you said. might have some more questions b/c i am new to duc maintenance. thanks again.

rgb

[clubhousemotorsports]

You can sometimes bend shift arms back close enough to make the work fine. Sometimes the break

Look carefully at the shift linkage components to see that they were not bent as well, when you are done if the bike starts to miss shifts (up or down) you may need the left side engine cover removed to readjust the shift arm.

Check the bars for cracking after you bend them back, you may find a used set of bars  from a lister who put clip ons on their bike. OEM bars are overpriced for what they are.

These bikes crash very well I have a couple of them that have been totaled from hard hits. Both have been fixed and are as good/ better than new.

fix the parts you need to so you can keep riding and slowly fix the non essential parts as you can afford them.

good luck