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Dumped my Wee today

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#1 ·
Well it happened. I dumped my new to me 07 Wee today on a very muddy fire road out here in the SF Bay area. Aside from some scratches on the fairing and a dent in my gas tank on the opposite side(?) she seems to be fine. My question is, is there any common injuries to the bike associated with a low speed dirt crash? I drove my bike home and it seemed to run a little rougher than usual. Can throttle bodies get stuck open after a lowside crash? also is it possible to pull out a dent on the gas tank?
 
#2 ·
Mine ran fine after I flipped it but it did get a 1000 mile trailer ride and sat for a while before I started it again.
Depending on the nature of the dent you may be able to get it pulled out. I used air pressure to pop a dent out of a gas tank once. I had to get straps across the mount points to hold to together from spreading. It's the kind of thing you want to sneak up on and not drastic attempts all at once.
 
#3 ·
Depending how long it was on it's side, you might want to check if oil got up into the air box. That would cause it to run rough.
 
#8 ·
I lowside dirt napped my 09 a few weeks ago on a dirt road in the rain. Brake lever, turn indicator, and hand guard damage. Scratched crash bar and givi e21.

On its side for 5-10 min while I extracted myself from under it :).

No mechanical issues.


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