When the tip-over damage is not so bad after all.

[LK1LK1]

My recent within-the-garage and near a wall "tip-over", which resulted in slight damage on the left side of the Mirror assembly on my '05 Wing, seems not so serious after all. I was able to rub out most of the (wall) paint that had been rubbed upon the left-mirror housing, although the Mirror itself was cracked. Luckily, I obtained a new-old-stock Mirror at a good price from an Ebay seller. (Dodged the Mother Honda cost)!

When examining the components behind the damaged mirror assembly, I identified only one 4mm x 20mm screw had been pulled out of the back of the left-run amber lens. A quick trip to Ace hardware, for the $0.40 machine screw item. So, assembling it tomorrow. Saturday appears to be a good ride day. Wing was down a week, which seemed like an eternity.

You'd think a few decades of riding experience, including riding large tourers across the country, would have prepared me to always look down to ensure that sidestand is fully down, before stepping off the bike. Just goes to show -- complacency or an assumption can ruin your day ! Thanks to everyone who suggested the locations for my obtaining the Wing parts to complete the repair.

[flyday58]

I think we've all been there, or will be one day. Back in 2014 I was all set to move out on my Yamaha Venture when I remembered my wallet was still sitting on the kitchen counter. Knowing the kickstand was down, I leaned it back onto it and started to dismount. It wasn't. You know the past-the-tipping-point feeling, gut-wrenching. Nothing to do but jump clear. Small engine guards kept it from going all the way down, nobody saw the show, so I picked it up, put the kickstand down for real this time, then went and got my wallet.

Glad you got it sorted on the relative cheap.

[WingAdmin]

I think we've all been there, or will be one day. Back in 2014 I was all set to move out on my Yamaha Venture when I remembered my wallet was still sitting on the kitchen counter. Knowing the kickstand was down, I leaned it back onto it and started to dismount. It wasn't. You know the past-the-tipping-point feeling, gut-wrenching. Nothing to do but jump clear. Small engine guards kept it from going all the way down, nobody saw the show, so I picked it up, put the kickstand down for real this time, then went and got my wallet.

Glad you got it sorted on the relative cheap.

Yup! I was sitting in the parking lot at...I think a Denny's? My daughter was on the back of my 1100. I lifted the kickstand up and about to back out of the parking space when a guy stopped to ask about the bike. He asked a few questions, and wanted to know about something on the bike, so I decided to get off the bike to show him. I leaned it over onto the kickstand....which wasn't there. I realized it was going over, and got out of the way. My daughter hung on tight, and ended up sitting on the back, hanging on, at a 45-degree angle.