well it has happened, yesterday, I was doing some work in my shop, as usual at the end of the day I closed and locked everything up. today, as I went out to take a ride, I unlocked and opened the door...BANG.....CRASH..... CLANK!!!!! I looked and there he was, staring at me with beedy eyes, 3 inch claws, and a 5 inch beek!!!! I looked and there was a trail of chit from the top of my windshield down to the gas tank......3 inches wide!!!!! when I was a child my favorite cartoon was the roadrunner....... now, I know why the coyote was always tring to kill that mother f*&%$#%^. yes, my bros a roadrunner. let me tell you, these are NOT harmless sweat birds. I cannot discuss here on a public forum, what became of this monster, but, I can tell you of the damage this f#&*^&^% did. the chit was easyly cleaned off. and was a good laugh. but, upon farther inspection, the real damage came to light........ front fender looks as though he used it as a skating rink. tank is the same. inner farring is toast. 1 saddle bag scratched to hell!!!!!
I am aware the clearcoat on these bikes is soft, does anyone know can it be buffed out?
I tell you this story in a humorus way, only becouse it keeps me from crying!!!!! I know some of the scratches are to deep to be buffed. but I would like some input on what products and equipment can be used to remove the minor ones.
thanks Randy
As everyone has said, get an estimate for the repairs/replacement parts from the HD dealer.
That being said, I doubt that your homeowner's policy will cover it and the deductible you have will likely be much more than your bike insurance. Also if you hit a deer while driving in a car, it's covered under your comp portion of the policy and they usually have a lot less deductible.
I was parked with my Nissan Titan crew cab across the street from my HD dealer for one of their open houses and while parked in the Target parking lot I was keyed from my right headlight all the way to the back of the cab on the right side. Don't beat me up too bad about the Titan, it is made in TN. It was deep enough to feel it with your fingernail. The estimate came to over $1,500.00 and I took it to a very good friend that owns a local body shop. We discussed the worst case that he would have to have his guy repaint the entire side of the truck. I suggested that it may be only in the clear coat so he had his guy take a look at it. What they did was to wet sand with 2000 grit until the scratch was gone and the he wheeled out the side and the scratch was gone. There were even tell tale signs of the original factory orange peel in the paint, we got very lucky.
My reason for bring it up is that the claws on the bird are probably softer than the end of a key and are more than likely just superficial in the clear coat.
Again get your estimate from HD and get that going, but I'd bet that a good painter would be able to get the scratches out of the clear coat and rub it back out to better than new. The bike's clear coat is much thicker than what is used in the automotive industry.
I'm thinking that other than the inconvenience of the situation, you'll come out very well money wise.
Good luck and let us know how it all turns out.
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