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It was bound to happen. But my Trophy decided it was time to have a nap for a little while today. Evidently Mississippi likes to do this thing where they'll have this awesome paved road for a long way and then decide to have gravel the rest of the way. I have some experience in gravel but not much. As far as gravel roads go these are pretty nice. I was in 2nd slowly making way in the track where cars had pushed the loose rocks out of the way and went over this bridge. Well I lost my trail and hit about 3" of big, loose rock. I held it for a bit and tried to stay in the throttle we sort of went left, then right, then nap time. Over all the damage isn't bad. Worst part is I broke the shifter toe piece. I was able to find it and beat it back in so I could get home at least. Anyone have any experience putting a new, aftermarket toe piece back in to avoid the $85 assembly? Other than that I busted the turn signal lens and cracked the plastic bit around the mirror, along with the accompanying rash. I've had better days riding.

TL;DR, anyone know how to fit a shifter toe piece into the shift lever?
 

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But, I did make it all the way to Sturgis (Mississippi) before I broke it.
 

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Yea, I'm fine. Just irritated. I wasn't going fast and, fortunately I suppose, fell in deep gravel.
 
Yea, I knew it was less than ideal. I was taking it slow and doing fine until I lost my rut. Worst part is I was only a mile from the end of it.
 
Might be able to drill it out. Stick a bolt thru the hole and double nut it. Not sure if there is enough metal there to do this.
 
bigred177 said:
Yea, I'm fine. Just irritated. I wasn't going fast and, fortunately I suppose, fell in deep gravel.
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Yeah that sucks but better an injured ego than a body part. I was miffed when I dropped the 919 in the garage BEFORE I put the crash bars on.
 
I took a little gravel nap at Big Bend this year on the little CT90. Hit a patch at the ranch with about 16 inches of gravel and the tiny front tire decided to plow. It was a low speed fall, nothing broken on the bike or me so I dug out the tire and went on.

Two days later my leg started to hurt. Nothing broken but I ended up getting worrse every day for about a week. It took almost a month for the pain to go away.

Take it easy for a bit even if you are not in pain. If you can.
 
Here is how it broke. Just need to go to the hardware store and find a fitting bolt. The shaft under the rubber is much bigger than the part that goes through the lever. Anyone know of a good place to get a collar or something to make the bolt big enough to get the rubber piece back on?
 

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Sorry about 'nap', I don't like gravel!
 
Can you drill & tap the inside of that toe piece, then affix it back in place with lock tite and a screw?
 
bigred177 said:
...Evidently Mississippi likes to do this thing where they'll have this awesome paved road for a long way and then decide to have gravel the rest of the way. I have some experience in gravel but not much. As far as gravel roads go these are pretty nice...
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I did a 4 day dual sport ride in northern MS the last week of March. Every road in a 100 mile radius had just been dumped with a fresh cover of gravel. For most reading this thread thinking Texas gravel they would be quickly awakened if riding these MS roads. MS dumps it on 6 inches deep and not sharp, irregular shaped gravel that binds with dirt underneath like here but round pea gravel that floats on top. Like bigread stated the cars/trucks make tire ruts and it pushes up outside of those ruts even higher. Day of my arrival fully loaded with 100 extra lbs. of panniers/luggage I got a quick lesson. You gotta ride that stuff almost exactly like you do deep sand.

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Glad the ordeal was not too bad. 17" front wheels and loose gravel or limestone, sand and pea gravel don't like each other. One of the reason's I have my old 1250S Bandit set up so I can stand on the pegs when getting stuck having to ride a bit in those situations.
 
SilverBullet said:
I did a 4 day dual sport ride in northern MS the last week of March. Every road in a 100 mile radius had just been dumped with a fresh cover of gravel. For most reading this thread thinking Texas gravel they would be quickly awakened if riding these MS roads. MS dumps it on 6 inches deep and not sharp, irregular shaped gravel that binds with dirt underneath like here but round pea gravel that floats on top. Like bigread stated the cars/trucks make tire ruts and it pushes up outside of those ruts even higher. Day of my arrival fully loaded with 100 extra lbs. of panniers/luggage I got a quick lesson. You gotta ride that stuff almost exactly like you do deep sand.

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Where were you before I went on this ride?! ;) Spot on. I was riding it like a Texas gravel road, which I have a few hundred miles on in a VFR of all things. Not the same.
 
achesley said:
Glad the ordeal was not too bad. 17" front wheels and loose gravel or limestone, sand and pea gravel don't like each other. One of the reason's I have my old 1250S Bandit set up so I can stand on the pegs when getting stuck having to ride a bit in those situations.
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I had turned around twice that day already because of gravel roads. This was that unhealthy get-there-itis at the end of the day and I'd already gone 30 miles down this road with no crossing roads. I didn't want to turn around and assumed they were like roads in Texas. Now I know to always turn around.
 
can't quite tell from pics if it's a press fit or broke. C-clamp press it back in?
 
I wish my bike's last nap only cost $85 for a proper fix. Glad neither you nor the bike was hurt worse, I can't imagine trying to take my FJR through something like you describe...and I'm no stranger to unpaved roads with it either.
 
Tracker said:
can't quite tell from pics if it's a press fit or broke. C-clamp press it back in?
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It's broken. It was flattened out on the back side to keep it in. I have a bolt replacing it currently but I'm going to see if a machine shop can drill it and tap it. Sure it light weight though.

gixxerjasen said:
I wish my bike's last nap only cost $85 for a proper fix. Glad neither you nor the bike was hurt worse, I can't imagine trying to take my FJR through something like you describe...and I'm no stranger to unpaved roads with it either.
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Oh there's much more wrong than that. That's just what's affecting the ride ability. All total it's around $500+.
 
My $.95 fix. This weekend I'll go to the auto parts store and try to find some fuel line or something for a pad.
 

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