Curb Rash Minus the Curb

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@Shatneyman says "First thing, STOP POSTING ALL YOUR CRIMINAL ACT PLANS ON A PUBLIC FORUM!!!!!"

I kid of course, I'm putting words in his mouth... but that is probably what he is going to say!!

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Unless you use that Catch -22 as an alibi. Because surely you aren't dumb enough to follow through on a crime you had been so publicly discussing...

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I'll cover ya' Bro. I'll swear you were at my house having sex. For YOU, I would do this...

Pics or it didn't happen!!!!

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Shatneyman aren't you a retired law man?

Not retired, just retarded!

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I have a bad feeling that this is going to end up in wheel replacement, but is going to take forever in the process.

Number 6, number 6, chant

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Ouch! So sorry to hear that Rocky!

I would go for replacement. Rim manufacturers go to great lengths to make sure that the rims balance, and as noted above, have no stress fractures. You have no ability nor do they to to assess the true damage. Keep in mind, that Polaris is replacing the swing arms. Dealers have no ability to assess the risks, so they just replace.

They won't pay, rather their insurance will pay. That is why they have insurance. And, the insurance company will make sure that they are more thoughtful next time.

Best case, you end up walking home one day. Worst case, well, we don't want to think about that. And the last thing you want to do is keep the damaged rims for track day. The way you ride, you will find any faults with undesirable consequences. I would be very pleased to pass your sorry arse in April, but not if you are licking wounds on the grass due to this error. That would not be cool - and I am as cool as cool can be.

And yes, keep the combustibles at home. If they are willing to work something out, no need for extreme measures. Stuff happens. Kudos to them for not trying to just buff it out and sneak it past you.

I'm yer' buddy, and I can't see how you can tell if your rims are safe. Make them swallow the tough pill. If you don't get satisfaction, let us know. Cameron and I will handle the punishment with extreme prejudice and efficiency. And, because we are buddies, we will let you in on the fun. But, let that be plan B.

Best,

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Nothing less than a full replacement of the wheels. There is no warrenty on your life after the old wheels are repaired. IMHO

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Tried to quote Sir Tripod, but it ain't workin' for me. Scroll up a bit to see what I am talking about.

Well, not sure I would put it that way.

But, all Rocky really needs is to be a good lookout. I can cover the rest. Gray slings are good because we can flee without attracting attention. Nobody will notice a gray sling or two running at 800 mph away from the crime scene.

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So, I took my wheels to the local tire shop to get my new Nitto 555 G2s mounted and balanced this morning. I used this specific tire shop because I have used them for my truck and my wife's car with good results. So I get to the shop this afternoon to pick up my wheels and the front desk guy meets me in the parking lot. He asks me come inside the garage portion of the shop, that we need to talk. I immediately knew this was not good news. They aren't too bad, but they are bad enough. The guy was extremely polite, apologized profusely, offered to have the wheels repaired and painted (or whatever it took to make me happy.) He never specifically said that replacing the wheel was an option, but I feel like he eluded to it. So my question is this, are repaired and painted wheels an acceptable offer or should I be insisting that these guys replace the damaged rims?

I didn't take a full picture of either rim, but on one of the wheels every single spoke is rashed...

I would ask for a replacement, IMHO you can always see a repair.

We had a gouged wheel as a result of an accident. The insurance company sent the wheel to a repair shop while the rest of the car was being repaired. When the wheel came back, you could never tell it had been repaired. Unfortunately, your rims had far more gouges than we had. I can see repairing one or two gouges per wheel. As many as are shown in your pics, if the wheels show the least bit of repair, I'd hold out for replacement wheels.

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I think that is covered... I just need an alibi

In my family, we would say that you need a disinterested third party to go with that alibi.

Are you sure you didn't do that while installing your new light switch??

Smh.....why did they have a metal head installed, if this would of happened at my shop we would of ended up buying him a new set of rims.

@TheRock I had just read your extensive and excellent post on the headlight bypass switch and made a poor attempt at a joke.

@TheRock ok, forget the matches and that puny little thing @Tripod has. (the bic, of course ) Get you one of these!

http://www.throwflame.com

I now want to mount one of those on the slingshot...

I would have them replace the rim. A repair and paint can come out great. If you want to see, I can show you on my A6, but I am not sure on those spokes a paint and repair would go over well with you and how much detail you put into things.

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@Jdin hey buddy how is the foot doing?
when you going to be out running marathons?