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Hit an Oil Slick and Need Help!
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Fenderbot Offline
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Hit an Oil Slick and Need Help!
Hey Everyone,

I just took a spill at a stop sign where there was a oil streak that got the best of me. Before I knew it, I was on the ground as the rear tire swayed 90 degrees to the right in no time. Luckily all I got was a sprained ankle from the bike resting on me but my bike did get a little damage. I ride a 2014 standard base model and it still runs fine, just seems to be cosmetic damage on the crankcase cover, handlebar weight, and the speedometer meter cover.

My question to you all is that I'm having trouble locating exactly which replacement parts I should be getting. My issue is that aside from the speedometer cover, there are multiple white plastic pieces that are broken near some circuit boards (although no visible damage to the electronics) and I'm hoping that I can replace this without having to buy the whole meter assembly ($680). I've been looking at hondapartshouse.com and other similar sites with the blow up sections of the meter but I can't tell if the "COVER,MAIN" and the "COVER,SPEEDOMETER" would actually take care of this internal problem. Can anyone verify if I'll be alright to get these two parts to replace? I'll attach some photos for reference.

Thanks in advance!

                   
11-19-2017 01:33 AM
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SportsterDoc Offline
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New Mexico
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RE: Hit an Oil Slick and Need Help!
Can't say for sure, but it appears that you need both
the main cover 37101-MGC-N41 ($86.95) and
the speedo cover 371-2-MGC-N41 ($23.95)

https://www.bikebandit.com/oem-parts/201...#sch847989

Strange the parts that can be damaged from a simple spill.
I dropped my XT250 the first week I had it, climbing Joe May Canyon from Alamo Road in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge.
Scratched the top of the front fender, scratched the small cowling on the top of the headlight, scratched the back of one mirrors and rotated the clutch perch.

Sorry about your ankle. Hope it and your bike recover soon.

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(This post was last modified: 11-19-2017 08:16 AM by SportsterDoc.)
11-19-2017 08:11 AM
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Ben70 Offline
Running Like a Top

NCAL
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RE: Hit an Oil Slick and Need Help!
Good morning and welcome, fenderbot! Sorry about your spill, glad there was no serious damage to you or the bike. Hope you are back in the saddle in short order. +1 on SporsterDoc's parts advice, good luck!

Ben

11-19-2017 08:58 AM
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Cormanus Offline
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Queensland, Australia
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RE: Hit an Oil Slick and Need Help!
G’day and welcome to the forum, Fenderbot. Sorry your arrival on the forum was brought about by a spill. Hope your ankle recovers quickly and the bike is soon repaired.

There’s a bit of a guide to home repair of crankcase covers here.
11-19-2017 03:42 PM
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Fenderbot Offline
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San Diego
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RE: Hit an Oil Slick and Need Help!
Thank you SportsterDoc, Ben70, and Cormanus for the quick reply! I'm buying the replacement covers now and will update if there are any surprises that pop up. Regarding the damage on the crankcase, I was looking into Cormanus' recommended thread of repair and it seems like most people are saying to sand down rather than trying to fill in any lost material. I'll look into this more and if I take this on, I'll be sure to post pictures. I feel that I am in good hands and really appreciate the extra effort and information given!
11-19-2017 04:14 PM
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Flynrider Offline
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Phoenix, AZ
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RE: Hit an Oil Slick and Need Help!
Sorry to hear about your mishap Fenderbot. I had a similar one about 30 years ago (and also ended up with a sprained ankle and a bit of road rash). Ever since then I've approached intersections on either the left or right side of the lane. Never in the middle.

I'm about to do the same repair on my '13, thanks to a deer impact a few summers back. I had similar damage to the outer cover and internal white plastic piece. Lucky for you the '14s have a different (and cheaper) gauge set up. My parts were about $50 more than yours.

I'll probably be doing mine in the next few weeks, after I finish a few repairs to my backup bike.

Phoenix, AZ
2013 CB1100 - Big Red
1993 CB750 Nighthawk - Tahitian Blue
11-19-2017 10:43 PM
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Tezza Offline
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Queensland Australia
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RE: Hit an Oil Slick and Need Help!
I had similar damage to my gauges a while back. The bike was repaired by Honda through insurance and yes they replaced the individual parts and retained the same gauges. The back cover and white supporting bracket can be ordered individually. Another shop wanted to replace the whole gauge cluster at some astronomical price.
11-20-2017 04:14 PM
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will866 Offline
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Boston Ma
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RE: Hit an Oil Slick and Need Help!
How bad is the crankcase? Do you have a pic?
11-21-2017 07:04 AM
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offroadfx4 Offline
High Mileage

Indiana
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RE: Hit an Oil Slick and Need Help!
Sorry to hear about your crash!

My biggest worry is hitting something in a turn that instantly reduces friction causing me to crash.

Intersections are notorious for sand but oil is also a dangerous hazard.

Even on the "Dragon" and other blind curves, I'm more worried about grass clippings, sand, oil etc than I am about my ability or the ability of on coming traffic to be in their lane.

I even think about someone throwing out a cup of drink....doesn't take much to reduce the coefficient of friction to zero.

But I guess this "fear" comes back to the only time I've ever been down.... on my 1973 CB 350, 45 years ago at an intersection on sand. Like you said, down in an instant, zero time to react.

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11-21-2017 06:44 PM
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