Island Girl
Well-Known Member
Looks like I dodged a bullet . . . . 
Got home this afternoon for the first time since I went to work early yesterday morning dreading to see how hard the hurricane hit.
As it turns out, it could have been a lot worse . . . .
The poor Harley was laying there on its side, looking very much the fallen warrior. It suffered a small dent and paint scrape in the tank where the left handlebar was mashed into it, and a broken side marker/turn signal light on the left. . . . . Otherwise, it seems fine, and I will make sure it runs OK this weekend.
Fortunately, the little car did OK . . . .
The white carport tent was all gone, and from the phone call I got at work, must be at my neighbor's, where he said he dismantled the frame from what was left of the rest of it.
There was one piece that looked like an "end" section that was tangled up on the little car and its car cover.
Otherwise not so much as a scratch.
I was dreading that maybe the windshield had gotten broken or something else fairly serious as the white tent had a considerable amount of steel framing that could have done some major damage flying about.
Strangely enough, there didn't look to be so much as a ripple in the tarp that covers the motor on the front porch, actually, nothing at all seemed out of place on the porch which was a most welcomed surprise.
I guess I'll never know if having taken the rad and grill off before the storm as a precaution is what saved them, or if they would have somehow survived in the wild, but I'm glad I took them off in advance anyway.
Hopefully, my McMaster order will come tomorrow, (although I doubt it) and I can finish up on the fan shroud and see how it works.
A few "Post Dorian" pics:
Fortunately, I got someone to help me and got the Harley back up on its wheels again.
Got home this afternoon for the first time since I went to work early yesterday morning dreading to see how hard the hurricane hit.
As it turns out, it could have been a lot worse . . . .
The poor Harley was laying there on its side, looking very much the fallen warrior. It suffered a small dent and paint scrape in the tank where the left handlebar was mashed into it, and a broken side marker/turn signal light on the left. . . . . Otherwise, it seems fine, and I will make sure it runs OK this weekend.
Fortunately, the little car did OK . . . .
The white carport tent was all gone, and from the phone call I got at work, must be at my neighbor's, where he said he dismantled the frame from what was left of the rest of it.
There was one piece that looked like an "end" section that was tangled up on the little car and its car cover.
Otherwise not so much as a scratch.
I was dreading that maybe the windshield had gotten broken or something else fairly serious as the white tent had a considerable amount of steel framing that could have done some major damage flying about.
Strangely enough, there didn't look to be so much as a ripple in the tarp that covers the motor on the front porch, actually, nothing at all seemed out of place on the porch which was a most welcomed surprise.
I guess I'll never know if having taken the rad and grill off before the storm as a precaution is what saved them, or if they would have somehow survived in the wild, but I'm glad I took them off in advance anyway.
Hopefully, my McMaster order will come tomorrow, (although I doubt it) and I can finish up on the fan shroud and see how it works.
A few "Post Dorian" pics:
Fortunately, I got someone to help me and got the Harley back up on its wheels again.
