I scratched it

[thejollyroger]

I scratched my gs 500   I unzipped my ridding jacket to retreive my garage keys and did not zip it back up and then decided I needed to put the bike on the center stand ( not sure why I thought it needed to be on the center stant) so my zipper pull kissed paint and now I have a stractch. I am very sad and feal like a dumb ass. it was in such good condition hmmm

why is the first one always the hardest

[evilmedic13]

Don't feel bad, it adds character. That's what I keep telling myself after I scratched my FJR rocking it off the centerstand while the keys on my D-ring were doing there best imitation of diamond on glass.

For a minute there I thought you were going TMI about a rash of some sort .

[Corbeau]

why is the first one always the hardest

I don't know  , but I know it's a whole lot easier than the first time you drop the bike in your garage...

Don't ask me how I know.

[chornbe]

I scratched my gs 500   I unzipped my ridding jacket to retreive my garage keys and did not zip it back up and then decided I needed to put the bike on the center stand ( not sure why I thought it needed to be on the center stant) so my zipper pull kissed paint and now I have a stractch. I am very sad and feal like a dumb ass. it was in such good condition hmmm

why is the first one always the hardest

Welcome to riding. Only garage queens and bikes with overly anal owners don't have scratches. I don't have time to not scratch my bike

[JamesG]

I have a pair of Kobe gloves with rivets on the palms (know where this is going?), I had a habit of using my right hand on the tank top to lever with when getting on and off.
After noticing the fine scratches in the tank, I don't do that anymore...  

[MK96xj]

The first scratch means that it is now yours. They are like scars and tell stories. You just need a better story then a zipper pull.

[Johnny Monsoon]

Scratches are kind of like wrinkles; they tell a story about the bike.  I have learned to celebrate the scratches, scuffs and other assorted imperfections that have befallen my bike as badges of honor.  They prove that my bike is no garage queen.

[RenegadeVT]

We all have them, wrinkles and scratches!!!

But I remember almost crying when I dropped the Sprint in my garage and scratched the crap out of the lower fairing.

Sorry to say but this will not be the last scratch you put in the GS.

[cyjo]

I figure the more scratches and nicks I have the less likely it is to be stolen!

[Tar Snake]

If you need a touch up, Testors model paint is cheap and comes in zillions of colors. If it's just normal scratches, yeah it sucks the 1st time on a new bike, but soon all the little dings, pits, and scratches add "character" and trigger memories of all the places you've been on the bike.

......now that horrible crunching bang of expensive plastic and metal hitting the ground on a tip over, that sucks!

[WBill]

A pricier alternative comes from Color-Rite.Com.  They'll make a perfect match for any factory color.  Get the clear coat to apply over the basic color, too.