I bought this bike, a 1993 PD model, from Robert Libbert, who had just finished a major overhaul when a friend crashed it. This picture shows the original condition.

The bike had gone off the road, washed out the front end, then went down and tumbled end-over-end. The tail section was destroyed, the 'roo bar was bent inward (breaking the headlight), and the left crash bar was pushed against the finned exhaust nut. Lots of other things were broken in the process, but they are all listed below. Big thanks go to Wendell Duncan who posted the microfiche for the later GS models on his website!

Straightening the 'roo bar involved removing the instruments (what a PITA!) and using a 2x4 through the front to bend it back away from the bike. This allowed the fairing to match up to the tank again, since the fairing is located by the 'roo bar.  However, exactly perfect alignment is hard to get, and the instruments still aren't right.  I will probably end up either replacing it or removing it and straightening it properly (using a good one as a model).

Repairing the tank is not easy.  It is a blow-molded Nylon part. Heat is the best way, so plastic welding will be the repair choice.  I tried using JB Weld, but both of the repairs started leaking again.  I also tried welding it using a Nylon rod, but it didn't work well. I ended up buying a used tank.

The bag system was replaced with a Touratech system, and the crash bars were straightened a bit and later replaced. Most of the rest of the repairs involved bolting unbroken parts on, in place of the broken ones.

New pictures at:
http://www.taunus-biker.de/~hilko/fotos/020222_swamp-thing-rebirth/index.htm
http://www.taunus-biker.de/~hilko/fotos/020309_yelmenace_lenstest/index.htm

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