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Old 03-15-2007 | 11:53 PM
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bent cage

what do you guys do when you tweak a cage. I just stretched out my SI and snapped the all thread. It still looks like its in good condition I just cant line up the rear hole w/the swing arm? I can't tell where it's bent? And I don't want to take a torch and hammer to it anyway.

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Old 03-16-2007 | 12:01 AM
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Re: bent cage

Starks will come over and fix it for you. he is the official SI cage *****
Old 03-16-2007 | 12:31 AM
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Re: bent cage

if your not willing to use a little hammer action then buy a new one

I bent my FI a little bit and i just beat it a little till it lined up again... good as new.
Old 03-16-2007 | 12:38 AM
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Re: bent cage

tweaked my 905 once or twice beat the brakes off it w/ a deadblow until it lined back up
Old 03-16-2007 | 01:35 AM
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Re: bent cage

Originally Posted by skillz
Starks will come over and fix it for you. he is the official SI cage *****
Hahaha, thats great. Just heat it up and find the bend or hit Ian up, he may help you out on it but hes really slammed right now. Worth a try.
Old 03-16-2007 | 02:58 AM
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Re: bent cage

905 bent and stripped the main nut the the long bolt that goes through the frame goes into. used huge leftover steel tubing from a muffler shop to bend the cage arms and had the muffler shop chop off the stripped nut, put n over sized one inside the tub and welded 2 nuts that fit the bolt together n welded the 2 fitting nuts on the oversized one.
don't line up perfect but it's good enough
Old 03-16-2007 | 04:46 AM
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Re: bent cage

I bent my railz, heated it up and bent it back, but on the next fall it was fucked. bent right away and busted the motor.
Old 03-16-2007 | 12:15 PM
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Re: bent cage

^^ thats pretty much the reason I don't want to heat it up and bend it back.
Old 03-16-2007 | 02:05 PM
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Re: bent cage

i never heated mine up just beat it back w/ a deadblow most times while still on the bike, so i didnt have to mess w/ moutning it again if i could help it.

hasnt broke or failed yet other that the bottom rod which was cracked anyway
Old 03-16-2007 | 06:07 PM
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Re: bent cage

Originally Posted by sytfu_RR
I bent my railz, heated it up and bent it back, but on the next fall it was fucked. bent right away and busted the motor.
Thats because the heat softens up the material.(Anieling).
It will bend back fine but it will be 10x weaker at that point.
Old 03-16-2007 | 06:23 PM
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Re: bent cage

but a new cage or bring your bike down to a good welding shop and have them cut and weld it back to normal.before i powder coated mine powers,it was bent a little so i cut and welded it back into place.as londg as you have a good welder do the work it will be like brand new
Old 03-16-2007 | 07:14 PM
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Re: bent cage

i bent the bolt on my fi cage and ordered a new one from fi, then when i took it out it stripped my bike so i just put the new bolt in and put cardboard to hold it in place, i am waiting to order the bigger bolt. i've dropped it the way it is now and it is holding up pretty good
Old 03-16-2007 | 07:18 PM
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Re: bent cage

Buy a powers cage there the ****
Old 03-17-2007 | 01:04 PM
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Re: bent cage

So far my SI cage has held up great. Waayyyy better than my powers did.
Old 03-17-2007 | 01:53 PM
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Re: bent cage

If it bent the very next time you had to use it then you over heated it when bending it back.... if you want a pritty cage and dont like hitting things with a hammer dont stunt lol
Old 03-17-2007 | 02:35 PM
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Re: bent cage

my old 905 cage i had to hit it with a slege everytime i took it off. and had to start every bolt and then titen it all up.
Old 03-17-2007 | 02:42 PM
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Re: bent cage

Originally Posted by skillz
Starks will come over and fix it for you. he is the official SI cage *****

hahahahahhahahahahahaha i almost spit my drink on my new monitor
thats great!


Originally Posted by keshon
i bent the bolt on my fi cage and ordered a new one from fi,
thats what you GOTTA LOVE about FI...:YEAH cause NO MATTER who built them...they will break/bend from getting slammed! atleast if im riding it , it will
Old 03-17-2007 | 02:51 PM
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Re: bent cage

buy a powers they work the best!!!
Old 03-17-2007 | 03:18 PM
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Re: bent cage

Originally Posted by OLEARY
buy a powers they work the best!!!
and also bend!
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