This is fucked up
#21
Re: This is fucked up
Was he on a 98/99 R1 - I know a few people that happened to back when those bikes were new. Front brake seized for no reason. One guy was approaching a stop sign, the other was pulling into his garage, and another was going 50ish down the road. I was there for the garage one, these weren't rider errors, front wheel wouldn't roll even after no one was on the bike and no one was touching the lever.
#22
Re: This is fucked up
I'm not flaming you or talking ****, (emotion and inflection obviously don't come across on a screen and people are always talking **** on the net, but don't get me confused with one of those types) I'm genuinely interested on how this could happen.
#24
Re: This is fucked up
I've seen pitted (on my own bike as well as high mileage salvage bikes) races before, plenty of candy cane forks, bent frames, tucked necks, cracked necks, and even completely snapped forks, but the steering head itself isn't usually damaged. I've never purchased a bike with extremely severe damage, but I have seen bikes that way. I saw an 04/05 GSXR 600 that hit a fire hydrant at a speed estimated to be over 140mph and the steering head was elongated. Again, what I come across and what stunters do to a bike is different. Those races are pressed into the frame and are a real mother ****** to get out of any frame. From my experiences stretching the frame *seems* very unlikely to me, but again, I have little to no experience with stunt bikes.
#25
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Re: This is fucked up
the forks are like a long lever and they create a **** load of force on the neck of a bike and if the bearings are left loose and the bike is riden alot it will casue the race to fit loosley...
i have actually had the bottom race come out of the neck along with the bearing while taking the front end off of a bike ...
just fell out with the bearing with no effort at all
i have actually had the bottom race come out of the neck along with the bearing while taking the front end off of a bike ...
just fell out with the bearing with no effort at all
#27
Re: This is fucked up
the forks are like a long lever and they create a **** load of force on the neck of a bike and if the bearings are left loose and the bike is riden alot it will casue the race to fit loosley...
i have actually had the bottom race come out of the neck along with the bearing while taking the front end off of a bike ...
just fell out with the bearing with no effort at all
i have actually had the bottom race come out of the neck along with the bearing while taking the front end off of a bike ...
just fell out with the bearing with no effort at all
#28
Re: This is fucked up
It's always taken me a good bit of hammering to get it to start to move, once I get to that part they usually come out fairly easy. The last time I did it was on an F3 in 2004? It was a PITA. I never have used heat because I don't want to damage the painted finish on the frames.
I just hit one spot a few times, then keep moving around the race hitting each spot a few times until it really starts to move. What's the better way to get them out ??? TIA
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