I went down ;(
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04-01-2012, 03:36 PM
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here is pics of my bike
and i was bored this morning so i got on my weight bench did sone sit ups and push a chair on my balcony with wheelchair so i can sit there sometimes, and i draw happy flowers on two places i have stitches at and also draw my bike on my cast
and i was bored this morning so i got on my weight bench did sone sit ups and push a chair on my balcony with wheelchair so i can sit there sometimes, and i draw happy flowers on two places i have stitches at and also draw my bike on my cast
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#66
04-02-2012, 03:14 PM
WOW! From the looks of that front wheel, it took a heavy hit. Personally, you need to pull the plastic and have a good look at the area around the steering head. You may have some cracks there. They would look like cracks in the paint.
If you do get it back on the road, be very very careful taking it up to speed. They can get funny after taking a hit like that.
If you do get it back on the road, be very very careful taking it up to speed. They can get funny after taking a hit like that.
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04-02-2012, 04:05 PM
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they said they checked everything, but somehow i am not 100% trusting. i know frame is straight.
i am planning to have them change the rims and rotors and do other fairings stuff on my own. i have tons of time to get her back on the road. so a long as she is home, i can take time and work on it
if it happens to see cracks around steering head, do i just have to change steering stem?
i am planning to have them change the rims and rotors and do other fairings stuff on my own. i have tons of time to get her back on the road. so a long as she is home, i can take time and work on it
if it happens to see cracks around steering head, do i just have to change steering stem?
#70
04-03-2012, 03:53 PM
^Exactly!
The cracks are hard to find and that's why the insurance companies total them when that are hit that hard. Plus, there is no telling what the bike will act like when it is put back together.
I would think that inverted forks, that are stronger, would transfer more energy to the head at impact. But then again, the frames are stronger on newer bikes than in the past.
When you think about how much energy it took to crumple that front wheel, it makes you wonder how much stress was felt in the head with the leverage of the forks.
The cracks are hard to find and that's why the insurance companies total them when that are hit that hard. Plus, there is no telling what the bike will act like when it is put back together.
I would think that inverted forks, that are stronger, would transfer more energy to the head at impact. But then again, the frames are stronger on newer bikes than in the past.
When you think about how much energy it took to crumple that front wheel, it makes you wonder how much stress was felt in the head with the leverage of the forks.
Last edited by TimBucTwo; 04-03-2012 at 03:56 PM.