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May 29th, 2015, 10:31 AM
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Motorcycle Nurse?
Name: Jacques
Location: Gulf Coast
Join Date: Sep 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250R, 1998 Ducati 748L #77/100 Posts: 606
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Fork pinch bolts missing
I noticed my front end seemed tweaked, and the left handle bar is bent. Upon further inspection I found that the lower triple pinch bolt on the left is backed out and the top on is missing. The right side is good.
Aside from straightening the allignment, should I pull the forks and see if they're straight? I rode the bike 600 miles home yesterday in its current state. |
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May 29th, 2015, 11:06 AM
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The Corner Whisperer
Name: Chris (aka Reactor)
Location: Northern KY
Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much.
MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13
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Wtf is going on with pinch bolts this season?!?!?! I worked tech a few weeks ago found multiple riders with loose or missing pinch bolts.
I will pull them if your suspect it's bent.
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May 29th, 2015, 12:28 PM
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Motorcycle Nurse?
Name: Jacques
Location: Gulf Coast
Join Date: Sep 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250R, 1998 Ducati 748L #77/100 Posts: 606
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Chris, I have the forks off. I was thinking I could lay the chrome piece down on a table and spin it inside the fork legs to see if it is bent. Will spinning it mess up the innards of it?
The chrome doesn't appear distorted or bent anywhere, I just want to make sure it isn't bent |
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May 29th, 2015, 12:33 PM
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The Corner Whisperer
Name: Chris (aka Reactor)
Location: Northern KY
Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much.
MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13
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Will not hurt a thing. Spin dem innards. lol
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Goal: Shake A Million Hands | Look through the corners | Track Day Prep | Closest track? | The Mid-Ohio School |
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May 29th, 2015, 12:52 PM
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Motorcycle Nurse?
Name: Jacques
Location: Gulf Coast
Join Date: Sep 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250R, 1998 Ducati 748L #77/100 Posts: 606
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the right fork has the littlest bit of light that shines through on one side while the left doesn't let any light through
Guess this means I need a right fork EDIT: JESUS WHY IS A FORK $550 Last futzed with by Floki; May 29th, 2015 at 03:45 PM. |
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