What to do with crashed bike

[Stephen072774]

I did have a shop estimate on the bike, and they told me I needed to replace the frame.  They didn't have a scientific way to measure the damage (other than the cosmetic damage) and told me there was a chance it could track straight if I rebuilt it, but they wouldn't risk it or trust it after it was rebuilt.  I agree with them.  Even if I did rebuild the bike I wouldn't feel safe on it, my butts not going back on this bike.

I have reservations about selling a bike to a fellow board member for a rebuild when I don't really feel the bike is worthy of a rebuild, but i realize I am thinking very conservative and maybe even a little bit superstitious after my ordeal.

I am a wrencher so dismantling the bike will be fun, so I guess I'll part it out.  But to save me the hassle, if any of you guys want to tackle this, I'll take $250 for the whole bike.

[JamesG]

If I were home I'd be interested. However I still have 5 months left in the sand box.


good luck,

[buzz]

I might hit you up after Christmas if you still have it.

[Blueknyt]

ok, the shop is BSing, they want to make money and the time it takes to unbolt everything from one frame to another is a fair chunk of change.  they do have a scientific way its called factory dimentions and lasers,hell most the time its just string and tape messure.    IF your motor wasnt shifted in the cradle, and you dont see any buckling of the Gusset bettween upper perimeter box and lower, your find.  spend the 300 to make it rideable again, if you still dont like it, you can still part the bike out and sell the front end for precisly what you paid for it. Dont be scared to try.

[kvgs]

I wonder how a Gs motor would be in a golf cart.........

[Alphamazing]

Golf cart? Try a go kart. If I don't sell my spare engine, my friend and I are putting it into a custom kart frame.

[kvgs]

I take that back a go kart would be much sweeter, now if you could use
the Gs tranny in the go kart to make it a manual go kart that would be
icing on the cake!

[Alphamazing]

Yup, that's what we're planning on doing. Hooking up throttle and brakes and clutch like on a motorcycle. Have two tubes coming down off the steering wheel, kind of like a clip on angle probably, except mroe vertical, and having the shifter at foot level, clutch on the left hand.

[falcon0321]

I have a coulpe of frames i'd like to part with.   email me if you interested.  i could probaly sent some forks at tripple as well.

Thanks
Nick

[Stephen072774]

IF your motor wasnt shifted in the cradle,

The motor definately shifted forward upon impact, the engine case touched the frame on the right side and it left a small mark on each...  I don't think the shop is bs'ing me, they knew they wouldn't end up fixing this bike, the parts estimate was 5400 bucks and they didn't add labor, just parts.  

I think you're right tho, if i really wanted to get this bike running I could, but I just don't.

[Blueknyt]

send me some pix of the frame, both sides showing steering stem to mid breast and mid brest down, then behind the motor,  you could cut the breastbones off the frame if you wanted it wouldnt change the way it tracks, it would put more strain on the rear engine mounts is about all. ill bet the the down tubes are just flexed abit is all.

[Stephen072774]

send me some pix of the frame, both sides showing steering stem to mid breast and mid brest down, then behind the motor,  you could cut the breastbones off the frame if you wanted it wouldnt change the way it tracks, it would put more strain on the rear engine mounts is about all. ill bet the the down tubes are just flexed abit is all.

OK... I'll get some good shots in the next day or two...