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Nasty crash

Started by Roger, July 14, 2003, 03:30:42 AM

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Roger

Really a silly thing. Rode too fast at some bikers party and crashed into a fellow biker who suddenly appeared on my "track". Did you know that the front suspension can actually brake apart?



Now if you please know some cheap GS parts in Europe, near Romania, like the ones that miss in the picture please let me know  :cry:

snapper

Oh Man,... DOH!  Not good!
You ok?
Hope so!
:(
"I could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on."
Eleanor Roosevelt

Roger

A week in hospital for me and my girlfriend, almost recovered now. Hope i'll ride again next month. Ah, the tricky part was that we weren't wearing our helmets and my equipment at the time consisted in a T-shirt and some jeans.
Don't do like me and ride safe!

snapper

Oh Man.....  You are making me cringe!  
Take care of yourself!!!!! (and your girlfriend!)
"I could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on."
Eleanor Roosevelt

JamesG

Bummer dude, but...
Don't look at it as a crash and needing new parts.

Look at it as an opportunity to upgrade your forks.
:thumb:
James Greeson
GS Posse
WERA #306

Roger

Thanks for mentioning that to me
I thought about upgrading the rear shock when its time will come, not the front suspension. I ride my bike mostly in urban conditions at we have some particular bumpy roads here so i like the "soft" touch of the GS front (my bike is a '97 model). Now I have two cut off fork legs that need replacement and i'll keep the other components who didn't suffer any stress.
Still, what will do as a replacement? The Bandit? What other parts are needed? What will i gain from this upgrade?

QWKDTSN

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JamesG

The 41mm forks off a Katana or Bandit600 are probably your best bet.  They are much stiffer and won't flex over bumps and thru corners the way a GSs OEM forks do. Plus you will get at least one form of adjustability depending on model & year forks you get ahold of.

In addition to the fork legs themselves, you will need the triple clamp, clipons (if you want to use clipons, with the B6 forks you can use your stock bar if its intact), a set of 41mm headlight brackets (from an SV, naked B6, etc), brake calipers, probably the rotors as well unless you get lucky, axle, and possibly different spec wheel bearings if the fork axle is a different diameter than stock (the Katana axle is the same).
James Greeson
GS Posse
WERA #306

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