Author Topic: Who says wheelies and stoppies are hard on your forks? (Read 4211 times)

Jinxracing · « **on:** March 13, 2008, 08:14:19 AM »

Yikes.

Cvillechopper · « **Reply #1 on:** March 13, 2008, 08:16:56 AM »

SQUID!!

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #2 on:** March 13, 2008, 08:19:51 AM »

No helmet or jacket, etc. either. Wonder how that turned out? $:-\$

nickjtc · « **Reply #3 on:** March 13, 2008, 08:54:05 AM »

The expression on his face says it all "OhmyfuggingodinheavenI'mapratandthisisgoingtohurt!"

S-Dog · « **Reply #4 on:** March 13, 2008, 09:38:07 AM »

I love the shock oil squirting out....

Steve F · « **Reply #5 on:** March 13, 2008, 09:39:36 AM »

He's ok....he's wearing a snell approved bandana.

effin' SQUID

eldar · « **Reply #6 on:** March 13, 2008, 09:46:03 AM »

Squid or donor?

UnCrash · « **Reply #7 on:** March 13, 2008, 10:03:55 AM »

I say he's a lucky man. The other 300 times he did that on a bike he was in traffic.

De La Nooch · « **Reply #8 on:** March 13, 2008, 10:17:40 AM »

Thanks, Jinx. Pictures like that are what keep me from ever attempting stunts!

Dawdlin Dog · « **Reply #9 on:** March 13, 2008, 10:57:17 AM »

As Rev W. Spooner would say "cunning stunt"

Raul CB750K1 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 13, 2008, 11:30:18 AM »

Quote from: Steve F on March 13, 2008, 09:39:36 AM

He's ok....he's wearing a snell approved bandana. effin' SQUID

, I have laughed so hard that fortunately -for my computer- I was not drinking anything while reading.

Have you noticed those crash bars? The bike in the background have them too. Seem like a stunt school or something.

techy5025 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 13, 2008, 12:06:36 PM »

Hmmmm....maybe a stunt group. I doubt that a stunt school...as in business...would allow naked stunting. Great pic though.

Wonder if that started out as a wheelie and turned into a stoppie when the fork broke?

Jim

nickjtc · « **Reply #12 on:** March 13, 2008, 12:34:53 PM »

Quote from: Raul CB750K1 on March 13, 2008, 11:30:18 AM

Have you noticed those crash bars? The bike in the background have them too. Seem like a stunt school or something.

Maybe he's the instructor, and just told the others "Do as I say, not as I do."

fuzzybutt · « **Reply #13 on:** March 13, 2008, 12:49:51 PM »

Quote from: Bob Wessner on March 13, 2008, 08:19:51 AM

No helmet or jacket, etc. either. Wonder how that turned out? $:-\$

what a nutsack, doing stunting with no protection.

rugger81 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 13, 2008, 01:00:40 PM »

After a little bit of poking around, apparently this is where the pic originated from:
http://www.stuntlife.com/forums/281-stunt-bike-pictures/188135-greatest-picture-all-time.html

shows some more pics of the aftermath.

azuredesign · « **Reply #15 on:** March 13, 2008, 01:42:42 PM »

I guess I'll keep changing my fork oil the old way...

Klark Kent · « **Reply #16 on:** March 13, 2008, 01:55:23 PM »

that thread is hilarious. it went on for a couple pages- before i quit reading it- about how kawasaki is at fault for knowing about this defect and doing nothing about it, and other owners of same bike exclaiming- "wow, i had no idea my bike wasn't designed for this, now i am worried!" its not daring if you are unaware of reality.
-KK

fuzzybutt · « **Reply #17 on:** March 13, 2008, 02:19:17 PM »

sorry, i know it takes all kinds but..................what a bunch of asses

nickjtc · « **Reply #18 on:** March 13, 2008, 03:14:47 PM »

Ignorance is bliss, you know.

DammitDan · « **Reply #19 on:** March 13, 2008, 04:41:44 PM »

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"why in hell would hos fork snap like that?!?!?!?!?!?! i would have been pissed of i was him......"

How do I sign up for this forum? I could look like the smartest guy in the room without even trying!

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"Quote:
Originally Posted by s0nofg0d View Post
thats a reason why i dislike kawasaki. they know of problems out in the field and dont really do jake #$%* about trying to fix it"

Kawasaki told me it was wear and tear on the bike. I had 2000 miles on it when it happened, and it wasnt a yr old.

Ugh... idiot.

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I was there when he recked and he told me there were just rebuilt two days before they snapt in half !!!!!! new fork oil new seals etc !!!! then two days later they #$%*ing snap it half !!! sounds kind fishy to me !!!! I know there is not much to it, but you are suposed to tighten all those front end bolts with a torque wrench !!!!! that ways you get the exact proper amount of torque on the front end , I dont know if they just tighten it up too tight or what but i think someone FU*ked up for sure on rebuilding them , plus 1 day after getting them back there were leaking fork oil from the bottom !!! not the top where most people brake fork seals but from the sealed bottom side !!!!!!

Amazing how many ways exclamation points can be used as punctuation...

mattcb350f · « **Reply #20 on:** March 13, 2008, 04:48:13 PM »

I believe the Brits' word is...... plonker

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #21 on:** March 13, 2008, 05:12:19 PM »

Spot on Matty

nickjtc · « **Reply #22 on:** March 13, 2008, 07:52:23 PM »

Quote from: mattcb350f on March 13, 2008, 04:48:13 PM

I believe the Brits' word is...... plonker

I'd call him a wanker. But that wouldn't be a caring thing to say about a fallen rider.

DammitDan · « **Reply #23 on:** March 13, 2008, 09:59:50 PM »

Quote from: nickjtc on March 13, 2008, 07:52:23 PM

I'd call him a wanker. But that wouldn't be a caring thing to say about a fallen rider.

He may be a fallen rider, but he's the kind of rider that puts others (including me) in wanton danger when he's on the road showing off his "skillz".

Hard to have compassion for someone who makes it a point to push the limits only to complain when he breaks them.

Klark Kent · « **Reply #24 on:** March 13, 2008, 10:09:03 PM »

I think we may be putting too much of this on 'the fallen' anyway. chances are he knows better- now. it's the folks on the forum who post about it as if a lightning bolt had decended upon him not once but twice. the ones that have learned the hard way are not the ones posting and i think it is possible to hate the squid without disrespecting the fallen. much like you can hate the war and support the troops. just wish they knew better before losing basic mobility and creating a bad image for the rest of us.

my only stunts are #$%*-on-the-phone avoidance maneuvers at high speed, I'm having a blast, and my forks are holding up just fine.

drink horses drink
-KK

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