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how the hell... ?
+1. :shock:
what happened?
whos is it?
on yer bike
05-06-07, 02:54 PM
how the hell... ?
:stupid:
chunkytfg
05-06-07, 02:54 PM
i'm gueesing he rear ended a car and the wheel destroyed itself.
Look at the tyre marks on the road
petevtwin650
05-06-07, 03:06 PM
Isn't that the new experimental hub steering Suzuki are using???:rolleyes:
plowsie
05-06-07, 03:10 PM
yer thats messed up get some info lol
Bloke on LB, you'll be glad to know he was walking wounded.
Sounds like after clipping a car he emergency braked with tank slapper into railings.
He is unsure if wheel collapsed before impact as a result of braking/tank slapper.
Apparently the wheel was previously repaired (by a reputable company)
weazelz
05-06-07, 04:11 PM
Apparently the wheel was repaired by a previously reputable company
:-)
gettin2dizzy
05-06-07, 04:13 PM
Apparently the wheel was repaired (by a previously reputable company)
;)
Few glad i haven't changed mine haha!!!! :safe:
muffles
05-06-07, 05:43 PM
Ouch, doesn't surprise me though with the dodgy Suzuki build quality...just lucky on most of the GSX-Rs it's cosmetic bits that are the problem...
on yer bike
05-06-07, 06:40 PM
I feel the need for a caption competiton...
muffles
05-06-07, 06:42 PM
"The Suzuki Quality Assurance Team lives up to its reputation once again" :rolleyes:
Biker Biggles
05-06-07, 06:49 PM
Handlings a bit off.Can you check the wheel alignment.
Pedrosa
05-06-07, 08:15 PM
"You right,those braided lines are powerful".:p
kwak zzr
05-06-07, 08:25 PM
seen a gixer 6 just like that at pitstop, wheel must be weak.
Just a quick one lads n lasses, This is what happens to alloy wheels if you powder coat them.
The heating process changes the alloy at a molecular level. Seen it all to often on the car forums.
Aston
chazzyb
05-06-07, 08:33 PM
Just a quick one lads n lasses, This is what happens to alloy wheels if you powder coat them.
:winner:
F.U.D.
Love it!:p
It would never have happened to a spoked wheel...
tomjones2
05-06-07, 10:23 PM
After careful consideration dave decided that the drilling the spokes wasnt the best way to save weight, you could say the wheels fell off the weight loss campaign.
Sorry had to.......
fizzwheel
06-06-07, 09:57 AM
Just a quick one lads n lasses, This is what happens to alloy wheels if you powder coat them.
The heating process changes the alloy at a molecular level. Seen it all to often on the car forums.
Aston
K6 600's come with wheels that colour from the factory. So thats not aftermarket powercoat.
weazelz
06-06-07, 10:17 AM
"quite grippy then, these bt-14's?"
Flamin_Squirrel
06-06-07, 11:37 AM
K6 600's come with wheels that colour from the factory. So thats not aftermarket powercoat.
They're steel too aren't they?
muffles
06-06-07, 11:42 AM
K6 600's come with wheels that colour from the factory. So thats not aftermarket powercoat.
It was repaired though, I wonder if that might have been the cause?
That was my point. Most reputable powder coaters won't do wheels. If it was done as part of a re furb then it could have been the cause.
All I know is in Germany for instance, where everything has to be TUV approved. The wheel re furbishers won't powder coat them. Your lucky if they'd even chrome them. All they offer is a polishing service after a repair. Or paint.
If I was to damage a wheel on the bike to the point where it needed straightning I think I'd bin it rather than repair it.
I guess, at least with a car you have another wheel or two you could rely on.
As Fizz pointed out above, they are standard colour wheels, so powder coating was not the previous repair.
I think the issue is whether the "braided lines" were so powerful and the "bt014s" so sticky that the wheel collapsed riding along the road leading to an accident. Or whether the accident led to the wheel collapsing.
Once you've had an accident, then it doesn't really matter if your wheel collapses or your forks crumple IMO something's obviouly going to need repairing or replacing.
@ Stu, point taken matey. Was just backing up what I had said earlier. I put it up as a warning as opposed to pointing the finger and implying that was the cause.
Who knows what happened? we can only speculate.
Just figured I'd give it mention, so if people want to powder coat their wheels on a refurb they'd be armed with enough info to make an informed decision.
Hope that clears it up a bit.
Aston
@ Stu, point taken matey. Was just backing up what I had said earlier. I put it up as a warning as opposed to pointing the finger and implying that was the cause.
Who knows what happened? we can only speculate.
Just figured I'd give it mention, so if people want to powder coat their wheels on a refurb they'd be armed with enough info to make an informed decision.
Hope that clears it up a bit.
Aston
Hmm............had our wheels powder coated 50,000-odd miles ago...........still in the bike the last time I looked:D
Worried? Us? Nope!
andyaikido
06-06-07, 08:29 PM
They're steel too aren't they?
Don't think so. Nearly all wheels are alu now. Except for the spoked/tubed tyre ones.
I'm_a_Newbie
06-06-07, 11:03 PM
The new spokeless wheel design didn't work quite liked the engineers had hoped.
Engineers have now begun work on a revised design using air spokes in the hope these will add more stability to the bike without adding and more unsprung weight.
\\:D/
on yer bike
06-06-07, 11:19 PM
Handlings a bit off.Can you check the wheel alignment.
this one is my fav so far
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