My new tyres were a waste of time.
 

talking to yorkie chris and dangerous dave this morn, well i went to scrub my tires in, and ended up scrubing my ar*e on the floor.

scubbed in my tires a bit, stated to rain a litle tiny bit so i took it easy. going round a roundabout the front slipped slide and it hit a curb, bent the forks and scratched the left hand pannel.

wasnt leaning much wasnt very fast thougt it shouldnve been safe guess not. had to take belly pan off aswell as font mudgurad to get it home as i was only couple miles away but with bent forks it was catching on the whee.

couple questions, is straightening the forks safe? got a feeling one it to bent to repair so maybe a new stanction.

and is it possible to oem paint?

pics to follow scott.

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Sorry to hear about the off mate, any diesel about? How are you?

You can straighten the forks, depends how far they are bent to really say yes or no.

Yes you can get paint to match OEM, you can DIY or get a professional to do it.

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oo not good. Been a bit greasy last few days, not pleasant for scrubbing tyres. What tyres did you get?

edit... I feel rotten for saying this, but i'm not sure ya can blame it all on the tyre scrubbing

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He got Bridgestone BT-014's

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Sorry to hear this man , no matter what new tyres you have , they all have to be taken with great caution in weather like this . Even then , a bald patch or diesel can make life pretty heart stopping :( are you ok ?

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oh, read the other thread vaguely so figured it were storms

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14`s are a good tyre as well , I`m thinking that something on the roundabout caused this mishap . I was told to take it easy for 200 miles :shock: when I got my tyres 2 weeks ago . Done 900 miles on them since then though :D

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ye im not blaming it on the tires i know you have to watch it ive worn in many tires it was just a ocmbination as norm, dirty round bout new tires wet.

pics

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also you can see i wast lent over far from the wear on the tire. was an acci i just cant wait to get it bk on rd:)

ps im fine

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I reckon that Stantion is repairable , there was a thread on here a couple of weeks back where somebody had Stantions far worse than theat and they were repaired . What bike is it ?

Aaah it`s ok I can see it is a Curvy now :D

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I had an off at some speed and the steering was wonky as a result, even after new bars, but all it took to sort it was the front wheel being re-aligned - you're damage may be different but it may not be that bad. Nevertheless, I have spent a fortune on repairing mine! So much for 3rd party only!!

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Luckily I scrubbed my new rear tyre in last weekend but I'm getting a new front one this week which should be fun and games. Glad your safe mate that's the main thing.

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You can get that fork straightened.

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does any one knwo what it cost roughly a friend said a place he knows will do it or 10 quid ive found place tht does it for 40 but obi i want it done right.

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When I get them straightened it's done by a pro and he charges me 30 quid a stanchion. You'll pay more if he has to strip the fork leg down and rebuild it though.

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So long as the stancion hasn't got a 'crease' is what I was led to believe. I've got the pair of shiny forks upstairs from when I bent them on the deer, shame they have a slight crease...I kinda liked them :-(
Had to buy a new set

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just get another pair off ebay ... it'll be cheeper and less hastle..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LOOK-GENUINE-S...d=p3286.c0.m14

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cool. its going to be quicker for me to get them straightned than it would get second hand ones. although i maybe loking at some second ahnd ones to mo if tht gos through ill have it bk on the road monday. then it will just be a matter or getting the pannel repaired. :D

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Hmm new one here costs about 100E which is about 75 Gbp? http://www.sv-ig.de/ig-shop/shop/USE...e99f6826aa46c8

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Gixxer front end swap time?

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That's what I did when I bent mine.

Admittedly I snapped one fork, bent the other rather a lot and buckled the wheel so there wasn't a lot worth keeping...

Druid

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You can sometimes find SRAD600 forks for a sight less than SV ones...

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i would love a gixr front but is it easy sounds like a lot of work to me and i want to be riding it now. i might get it bk together then start collecting the bits for a front end swap. if it can be straighten then me and a friend have looked at putting his thundercat front on for now. a few measurements and looks posible. ;)

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how much roughly would a gsxr front cost? it would have to be usd forks.

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would 96 gsxr 750 srad forks fit?

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would 96 gsxr 750 forks fit? obi with the right yokes.

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Is that the first of the SRAD's, or the last of the slabbies?

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Seek and yee shall find...

Use the search function.. ;)

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think srad they are usd

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Right yeah a whole front end from the SRAD's will drop right in. Was 96-99 I believe. You just need a top head bearing from TWF

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so any shrad, 600 or 750 will fit with the bearing? what about the gsxr clipons can you use them? or o they need to be changed.

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Too low, will catch on fairing. Many use TLS clipons. Or VTR clipons if you go for the SRAD600 forks.

Or do it properly and fit some risers and handlebars :-P

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haha your funny chris. ill have to read up to mo. i can see me fixin the std atm the mo i cant afford to have to bike off the road while i shop for gsxr stuff. nor can i afford it, might have to get bit by bit. :D

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+ 1

Can take about two hours to fit including rigging up the speedo, depends on experience and the correct tools though.

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And finding the parts for the speedo...

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Should you wish to get the original forks repaired, I'd try:
www.motoliner.com

As a first port of call, used several times, good service and good results.

Jambo

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A bit of wiring and a part form Ducati is all you need to rig the speedo on to the front wheel, 100% reliable for me since 2000.

+ 1

Buy it all bit by bit if you have limited funds, if you shop carefully you can get all the money back by selling your SV front end.

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What ducati part? I ended up with a random hall effect sensor from farnell components

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i have used them in the past not for bike stuff i must admit but to do stuff for my towing frames etc etc and are really nice people and helpful when you meet them

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i had found moto liners on the internet, im going to give them a ring to mo. will they want me to strip the forks or do they do it all?

cheers guys i think ill get gsxr stuff bit by bit that way i can get the stuff i want rather than have to sell stuff that come with bulk buy.

also, am i right in thinkin some sort of triamph wheel will let me use the original speedo? if so what one?