Help cracked fork!

[Freakshow]

I would avoid welding (IMHO) unless it is the last resort.
The heat of welding will swell & distort the surrounding area requiring a rebore of the axle hole to get it round & true again as well as cosmetic filing & polishing the leg to achieve a good external finish.
It will be far cheaper to buy a second hand leg.

So who knows where I could get a second hand one, either welly or Auck as postage wouldn't be much!

[crashe]

List of Bike wreckers:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=13359

[Freakshow]

Well took it to the dealership and they did the expected... Nothing.

However a friend (experienced knowlegable rider)called up the suzuki guys and they do were going to do nothing, but the dumb ass made the comment that he might of considered it, if it was a bigger more expensive bike! What Kind of attidude is that! Now in a few months when I get my full licence do you think I ll be looking for a Suzuki... Not Anymore..

[crazybigal]

Dude! you prob went to wellington motorcycles didnt you!
they are not intrested unless they can sell your a HD or something expensive!
the fact is these bikes are cheap, i had a crash damaged one and i was amazed at the low quality and the high price of new parts.
dont get me wrong im not digging at your bike, it didd have some good points!.(nice suzuki 6 speed box)
Cut your losses and find a second hand leg, there are plenty around! 1 or 2 of these gets trashed every week!
just be thankfull it didnt fall apart on the motorway!
Im sure someone on here who is local to you will give you a hand to rebuild the fork if your not keen to take it in to the ripoff merchants to have it fixed.
good luck

[Wasp]

you do know that ones being wrecked at buckets n bits aye.....?

not that i like dealing with them.... but i suppose if you have to you have to

http://www.motorcyclesnz.co.nz/biked...0f-across.html
(im not sure if its just those parts like the indicator and those 2 panels, i doubt it though)

[**R1**]

seems to be the day for poor quality suzuki parts

[Freakshow]

Dude! you prob went to wellington motorcycles didnt you!
they are not intrested unless they can sell your a HD or something expensive!
the fact is these bikes are cheap, i had a crash damaged one and i was amazed at the low quality and the high price of new parts.
dont get me wrong im not digging at your bike, it didd have some good points!.(nice suzuki 6 speed box)
Cut your losses and find a second hand leg, there are plenty around! 1 or 2 of these gets trashed every week!
just be thankfull it didnt fall apart on the motorway!
Im sure someone on here who is local to you will give you a hand to rebuild the fork if your not keen to take it in to the ripoff merchants to have it fixed.
good luck

Did go to WGTN motorcycles and I was not suprised at their attidude.
But it was the Call to Suzuki NZ that was surprising. So it aint a Gixxer doesn't mean it doesn't have a Suzuki sticker on it! Already working on Plan B should be on the road again soon!

[Freakshow]

seems to be the day for poor quality suzuki parts

Thats got to be handy!

[XP@]

Have we got any metallurgists in the house that can test the fork leg for this chappie?

It does not seem like a part that should just crack under normal use, if the other side went then the outcome would be lethal.

If it is a faulty part then surely there should be some comeback on the manufacturer? How does the law stand in this country?

I'm so glad I didn't buy a Suzuki :-)

[imdying]

Saw an SV leg cracked in exactly the same place on spankme's sv site. Typical Suzuki build quality...

[Freakshow]

Have we got any metallurgists in the house that can test the fork leg for this chappie?

It does not seem like a part that should just crack under normal use, if the other side went then the outcome would be lethal.

If it is a faulty part then surely there should be some comeback on the manufacturer? How does the law stand in this country?

I'm so glad I didn't buy a Suzuki :-)

Sounds interesting!!! What does it test and how do I go about it!

Plan B is a mate knows a guy who could weld it up!

[XP@]

Sounds interesting!!! What does it test and how do I go about it!

Plan B is a mate knows a guy who could weld it up!

You can use ultra-sound like a pregnancy scan or x-ray to find cracks in metal (NDT Non Destructive Testing). My dad used to be in to this type of stuff, checking bits for power stations. You would be able to see if there are any other defects in the region. I think that todays technologies will be far advanced of what they used to be 15 years ago.

Plus I would also check the other fork, just in case...

Info about: http://www.mech.canterbury.ac.nz/labs/materials.shtml

These are companies who do it in welly, but you would be best if you could get it done as a favour... unless you really think you have a case against Suzuki
http://yellow.pages.co.nz/Pages/Sear...eNum=1&street=

[JKWNZ]

We have metallurgists in house but the problem is (as with any consultant) that it'll cost a bit to write a report that you can use to endorse what the fault origin is... and is cheaper just to replace the part.

However that doesn't absolve suzuki's legal responsibilities of course... they should be interested in having a decent look.

Welding is still a bad idea.

Its also a bit late to NDT the part... its already broken. It needs to seperated carefully (as not to damage any evidence) and the failure surface examined under a microscope

[Freakshow]

We have metallurgists in house but the problem is (as with any consultant) that it'll cost a bit to write a report that you can use to endorse what the fault origin is... and is cheaper just to replace the part.

However that doesn't absolve suzuki's legal responsibilities of course... they should be interested in having a decent look.

Welding is still a bad idea.

Its also a bit late to NDT the part... its already broken. It needs to seperated carefully (as not to damage any evidence) and the failure surface examined under a microscope

Thanks for your help and advice. up untill now I have enjoyed my bike but I am a big believer of attidude and service and Suzuki has shown none. Thats cool they aint the only manufacturer out there so now they miss out when I upgrade in December.


One thing i have found ammusing is that they would treat their more expensive bike owners better, Suzuki where do you think those owners originate from??????

[XP@]

One thing i have found ammusing is that they would treat their more expensive bike owners better, Suzuki where do you think those owners originate from??????

For that type of comment they need to undertake a course in Flagellation, which I suggest you administer.

You have a 250cc ie a learners bike... do they want learners to survive to pass their test?
If you do some how survive on a suzuki then would you buy another suzuki, perhaps a bigger one? only to have it fail in a more spectacular fashion?