More dodgy GSXR frames, should be banned

[RantyDave]

Looks more like a minga highspeed wheelie gone bad.

Or an aftermarket horn mounted with pop rivets.

Dave

[2much]

Yeap, my money's on a fucked up wheelie.... there's fuck all stress on a frame when just cruisin along at 25mph

[WINJA]

Yeap, my money's on a fucked up wheelie.... there's fuck all stress on a frame when just cruisin along at 25mph

UNLESS YOUR RIDING OVER CATS EYES , NOTICE HOW SOME SUSPENSION DONT KNOW HOW TO COPE WITH CATS EYES

[N4CR]

A guy I know did this to his 04 zx10r.. he wheelied everywhere high/low speed. Used to wheelie the road coming into ardmore alot, put it down for the corner and then put it back up agian. His frame broke big time around the front clamp part where it all pivots... needs a new one.

So yeah either a once off engineering fault or a wheelie. I'm picking wheelie.

[2much]

Yeah you're right, dunno if it's just fucked up rebound/compression or what, but not at under 50k's

[gav]

Oh, OK, so you're not suppose to wheelie 1000cc motorbikes then? How many Honda frames you seen breaking up? Huh?
And yeah, of course they can wheelie, friggen smartarse, yeah, you at the back, I heard ya...punk

[inlinefour]

this article reeks of another idiot on a bike who should not be then the media making something out of nothing...

[onearmedbandit]

All we are saying is that there is more to this story then we are getting told. 25mph and and distance he travelled after falling off do not match up, that much is obvious. So if he's bullshitting there, what else is incorrect. Also the horn mount seems a little suspect, backed up by Suzuki losing all interest when this was pointed out. They can't be held to task if someone has modified the frame.

Surely if there was a serious problem it would be known worldwide, thank you forums. But it doesn't appear that way, even at some of the American sites I belong to.

[gav]

Oh, OK, so you're not suppose to wheelie 1000cc motorbikes then? How many Honda frames you seen breaking up? Huh?
And yeah, of course they can wheelie, friggen smartarse, yeah, you at the back, I heard ya...punk

[imdying]

There's a big difference between someone who can wheelie well and someone who's a bit hamfisted... always banging the front down in fright.

[gav]

All we are saying is that there is more to this story then we are getting told. 25mph and and distance he travelled after falling off do not match up, that much is obvious. So if he's bullshitting there, what else is incorrect. Also the horn mount seems a little suspect, backed up by Suzuki losing all interest when this was pointed out. They can't be held to task if someone has modified the frame.

Surely if there was a serious problem it would be known worldwide, thank you forums. But it doesn't appear that way, even at some of the American sites I belong to.

I thought Suzuki lost interest in doing something when he suggested they might like to pay his medical bills. It was after when they had the bike home they found the suspect horn mount. And what sort of Dad buys their 21 year old son a GSXR1000? Damn!!
I'm sure its a wheelie gone bad or something, but still not sure I'd expect to see a broken frame like that, and its not the first one either, is it?

[onearmedbandit]

Yeah, I think it has happened before. I remember one of the first reported incidents, 170mph trackbike hitting a curb.

Maybe they did lose interest when medical fees were mentioned, but in the land of litigation I think we'd all do the same. It is possible that the frame had been modified, and that would also be a reason for Suzuki to back away.

[imdying]

I don't believe his recollection of events, including the timing of Suzuki apparently opting out.

[wil]

we are all forgetting one thing!!! HE IS AMERICAN! that after all is where all the alien space craft land. frame still shouldnt snap like that american or not. didnt hayabusa frames have a front end to main spar problem and also the tl1000s had a problem with the rear shock mount on the frame cracking.
still love suzukis tho.

[Zed]

Yep agree Gav, I read about a couple of instances last year where K5 frames broke under medium impact. Not good for the Suzooki Gixxer image, not good at all!!

Now Hondas on the other hand...