Well this is different

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Edited Date/Time 12/23/2017 10:19am
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leighracer 12/22/2017 9:20am
12/22/2017 9:20am
Sprocket bolts were over torqued. Excess force had to go somewhere.
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slowgti 12/22/2017 9:23am
12/22/2017 9:23am
Linkage bolts not greased well enough
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BobPA 12/22/2017 9:24am
12/22/2017 9:24am
Frozen linkage bearings
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jeffro503 12/22/2017 9:46am
12/22/2017 9:46am
I've seen and messed with some pretty bad linkage bearings in the past , but can't remember ever seeing a swingarm break like that.
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Moto520 12/22/2017 9:53am
12/22/2017 9:53am
I have never seen that! 27 years of riding and this is a first.
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sleeve1 12/22/2017 10:04am
12/22/2017 10:04am
Maybe the rear shock didn't compress on landing?

This a first for me as well.
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slipdog 12/22/2017 10:08am
12/22/2017 10:08am
Pfft... KTM's suck!
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jeffro503 12/22/2017 10:15am
12/22/2017 10:15am
Well ,his brother Matt posts on here quite a bit. Wonder if he'll chime in. I'm almost thinking a shock failure of some type with a hard impact.
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Bruce372 12/22/2017 10:19am
12/22/2017 10:19am
There were a few cracked swingbarms on Suzuki 2 strokes back in the day, so maybe they didn't notice the crack building underneath the powder coat?
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Falcon 12/22/2017 10:40am
12/22/2017 10:40am
That right thur is a 2-stroke, ladies and gents. It must have come on the pipe so hard it snapped the goldarn swingarm!
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Bultaco 12/22/2017 11:25am
12/22/2017 11:25am
"I rebuilt my own shock. Filled 'er to the top with 90wgt to take the big hits. Now this....I don't get it?" BlinkBlinkSad
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early 12/22/2017 11:38am
12/22/2017 11:38am
But how much does it weigh ready to ride?

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Markee 12/22/2017 12:12pm
12/22/2017 12:12pm
early wrote:
But how much does it weigh ready to ride?
A 10+ year hold suzuki? Not sure what you are getting at.
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752dad 12/22/2017 12:52pm
12/22/2017 12:52pm
chuckie108 wrote:
Too much heat when they powder coated it?
Yup.
Check out what 350°f does to aluminum heat treat.
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Zesiger 112 12/22/2017 1:06pm
12/22/2017 1:06pm Edited Date/Time 12/22/2017 1:08pm
I came on here to post this, beat me to it, what happens when you go too big.
I wonder what sound it made.
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imoto34 12/22/2017 4:06pm
12/22/2017 4:06pm
Hope the rider is okay. Seems like it would be jumping off a 6 story building to do that.
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user760a 12/22/2017 4:59pm
12/22/2017 4:59pm
massive jumps on old bike?

as a side note, what is the fascination with pouring money into rebuilding old beaters when KTM, Husky, and other Euro brands offer modern two strokes? people just love to tinker I guess
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BobPA 12/22/2017 6:11pm
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user760a wrote:
massive jumps on old bike? as a side note, what is the fascination with pouring money into rebuilding old beaters when KTM, Husky, and other Euro...
massive jumps on old bike?

as a side note, what is the fascination with pouring money into rebuilding old beaters when KTM, Husky, and other Euro brands offer modern two strokes? people just love to tinker I guess
As a guy who is currently building a KX 125, I think it is just the fun and pride of the build. Anyone can buy a bike, only a few have the patience and skill to build one.

Plus it is still half the price to buy and rebuild one from the ground up.
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jeffro503 12/22/2017 6:35pm
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user760a wrote:
massive jumps on old bike? as a side note, what is the fascination with pouring money into rebuilding old beaters when KTM, Husky, and other Euro...
massive jumps on old bike?

as a side note, what is the fascination with pouring money into rebuilding old beaters when KTM, Husky, and other Euro brands offer modern two strokes? people just love to tinker I guess
Well , I own both. Nothing wrong with finding an older bike with low hours. And I can also say first hand , that these newer bikes aint got much on my 06' RM 250. I love my new Husky , but gawd dang I love the hell out of my old RM....she's a blast to ride.
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-MAVERICK- 12/22/2017 6:37pm
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slipdog wrote:
Pfft... KTM's suck!
Cale_Barr wrote:
It’s a Suzuki
You missed the sarcasm. According to some people only KTM's suck and snap in half. That couldn't be further from the truth.

No idea what happened but that won't buff out.
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oilman400 12/22/2017 6:52pm
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chuckie108 wrote:
Too much heat when they powder coated it?
752dad wrote:
Yup.
Check out what 350°f does to aluminum heat treat.
KC
Please elaborate on this.....

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