As the title suggests - if the bike's front wheel runs into something straight-on, what will give out first? I'd imagine/hope forks, but wanted to check likelihood of damage elsewhere, particularly in the headstock.

Yes I did, no I don't want to go into details.

Thanks.

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Details ......... Please, ..... Let it all out, it will be good therapy....... Honest

I may be wrong, but I seem to remember that the headstock was designed to be a weak(er) spot, possibly to act like a crumple zone. In any case, it would be wise to strip the bike and check for visible cracks. The consequences of not doing so don't bear thinking about


Sorry I'm sure you didn't want to hear this

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If your dreams don't scare you, they are not big enough.

your pride, I suppose
sorry had to
before the forks, there is the rim, and before the rim, there is the tire
then the forks head bearings and lower triple tree then the frame
will you what me to go on???

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Cold hearted bastard

A mate of mine bent his forks by bumping his garden gate open with his wheel, he had to hit it hard enough to make the latch lift but still not a lot.

Check everything, your frame is a fuel cell for a start.

Andy

if you hit a curb check the rim and axle. and of course everything from there up

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BUELL-Turning riders into mechanics since 1983!!!

Sadly - I think you really need to look at the frame. Cast aluminium and short sharp shocks do not go well together.

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From experience....the rider!
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Seriously, as the others have said, get everything checked...your life may depend on it

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Wow, that's proper quality fencing that

It's true though, forks bend relatively easily.
Apart from being cheap to produce, offering long suspension travel (for those very few that need it) and pleasing the in general hopelessly conservative taste of bikers, telescopic forks are a pretty awful and out of date design

Were you shaken

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Sounds like the chap who was using his bike to break into people's gardens.....


...... when he was arrested he asked for seven other fences to be taken into consideration.....

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