Cracked My Frame

[Sleeping Catfish]

Well i went to ocala and was showing the cannibal to some guys with 400s and we found a big crack. the bar beside the bottom of the engine cracked all the way in half:( . this is only my 3rd real ride, the other times i have just ridden it around the house. if i have to pay for this i am going to sell it and get a 400ex or a crf450.

[ChadEXer]

:huh

Catfish,

Can you post a picture and what you where doing before you noticed the crack?

I have a speed and am just curious.

Smitty

[Sleeping Catfish]

I have pics but i don't have them developed. i was just doin some fast trail riding and jumps about 7 feet of air or less. this is bad.:(

[knighttime]

It's almost fate that the frame cracked on u crackfish; this is because of all the 400ex bashing you have done on EXRIDERS.

[optikid123]

man that stinks hopefully they fix it for ya i still think cannondale has some bugs to work out of ther bikes cause there is always something wrong with them i just think i would wait another year before i got one

[Sleeping Catfish]

i called the dealer and since it is not under warranty i might have to pay for it. if so, i think i will go to two wheels.

[Juggalo]

contact cannondale directly. i always hear about how awesome they are on fixing things even if its not under warranty. maybe they'll help you out to.o.

[Sleeping Catfish]

Originally posted by Juggalo
contact cannondale directly. i always hear about how awesome they are on fixing things even if its not under warranty. maybe they'll help you out to.o.

i already tried, they said since it was not under warranty i would probably have to pay for it:mad:

I"d be kickin somebodies butt up between there shoulders if I was you.

[JustRace]

I would raise He!! if my basically brand new 7000 dollar quad frame broke.

That really sucks. Best of luck getting it fixed. And post a pic as soon as you can.

[PsychoDave]

they should fix it! my friend blew his up and they gave him a new one

[Sleeping Catfish]

a yellow 400ex with shaved fenders and axis shocks sounds really good.

Originally posted by Sleeping Catfish
a yellow 400ex with shaved fenders and axis shocks sounds really good.

I knewd you'd come around crappy...:D :D

[kc 300EX]

Where is the crack exactly? Isnt it aluminum? wouldnt it bend first? or did i break at a weld? Can it be rewelded?
i dunno

[Sleeping Catfish]

aluminum cracks, steel bends.

[Nausty]

yah aluminum is a softer more fatiging metal than steel. Probably won't be able to weld it and will probably end up having to buy a new frame.

[Sleeping Catfish]

Originally posted by Nausty
yah aluminum is a softer more fatiging metal than steel. Probably won't be able to weld it and will probably end up having to buy a new frame.

new 400ex:)

oh yeah, the frame comes in 8 pieces or somethin(i know more than one piece).

[Nausty]

yup most likely. hate to say it but you got ripped on cannible if they don't give you a new frame. I would only think it would have a few frame peices seeing you might lose some strength out of bracketing the peices or whatever they did.

[Striker49]

Originally posted by Sleeping Catfish
a yellow 400ex with shaved fenders and axis shocks sounds really good.

Youre finally seeing the light. :blah You can prolly get a few more mods to go on it if ya get a good deal on the cannible or however you spell it. :cool:

[Guy400]

Catfish, if I read your post right you said it's the bar below the motor? Doesn't the motor sit on a removable subframe? Couldn't be that expensive to replace.

I'm not going to bash Cannondale but this was a question that many were asking about the rigid aluminum frame.

Also, thought the EX was too slow for you?

[Guy400]

Catfish, I was just over at The Confusion and a lot of your Cannondale buddies are doubting your story. You're going to have to post pics of this because many people aren't going to believe you. This looks like a way out of owning the Cannondale and a possible way into a 400EX. People are going to say you lied about ever really owning the Cdale in the first place.

[Nausty]

I think aluminum is just plain to weak to use on a quad frame myself considering how many differant area's and differant directions of force you see with quads. I think it will be alright once cannondale starts to refine them more.

Well I was just reading 4-WHEEL ATV ACTION (February) and they have Kory Ellis' Cannondale with a stock frame. Leager +3 T-pins PEP shocks and a few other things. I am sure he has jumped alot higher than 8ft with it. It seems he would be more likely to break a frame racing in then someone who just rides. I'm not saying your a liar but your story sound alittle "fishy". lol

man, that blows about ur frame, i dont think allumium can be welded, get a 440 wit some nice chassi stuff on it

[kabd69667]

Didn't you get like a test bike or somthing or was that somone else?

[MOFO]

Lets see a picture. You should post one anyways to alert and show other C'dale owners what to look for.

[Tommy 17]

i find this one hard to believe... this ist he 1st one i have heard of if its true...

[Guy400]

Originally posted by K&K 270r
man, that blows about ur frame, i dont think allumium can be welded, get a 440 wit some nice chassi stuff on it K&K, aluminum can be welded like any other metal. They welded it to assemble it from Cdale:huh

["BLAHH"300!!]

aliminum not weldable?
haha whats your pipe made out of man? steal?
wonder how they got those center pieces to stay in the rims?
nuclear fusion? and those skid plates. man the technology these days'.....

i'm kidding dude,

kadb69" the test bike was someone else.

i'm really just putting a book mark here so i can keep up with this thread....
let's see a pic catfish.. i can't understand where the crack is..

[trx400ex]

i think you hit it on the head guy, now he wants mommy and daddy to buy him a 400ex, his first quad

i wasnt thinkin, sorry bout that

[Sleeping Catfish]

Originally posted by trx400ex
i think you hit it on the head guy, now he wants mommy and daddy to buy him a 400ex, his first quad

trx400 is jealous i have a much sweeter quad. don't worry man, it's not without its faults.

hmmm, here comes a forrest fire

[knighttime]

come on crappy, post the pic of the broken frame

:macho

:o

Catfish,

I didn't know Tonka was making a Quad yet.

First off if you don't have pictures of a critiacal failure of a part, don't post about it, I have a 2002 Speed, I'll e-mail you the pics of it with the registration to prove it's mine, you do the same.

Lots of Cannondales have been sold and yours is the only one that cracked jumping 5' with a 125lbs rider on it. Lots of riders have been beating the **** out of them on a track long before you ever saw one, it's called R&D.

It cracked on the motor support?

I walked out to mine and the area you indicate is cracked is not under any real load. The motor is supported up front by several a large Aluminum Solid Rods tied into the main frame, and the rear is supported by that huge down bracing.

I think I found out where the Crack is, your pipe.

No Pictures = No Proof I'll send you $15 once you post them.

Smitty

[Tommy 17]

personally i don't believe this and i actually feel bad for the c-dale riders and owners... i mean now u watch and see c-dale is gonna get a name about frames crackin and stuff when it may not even be true!!!!!

[MOOCAZEN]

THINKING ITS A LIE, JUST TO LET US KNOW HE'S GOING TO GET RID OF IT,(EVEN THOUGH HE DOESN'T HAVE ONE) AND THEN EVENTUALLY GET A HONDA, GOOD WAY TO LIE CRAPFISH

yep, honda's the way to fly, also, c-dales could get a bad image cause of this, hmm

[DEAL]

Just weld it , if its done irght it will hold.
My frame isn't alunimum but I have cracked it once by the left foot peg , once where my swingarm pivot goes through, I have broken bolth of my front motor mounts , and my bearing carrier.

show us a pic, easier to see if it can be welded or replaced

[trx400ex]

Originally posted by Sleeping Catfish


trx400 is jealous i have a much sweeter quad. don't worry man, it's not without its faults.

ye im over here wishing i could be like you and not have any quads, then i would come in an exriders forum and pretend i have a quad, as far as im conserned i could kick your @$$ on a trx90, and i dont argue with @#$%^& like you so i wont be replying to this anymore:) :) :) :)

show me a pic of "your" quad, and i might , might believe you own one,, i wish leo would just kick you off this site

haha, he told u, fish

[Sleeping Catfish]

Originally posted by K&K 270r
haha, he told u, fish
:huh

[Nausty]

:huh

never mind, i mean like, hmm, jus nevermind, kinda above u i guess

[RideRed04]

Catfish, I would just take a pic of it, you have pics of it every time you ride, make $15 if you have it!

u know what u can buy wit 15 dollars, 15 20min phonecalls to ur mom and dad for a 400ex

[Sleeping Catfish]

Originally posted by K&K 270r
u know what u can buy wit 15 dollars, 15 20min phonecalls to ur mom and dad for a 400ex

you mean banshee:rolleyes:

[Sleeping Catfish]

the good thing is i am calling a guy from cdale about the frame and we will find some way to fix it.

["BLAHH"300!!]

so now it's a banshee:eek:
oh ok now i understand

yea, well, i they dont fix it, get some thing

well guys..my sprockets on my 400ex broke...what a pos..i guess if honda can't fix this i'll buy a go cart and try to break a world record jump on it..i mean a minibike..i mean a lawn mower...i mean a bicycle..i mean a skateboard..i mean a 250r

hahahahahaha :blah :blah :p :D

i think i want the jet pwered lawn mower tim taylor drove on home improvment...and hedi tooohttp://forums.exriders.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[JustRace]

Not again.

haha, well, post a pic, hen weld or new part it

[Striker49]

Originally posted by LRD TRX416EX
well guys..my sprockets on my 400ex broke...what a pos..i guess if honda can't fix this i'll buy a go cart and try to break a world record jump on it..i mean a minibike..i mean a lawn mower...i mean a bicycle..i mean a skateboard..i mean a 250r

You forgot the 750EX. What were you thinkin? :blah










LMAO :D

[knighttime]

Originally posted by Sleeping Catfish


you mean banshee:rolleyes:

:huh

[knighttime]

Originally posted by Sleeping Catfish
the good thing is i am calling a guy from cdale about the frame and we will find some way to fix it.

:huh

[knighttime]

Originally posted by Sleeping Catfish


trx400 is jealous i have a much sweeter quad. don't worry man, it's not without its faults.


:huh :huh :huh

[Striker49]

Originally posted by knighttime



:huh :huh :huh





Thats what Im sayin. SC will say one thing.....o, im gettin a 400ex b/c my frames screwed.....no wait I mean shee.....no I dont have any pics, and I only jumped it "8" feet.
ROFLMAO http://www.plauder-smilies.de/happy/roflmao.gif http://www.plauder-smilies.de/rotfl.gif

[knighttime]

I agree with u dude.

:cool:

im goin wit knighittime (sp??) on this one

[4punksdad]

can't we all just get along??????

Crappy,,,,there's a lot of things in this world I wonder about,,,,,but I think the most puzzling thing in the world is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Why do you still come out here and take the abuse you do??? I'm not flaming you dude or trying to run you off,,,but man you know your gonna get bashed even if you came out here and stated in big bold letters. honda rules Somebodies gonna flame you within 3 threads....your killin me man???

Good luck with your shee, or 400ex, or whatever it is you'll be getting..:huh

[knighttime]

Crappy posted his plight on the connection and an actual guy who works at Cannondale wants the fish to call him. He said the cannondale frame is bulletproof and there has never been a cracked frame before. We'll see what happens i guess.

The suspense is killin me.

:confused: :eek: :huh

[Sleeping Catfish]

Originally posted by Rico
Crappy,,,,there's a lot of things in this world I wonder about,,,,,but I think the most puzzling thing in the world is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Why do you still come out here and take the abuse you do??? I'm not flaming you dude or trying to run you off,,,but man you know your gonna get bashed even if you came out here and stated in big bold letters. honda rules Somebodies gonna flame you within 3 threads....your killin me man???

Good luck with your shee, or 400ex, or whatever it is you'll be getting..:huh

it's only certain people who are too stupid to follow what is happening and don't understand what this means::rolleyes:

[DEAL]

Your dissing alot of ppl when you say that.

[knighttime]

Originally posted by Sleeping Catfish


it's only certain people who are too stupid to follow what is happening and don't understand what this means::rolleyes:

:huh


Let's c the picture crappy. Unless of course, there is no picture and no cracked frame. :eek:

[Sleeping Catfish]

i just called the guy and they are sending me a new engine rail for free:)

how could they sue me for getting angry because the frame cracked? it was probably just a fluke.

hott wheeles wont replace brokken cannondale toys, wen i broke my 400, they would not replace it, ur gunna hev to call ur mom, and go to wallmart to buy another

LOL...WALMART...OH HA...HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEH........

[Striker49]

Originally posted by LRD TRX416EX
LOL...WALMART...OH HA...HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEH........


Wally World...... woohhooooooo
LMAO, this post keep gettin better and better. http://www.plauder-smilies.de/happy/roflmao.gif

this is my fav thread now, used to be hot chics on quads one

[JB's 400ex]

After the supposed "Banshee" breaks down you will be saying how you have a Bombardier and how it is so much better in the woods and jumping than the 400. I say again if you hate Honda so much, or do you hate them now I forget, then leave. Join bluetraxx or something from some other threads I think you might fit right in.

[JB's 400ex]

Sorry for the little flame, it just gets tiring after awhile.

dont worry bout it, hes used to it, also, bluetraxx and atv confusion kicked him out proably

[DuffManIllusion]

Biased people are ....hhmm....scary. Everybody is entitled to an opinion, but turning down a mint warrior cause its not Honda (not hypthetical, some dill -nameless- did that at my school, ugh), then buying a 300ex for about $900 more dolla. Lets not even get into how much better shape the warrior was in... the guy abused the Honda to **** and back.

I like all brands, cept Tonka..... and Hotwheels.....

[MOFO]

Originally posted by DuffManIllusion
Biased people are ....hhmm....scary. Everybody is entitled to an opinion, but turning down a mint warrior cause its not Honda (not hypthetical, some dill -nameless- did that at my school, ugh), then buying a 300ex for about $900 more dolla. Lets not even get into how much better shape the warrior was in... the guy abused the Honda to **** and back.

I like all brands, cept Tonka..... and Hotwheels.....



Ummmm if I was left with that decision, I would be with what you call "dill -nameless"....I dont care if you give me a warrior for $1000 less than a 300EX.....brand new even...I would NOT buy the warrior. I assure you that I would spend the extra $$$ and buy the quad that I WANT. Probably what that kid did. Its not that hard to figure out. If anything you look biased by this post...take another look buddy....

Eric

[DuffManIllusion]

I think you missed my point. You could resell that warrior for enough to buy a NICE 300EX ( the warrior had more mods).... but instead he bought the abused Honda, which was in the shop in about a week for a de railed cam chain.

Me? Honestly? I'm a honda fan, but I won't let that cloud my vision when buying a quad...

[MOFO]

Originally posted by DuffManIllusion
I think you missed my point. You could resell that warrior for enough to buy a NICE 300EX ( the warrior had more mods).... but instead he bought the abused Honda, which was in the shop in about a week for a de railed cam chain.

Me? Honestly? I'm a honda fan, but I won't let that cloud my vision when buying a quad...


Well, when I buy something, I do not want to have my used lot of items. Why buy something else (that you dont want), deal with the PITA of selling it for more (if you can) then try to find the quad you want.... just buckle down and buy the quad you want. I guess what I am saying is...if you tried to sell me a brand new warrior for under dealer cost...I would not buy it. For my two reasons listed....dont want a used lot of items and personally DO NOT like the warrior at all. (note I said WARRIOR and not YAMAHA). Anyways...this is getting a bit off topic here.... We will just agree to disagree. :D


Eric

[Sparkles]

post the picture of ur "cracked frame":mad:

[Sparkles]

i think i found a pic of catfish....

[DuffManIllusion]

Originally posted by VWVR6



.... We will just agree to disagree. :D


Eric

Sounds great to me! LOL :D :D :D

[Nausty]

http://flyingpenguinproductions.com/boards/

just in case you forgot;)

[DiceMan400]

Hey guys I say instead of rippin the kid up now, wait till he gets the pics up on the forum....... He does have pics of himself on the c-dale and jumpin and all that stuff....... If he does not post pics then we will all know he was "bending" the truth and then we can get in his ***** about it....... Crazier thing have happened to quads....... I can see an aluminum frame crackin under alot of stress........ You can break a durablue axle cant you? Nothing is indestuctable....... Just wait for the pics to come up or not come up on the forum......:D

[Striker49]

Originally posted by Nausty
http://flyingpenguinproductions.com/boards/

just in case you forgot;)





Was this the point you were tryin to get across to Catfish? :blah LMAO This post keeps gettin better.

[4punksdad]

noooooooooooo.......HERE is a pic of CRAWfish.........

[trx400ex]

hahahahahahaha

[Sparkles]

lol

[Nausty]

.

[4punksdad]

nausty.....is that your prom picture?

Originally posted by 4punksdad
nausty.....is that your prom picture? and why are you taking your mom to prom..thats some messed up sh*t man...

hahahaha, good pic,

[Nausty]

yes it is beleive it or not... why?

[Nausty]

haha j/k:D

[dawzie]

The FISH man is going down hard. Man some of these posts have me rolling on the floor. I think its all a big lie. He has no Cdale, no money, no life. Just look at his posts, they are all lies man. I think its just someone having a goof with us honest guys!!

[Sparkles]

thats what im sayin...but he does have pics..:confused:

[trickest400ex]

Soory.It sux to be you.:blah :macho :square :grr :devil :huh

[trickest400ex]

The FISH man is going down hard. Man some of these posts have me rolling on the floor. I think its all a big lie. He has no Cdale, no money, no life. Just look at his posts, they are all lies man. I think its just someone having a goof with us honest guys!!



I Agree.:devil

a pic would be nice.:confused:

[dawzie]

There are no pics, why do you think he hasn't posted it yet

[Pro400EXC]

Hey guys,me and Catfish went riding the other day,and his C-dale really does have a cracked frame,here's a pic I took of it.


Catfish's REAL Crap-Dale is right here!!

[Ben]

Wow Pro, that picture is pretty disturbing, hehe. You might have to call the Art Institute that has had the same lame ad on tv for the last 15 years. You might be able to make some money!

hahahahaha, a real artist emerges

[Nausty]

haha n1

[knighttime]

:D