Took A Spill....Please Help

[Jakeyracer]

Well I was riding today and i was sliding thru a corner and I hit a rut flipped twice and fell off it landed head first (THANK GOD FOR HELMETS). My question is the only thing that bent was this thing below my handle bars check out some pics i do not know what it is called.

[Jakeyracer]

The tires are straight beleive it or not

[400eXr1d3rZ]

you may have bent your steering stem.

i think you did

[Jakeyracer]

see for yourself:(

[Jakeyracer]

Doesnt that cost like $290-$500:confused: :( :( :(

[Pappy]

stock stems are less then $60

[Jakeyracer]

O THANK GOD HOW HARD TO REPLACE

[81 clark racing]

not hard at all

[redexrider]

Yep deffinately a steering stem... I did the same thing, just a little worse. I bought mine off of ebay, it was brand new oem Honda part and it was $54 , very easy to change, just be sure to pack some grease in at the bottom where your bearing is. You can spend a bit more money and get a stronger one, or you can just not crash again, and save a buck. I chose not to crash. I was inexperienced when I bent mine, but I haven't had a problem since....

[jrm03]

Did the same thing to mine... very easy fix. It was right around 60 from bike bandit I believe. Bar clamps, two bolts and a nut and your home free.

[Jakeyracer]

o great cheap and easy thats me :D now to break the news to my dad :(

[hondajoe05]

yep its your steering stem .. i found mine for less than 50$ on ebay.. great deal... a steering stem is easier to do than putting on handle bars

[Jakeyracer]

Thx Guys i am gunna go to steering and suspention to search for a step by step thing on a steering stems

cuz i can sumtime be mechanicly idiotic (not most of the time but sumtimes):D

[hondaredrider]

very easy, just make sure you have a 23mm socket for the bottom nut other than that it's cake.

[hondajoe05]

3/4 works

[kawi_kfx13]

ya dude ull fix it ez..im 13 now and when i was 12 i was topin out my 400ex in a feild 5th gear to the floor it soom rock or somthin flipped over me about 5 times and then i finally fell off.. dont remeber to wel cuz didnt have anyprotection on not even a helmet lol l and ya i bent the stem...i fixed it myself...no big deal.... i a lil stronger one 4 around 100$ and ya works great

[Joe400ex]

i crashed mine just like u and my bars and stem was benst just like that to. I found a houser stem and bars for 130. But ya u will deff need a new stem.

joe400ex:)

[krt400ex]

that is a steering stem and they r pretty easy to replace. u will need a new one though, u can't bend them back(without worrying that they will be structurely sound)

[JOEX]

Just replaced mine a few weeks ago...

You don't need to remove the bars from the clamp unless they are bent too, just unbolt the clamps from the stem.

After you do that and remove the upper bushing clamp (front plastic needs to be removed) lift the quad up on the grab bar. This way it's easier to remove the tie rods and the bolt that holds the stem in place.

[Warrioreater400ex]

Yeah stems are cheap and easy to replace! i have Renthal twinwall bars, needless to say, every time i flip hard enough to bend something... the Renthals arent what bends, and ive had some massive flips, so i think ive been through 4 stock stems, but theyre cheap so... it aint bad

[krt400ex]

Originally posted by Warrioreater400ex
Yeah stems are cheap and easy to replace! i have Renthal twinwall bars, needless to say, every time i flip hard enough to bend something... the Renthals arent what bends, and ive had some massive flips, so i think ive been through 4 stock stems, but theyre cheap so... it aint bad


get a lsr stem, then u bars will bend instead!!