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Sick0
09-30-2002, 08:51 PM
Well I made my own steering stem in march. I crash on the second to last lap of my last race of the season. The quad completely roll and land flat on the stem bending back about 4 inchs and cracking it. I race the rest of the race like going over a 35ft table and going through the biggest whoops you ever seen. I'm surprised it didn't snap, It made it all the through my racing season, and learning how to jump and every things. It looks like I'm going to have to bite the bullet and buy a real stem.
racerx573
09-30-2002, 08:57 PM
Let me see it, lol. Ever consider modding a stocker into a antivibe. My buddy did it on his R.
Sick0
09-30-2002, 09:04 PM
Well the one I made, I used some of the stock stem. I was going to make it anti-vib but its now broke. I have all the parts that got from a dirt bike. I buying gibsom pretty cheap so I will just go with that. Plus to make a good stem I would have to get some 4130 chromoly to make it strong enough which is expensive. But I was think, I have a couple of old BMX frames with 1-1/8 dia tubing thats 4130. I may still make it just to have an extra one.
DMC mx400ex
09-30-2002, 09:36 PM
post some pics... is the bike ok?
out4sand
10-01-2002, 12:34 PM
This picture doesn't really show how bad the bend was but you could only turn about half as far each way as normal because the bottom of the handle bar clamp would hit the tank plastic. I now have an LSR anti-vibe which is so much nicer. Not only does it help suck up the bumps but it's so much stronger. I've had rolls that were much worse then the one that bent the stocker and have yet to bend this one.

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Sick0
10-01-2002, 03:30 PM
My bent so bad you can't turn at all. It crack my carbon fiber tank cover. Plus the stem crack fdrom the crash. I don't have pics right now, but I will try to getsome.
Razorback
10-01-2002, 03:39 PM
Originally posted by racerx573
Let me see it, lol. Ever consider modding a stocker into a antivibe. My buddy did it on his R.

how is this accomplished?
Sick0
10-01-2002, 03:59 PM
I weld by trade, so I know how to make a stem.
Sick0
10-01-2002, 04:00 PM
bump
Nausty
10-01-2002, 04:02 PM
Originally posted by RazorbackEXRider


how is this accomplished?

fill it with expanding foam or silicone???
racerx573
10-01-2002, 05:59 PM
It was easy for him, he just copied off a Laeger, got some steel tubing , mounted it like a "T" like the aftermarkets, and then the mounts for the bushings and clamps were put on. Its quite simple.
Sick0
10-02-2002, 02:23 PM
Its not that hard.