View Full Version : need help figurin out whats wrong
dirtmerchant42
04-30-2007, 04:47 PM
Well yesterday i was riding and me and a couple buddies were racing around and i went to go pass them and at the same time the guy in front of me went 2 pass to.
he cut over in front of me while i was already bout to pass him and he sent me to flipping
i get up somehow and nothings broken on me and i was fine.
go flip over the quad n the bars are really bad but everything else seems alright.
so i go to change the bars today and im looking at it and i can obviously tell i messed something else up but i just cant pin point it
i can turn the bars one way really far and the other way i cant turn them near as far.
also when its just sitting there the right front tire is bowed in towards the quad a little bit.
thanks
Old Head
04-30-2007, 05:08 PM
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/oldhead400ex/newpics007.jpg
does the tire look like this? and check my post frame tweaked in the 400 section to see the difference in the shock to a-arm distance to see if you have the same problem. there are a few people on here that have 1 tire leaning in like this.
dirtmerchant42
04-30-2007, 05:16 PM
its kinda like that but a little more
also when i put my new bars on my handle bars sit crooked up there so im kinda thinking its my steering stem now
thanks
Old Head
04-30-2007, 05:33 PM
If the stem isn't bent the plate on top that the bar clamps are bolted to could be bent, happened to my buddie. the tire lean i can't seem to pin point.
miller821
04-30-2007, 06:08 PM
Check your stem and tie-rods.
dirtmerchant42
04-30-2007, 06:26 PM
the steering stem seems to be nice n straight
the top part where the bars bolt to is prolly where its bent bc it looks kinda funny
dirtmerchant42
05-02-2007, 06:41 PM
alright i snapped a few pics today so yall could see it a lil better
http://i11.tinypic.com/6gwbvb5.jpg
http://i13.tinypic.com/4q4m3no.jpg
http://i15.tinypic.com/66jlekh.jpg
http://i14.tinypic.com/6g00wm1.jpg
http://i14.tinypic.com/6cmvina.jpg
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CaptainRedbeard
05-03-2007, 08:42 AM
Pull off everything so you can get a good look at the top of the steering stem. My didn't look bent either, but when I saw the top section (4-5 inches or so) it was obviously tweaked.
vett_09
05-03-2007, 10:33 AM
From the pics it looks like you bent your wheel hub. That's why you're getting the / type bend when you're looking at the quad from the front. If it were your tie rods it would look the same / \ when looking down from the top. It's hard to tell from your pictures if the tie rods are also bent or not.
I had to replace a wheel hub on mine after it was flipped hill climbing.
Take the front plastic off that way you can see it all better and you might be able to point it out easier.
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