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This is why we can't have nice things

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    This is why we can't have nice things

    I got the KTM suspension back from Factory Connection. As you may recall, they couldn't re-use one of the fork tubes due to damage and "repair" by the previous owner. Well, words don't do it justice:

    This is why we can't have nice things-img_7535-jpg

    The fork tube has been hit hard enough to snap a piece of metal off the tube! It has then been repaired with epoxy, sanded down, and a fork protector put over it.

    I should have done a (better) job inspecting the bike before I bought it, but fuck, I would never knowingly sell anything like this to somebody.

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    Re: This is why we can't have nice things

    wow...that sucks...

    used dirt bikes are tough though...they really get the worst abuse out there because of the harsh environment they are in...sometimes (particularly internals) you can't tell how much abuse is on there until something stops working and you take it apart yourself

    I've damaged a fork lug on my own...mushed the cast threads tapping an axle back into place...I found the best option was to find another set of used forks and use the parts you want...although they can sometimes be just as worn out and new is often your safest bet. I dunno...seems to add up in cost either way. buy another bike

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    Re: This is why we can't have nice things

    What kind of bag of shit sells something like that at all without disclosing it?

    Someone here?

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    Re: This is why we can't have nice things

    Shit like this is why I'll probably buy new if I ever drink the orange kool aid. People just beat the fuck out of those things and you just never know what you're really getting.

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    Re: This is why we can't have nice things

    What a dick.. how long ago did you buy it? I'd send him that pic.. say ur on to him

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    Re: This is why we can't have nice things

    That sucks. Back in 82 I bought a used 79 PE175 Suzuki. First time I removed air filter it had a hole in the bottom of it. Needless to say a couple weeks later the lower end rod bearing went and piston hit the cylinder head. There was no trace of sand in the air boot but I should have pulled the top end once I saw that hole.

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    Re: This is why we can't have nice things

    Man, that's tough.
    Fuck that guy.

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    Re: This is why we can't have nice things

    Quote Originally Posted by breakdirt916 View Post
    wow...that sucks...

    used dirt bikes are tough though...they really get the worst abuse out there because of the harsh environment they are in...sometimes (particularly internals) you can't tell how much abuse is on there until something stops working and you take it apart yourself

    I've damaged a fork lug on my own...mushed the cast threads tapping an axle back into place...I found the best option was to find another set of used forks and use the parts you want...although they can sometimes be just as worn out and new is often your safest bet. I dunno...seems to add up in cost either way. buy another bike
    The cost didn't end up being too bad as I got a used set of forks (for parts) on eBay for $200.

    Quote Originally Posted by butcher bergs View Post
    What kind of bag of shit sells something like that at all without disclosing it?

    Someone here?
    Nah, it was a random Craigslist guy. In New Hampshire, I think.

    Quote Originally Posted by e30addict View Post
    Shit like this is why I'll probably buy new if I ever drink the orange kool aid. People just beat the fuck out of those things and you just never know what you're really getting.
    You could say that about anything, I guess. I could have bought an '05 CRF that was in bad shape too.

    Next time I will do what I did with the CRF I have now, i.e. buy it off someone who's had it for a year, maintained it well and is buying a new bike because they buy one every year.

    Quote Originally Posted by caloots View Post
    What a dick.. how long ago did you buy it? I'd send him that pic.. say ur on to him

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    I'll send it but it was a Craigslist ad last year. I doubt he's gonna reply..

    Quote Originally Posted by backinthesaddle View Post
    That sucks. Back in 82 I bought a used 79 PE175 Suzuki. First time I removed air filter it had a hole in the bottom of it. Needless to say a couple weeks later the lower end rod bearing went and piston hit the cylinder head. There was no trace of sand in the air boot but I should have pulled the top end once I saw that hole.


    Quote Originally Posted by Chippertheripper View Post
    Man, that's tough.
    Fuck that guy.
    Yep.

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    Re: This is why we can't have nice things

    WTF.

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    Re: This is why we can't have nice things

    Quote Originally Posted by typeone View Post
    WTF.
    Again, it's half my fault for not looking over it.

    But still, fuck that guy.

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    Re: This is why we can't have nice things

    depends how the fork was rotated when you looked it over. with a guard covering it, who would think a huge chunk would be missing from a fork tube (?) sure, if the legs were bleeding you'd look deeper but man that is super shitty to hide that kind of damage.

    mail him some anthrax, old skool style.

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    Re: This is why we can't have nice things

    What a dildo

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    Re: This is why we can't have nice things

    Quote Originally Posted by number9 View Post
    The cost didn't end up being too bad as I got a used set of forks (for parts) on eBay for $200.

    Nah, it was a random Craigslist guy. In New Hampshire, I think.

    You could say that about anything, I guess. I could have bought an '05 CRF that was in bad shape too.

    Next time I will do what I did with the CRF I have now, i.e. buy it off someone who's had it for a year, maintained it well and is buying a new bike because they buy one every year.

    I'll send it but it was a Craigslist ad last year. I doubt he's gonna reply..



    Yep.
    He isn't going to reply. But send it anyway and just say you will see him in court for repair cost reimbursement. Just to amuse yourself

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    Re: This is why we can't have nice things

    Edit: wrong thread...

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    Mail him a bag of d!cks with anthrax

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    Re: This is why we can't have nice things

    So, just to add some fun to the conversation: The damage may not have been from a hit but a crap-ass attempt at a seal swap by a meat head with no clue what they're doing. I would expect a hit there hard enough to blow a chunk out like that to have also taken out the lower tube. On the flip side, if you're using the wrong tools for extracting the seal, for fun let's just pretend one of those tools is a hammer...

    Sadly, I can speak from experience having observed this failure mode being done to one of my forks... I still don't know what higher power prevented me from killing the guy on the spot that day.

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    Re: This is why we can't have nice things

    Just tossing it out there: Is there a chance the dude you bought it from may have not known about that? Maybe the guy he grabbed it from made the repair and didn't disclose it to him? Maybe?

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    Re: This is why we can't have nice things

    Quote Originally Posted by Stoneman View Post
    Just tossing it out there: Is there a chance the dude you bought it from may have not known about that? Maybe the guy he grabbed it from made the repair and didn't disclose it to him? Maybe?
    Funny how the same thought crossed my mind while reading this thread This is why we can't have nice things

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kurlon View Post
    I still don't know what higher power prevented me from killing the guy on the spot that day.
    Comically skinny wrists?

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    Re: This is why we can't have nice things

    Quote Originally Posted by Stoneman View Post
    Just tossing it out there: Is there a chance the dude you bought it from may have not known about that? Maybe the guy he grabbed it from made the repair and didn't disclose it to him? Maybe?
    It's possible, sure, but he said he owned the bike for several (many?) years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by breakdirt916 View Post
    Mail him a bag of d!cks with anthrax
    Hahahaha

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