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TexasDragon
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« on: July 16, 2018, 12:35:42 PM »
Has anyone had this happen ?? I hit a pretty bad pot hole today and that thing just snapped !!

I cant tell if it's just the bolt or not. Can't break it down for a couple of days.

I've been riding since I was 8 years old and have never seen this from a pot hole.

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Pete
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« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2018, 12:41:57 PM »
I have not encountered one that broke. Bolt or riser.
Was it loose?
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TexasDragon
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« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2018, 01:00:46 PM »
No, wasn't loose. Just a real hard hit as I was turning. You can see from the scratches, it just moves freely. Luckily I was close to home. 
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2018, 01:25:13 PM »
There have been several reported broken (through an individual top clamp on one side, near the bolt) that look like these.



And it is entirely possible that the top clamp threads in the riser body itself are damaged in the process.
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Forge
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« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2018, 01:36:21 PM »
Holy shoot! That can pucker you up!
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« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2018, 02:42:10 PM »
After reading about something like that happening to Daniel
Meyer, I made sure I got the highest-end goodest risers I
could find...

Aeromach from Big Mike on the 1500...

Baron risers on the 1800...

Glad you're OK...



-Mike
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« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2018, 03:09:27 PM »
Yikes, can't imagine that happening.  Guessing the pucker factor came into play.  Was it instantaneous like pothole, wham, slip?
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TexasDragon
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« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2018, 03:18:51 PM »
Yep, just snapped. Had to do more of a lean type steering. I was lucky I was close to home.
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« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2018, 04:26:02 PM »
Incredible! The photo is about actual size, so it's an inch of sway!
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