I went riding last weekend with four DS650 riders. We were checking our bikes and found that 3 of the 4 bikes had very loose upper ball joints. Has anybody else hand this problem? Did you change them out yourself or did the dealer do it under warrenty?

 

ya they said they were within specs, ridem till they brake.

 

Will the dealer replace them if they are wobbling or just when they break?

 

I was with Dave,we saw alot of in& out movement on uppers.I do not want experience a ball joint braking,has anybody broke their upper b-joint?

 

i'm sure you've seen the pics and the videos, if Ryan can't break his your not going to either, he's on his 3rd set of aarms, 3rd axle, and 3rd set of shocks, but the ball joints just are a little loose.

 

Ok...I guess thats good news .Is everything he has broken... stock?

 

Are these covered under Warranty?

 

I have loose rattling ball joints on my 2001 DS650 that has very little hours on it. I have Timmyboy a-arms and TCS shocks that have been waiting to be installed for a long time.

 

Dave ,if you want to change them .I'll do it.Just ordered an arbor press that can handle this job& others,gonna fab-up some tooling soon.

 

ds650dave ryan has broke works shocks, $1000 elka shocks, a durablue axle, front and back rims, rear shock bolts and mounts, rear shock, now that we have plus 1 wider and plus 1 forward a-arms that are chromolly my guess is that the frame will go soon, hurry knutz!