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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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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.
any ideas for me to check or whats wrong??
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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the stering stem is probably bent those seem to bend easy and check your tie rods
 
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 08:10 PM
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the tie rods seem pretty straight but im not 100%
and yea i was looking at the steerin stem and it just looks like its made pretty crappy and the welds arent that good either
 
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 08:15 PM
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Originally posted by: dirtmerchant42
the tie rods seem pretty straight but im not 100%
and yea i was looking at the steerin stem and it just looks like its made pretty crappy and the welds arent that good either
they are made of a mild steel so they bend easy same with the tie rods but tierods are inexpensive
 
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 08:18 PM
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one thing i forgot to mention was that when i put the new handlebars on the bars were like on an angle so its gotta be the steering stem then huh
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Old May 1, 2007 | 10:11 AM
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Sounds like steering stem. I've bent 2 stock ones. You can have a shop bend them back or buy a new stock one from service honda, planet honda, ronnies. Service honda is the cheapest, but it is easier to get the part number from planet honda or ronnies. They are around 50.00. Otherwise you could go aftermarket which is around 280 for a houser, i paid 250 for Teixiera Tech +2. Just some ideas....
 
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Old May 2, 2007 | 09:47 PM
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alright i snapped a few pics today so yall could see it a lil better





 
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Old May 2, 2007 | 09:58 PM
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hmm i guess u cant post pics up
 
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