my friends back tire hit a tree and the whole axle snapped in and destroyed the engine and frame he is bringin it to the dealer to see what there gonna do anyone else had a problem with the moto while crashing

 

i hope he had insurance cuz thats goin to cost him dearly[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/img]

 

All the dale axles are very strong stronger than some of the aftermarket.You really cant expect them to cover that. he hit a tree after all. instead of looking for someone to blame he should be counting his lucky stars that he wasnt killed.I have seen countless axles snap on all types of quads and all the makers of axles.It happens.

 

i have full coverage insurance just for that type of accident

 

Man that must be an incredibly ugly piece of twisted metal! How fast was he going?
Think you can come up with any pics? I would love to see it.
Glad he came out of it OK.

 

Man that sucks,but shouldnt the nerf bar have protected the rear wheel.I guss I would have to see it to understand.

 

i waset there when it happend my dad told me about it havent seen it either but i doubt that insurence would help since he is only 14 he was pretty lucky got away unharmed

 

Unless the rider was under the named exclusion the insurance should cover it but why would they have to know who was on it?

Smitty

 

How did breaking the axle trash the frame and engine, unless it induced a horrendous crash --- however, it may be argued that it was not the axle that induced the crash or damage, but the tree. The axle was just primary damage along with the rest from hitting the tree in the first place.

I would not expect that the dealer, nor Cannondale will do anything for him (nor should they) - not sure of the mentality behind holding them responsible for the rider hitting a tree. Insurance would be a different story.

 

frim what i heard the axle bent in and smashed into the engine not sure how the framr bentbut it was only the back of the frame