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TwitchMacabre · 05-23-2005, 05:41 PM

Duct tape and bailing wire, DUH..

First Post

Akuma007 · 05-23-2005, 06:03 PM

2nd post woo hoo

Oops looks like a recall is in order

jungkvist · 05-23-2005, 08:35 PM

I hope its not's a congenital problem, in every GIXXER. Though if it is, I wouldn't be too surprised. Year after year the manufacturers create lighter and faster bikes, leaving less margin of error everytime a bike comes down the assembly-line. From that it's easy to extrapolate, at some point an inherent flaw is going to eventually occur. If catastrophic frame failures begin happening on a regular basis and as a result riders are injured or killed, there's going to be Hell to pay - or at least, some hefty legal fees. We'll just have to wait-and-see if the class-action vultures jump on this one.

stormcloud · 05-23-2005, 09:09 PM

Hmmmmmmm

More information please....

Did the damage occur before OR because of the crash?

He says he was going over 100mph - but not if the bike hit something or perhaps tumbled end over end once it went down.

Sorry but too little information to be putting out an internet-wide warning. My 2 cents worth.

edward44 · 05-24-2005, 12:53 AM

Well, the thing did break, didn't it. That much seems perfically clear. Why would MO want to play that aspect of it down? Hmmm...

5valvethumper · 05-24-2005, 02:29 AM

Suzuki bought overstock gold wing frames from Honda to pay for that new fancy muffler...

BMW4VWW · 05-24-2005, 02:41 AM

You know that the big four have pulled out all of the stops in the quest to make their bikes .0000001% faster when that start shaving off weight by scrimping on the welding rod that holds their frames together. VWW

longride · 05-24-2005, 02:41 AM

Yup, it did break, but if you actually read the story, the bike was involved in a 100 mph crash. Now the question would be did the frame break before, or after the crash? I don't think it would be a defect if the frame broke after the crash, nor would it be unusual. M0 wasn't "playing down" anything. They were just trying examine the whole scenario.

christian_gates · 05-24-2005, 02:53 AM

At least part of the reason that I bought a 1000RR last year was that it looked slightly (slightly) more crash-worthy than the other offerings. The frame looks massive compared to the others in class. I don't have any science to back up my religion there, but some of those bikes are getting a bit flimsy it seems.

And of course, I dropped it like an idiot when I was putting air in the tires (don't ask, please) and nothing was damaged other than a foot peg and the clutch lever.

The Kwakasaki in particular looks like it might not fare so well in a crash or even a drop. That frame is skinny!

cdg

caderider · 05-24-2005, 03:26 AM

05-23-2005, 05:41 PM	#1
TwitchMacabre Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 13	Re: 05 GSXR frame problems? Duct tape and bailing wire, DUH.. First Post

05-23-2005, 06:03 PM	#2
Akuma007 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 24	Re: 05 GSXR frame problems? 2nd post woo hoo Oops looks like a recall is in order

05-23-2005, 08:35 PM	#3
jungkvist Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 955	This is gonna hurt I hope its not's a congenital problem, in every GIXXER. Though if it is, I wouldn't be too surprised. Year after year the manufacturers create lighter and faster bikes, leaving less margin of error everytime a bike comes down the assembly-line. From that it's easy to extrapolate, at some point an inherent flaw is going to eventually occur. If catastrophic frame failures begin happening on a regular basis and as a result riders are injured or killed, there's going to be Hell to pay - or at least, some hefty legal fees. We'll just have to wait-and-see if the class-action vultures jump on this one. __________________ Yeah, well, you can get up and leave, DEAL WITH IT!

05-23-2005, 09:09 PM	#4
stormcloud Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 146	Re: 05 GSXR frame problems? Hmmmmmmm More information please.... Did the damage occur before OR because of the crash? He says he was going over 100mph - but not if the bike hit something or perhaps tumbled end over end once it went down. Sorry but too little information to be putting out an internet-wide warning. My 2 cents worth.

05-24-2005, 12:53 AM	#5
edward44 Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 281	Re: 05 GSXR frame problems? Well, the thing did break, didn't it. That much seems perfically clear. Why would MO want to play that aspect of it down? Hmmm...

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05-24-2005, 02:29 AM	#6
5valvethumper Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 80	Re: 05 GSXR frame problems? Suzuki bought overstock gold wing frames from Honda to pay for that new fancy muffler...

05-24-2005, 02:41 AM	#7
BMW4VWW Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,833	Re: This is gonna hurt You know that the big four have pulled out all of the stops in the quest to make their bikes .0000001% faster when that start shaving off weight by scrimping on the welding rod that holds their frames together. VWW

05-24-2005, 02:41 AM	#8
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	Re: 05 GSXR frame problems? Yup, it did break, but if you actually read the story, the bike was involved in a 100 mph crash. Now the question would be did the frame break before, or after the crash? I don't think it would be a defect if the frame broke after the crash, nor would it be unusual. M0 wasn't "playing down" anything. They were just trying examine the whole scenario. __________________ I'm a knucklehead

05-24-2005, 02:53 AM	#9
christian_gates Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 209	Re: 05 GSXR frame problems? At least part of the reason that I bought a 1000RR last year was that it looked slightly (slightly) more crash-worthy than the other offerings. The frame looks massive compared to the others in class. I don't have any science to back up my religion there, but some of those bikes are getting a bit flimsy it seems. And of course, I dropped it like an idiot when I was putting air in the tires (don't ask, please) and nothing was damaged other than a foot peg and the clutch lever. The Kwakasaki in particular looks like it might not fare so well in a crash or even a drop. That frame is skinny! cdg

05-24-2005, 03:26 AM	#10
caderider Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 261	Re: 05 GSXR frame problems? LOL __________________ Pressure cookers have a relief valve for a reason!