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Came off my speedfight 2 at 50mph, steering issues, help?

Discussion in General Scooter Discussion started by Jonezy, 28 Dec 2012
Jonezy#1
I Need some help if possible,
i was riding with my friend, when he took a round about i followed him, i was doing 50, it was a small round about, never the less when i got round it, i hit the curb, my front end flew in the air, and i got threw off my bike! it has some scuffs on the side, first thing i did was make sure it still started, and it did, perfectly fine, i got threw off the bike and it landed on top of me throwing me along the floor with it about 30 feet, before it came to a stop, the issue im now having is my steering is really stiff, and make's a grinding noise when turning left and right, i am wondering is it a full new front end i will be needing? i am also buying a full new panel kit for my bike, may i also add i walked away fine with a few graze's on me, no broken bone's, i got VERY lucky tonight, we will be sure to ride more safer in the future, and yes i admit this is my own fault and take full responsibility for my actions, i will not lie.


Edit:
6th january

Today my bike was stripped down on the front end, the steering lock was catching on my frame, it has been fixed and now i have no issue's regarding steering, i am very lucky to have a collision at 50mph with a curb and not have bent my frame, forks, or any thing to do with my front end.
The only damage i have is, i need a new front and back wheel, costing £15 each, and a break leaver, aside from that my bike now works perfectly fine again and is back on the road, thank you all for your support/help on this matter.
Edgar#2
yh mate your fork head tube is bent inside the frame, you will need new forks :s ride safe mate
Jonezy#3
So my frame isn't bent! thank god for that, thanks for your post mate put a smile on my face at last lol
ramo#4
Your forks being bent doesn't stop the frame from being bent! To be 100% certain you'd want to strip the front down and check alignment and the welds etc. Usually it is just the forks though lol

Sorry to hear that though hope you're well soon ;)
Edgar#5
yh should be just the forks as they usually bend bad and then frame stays as it should , forks sometimes very hard to come out then they bent :confused:
Scooter-Noob#6
you could take this as an opportunity to do a massive upgrade and save some cash, the front sis arm setup on the speedfight is very over priced you could fit a front end from an aerox or vivacity it would lighten the bike a lot and make for a better handling and feeling bike.

also well done on walking away with all your parts still stuck to your body o_O
super9#7
take it easy next time fella..:)
roxy boy#8
You think your lucky just had a head on crash at 35/40 mph and only broke ma leg and bike will cos around £50 to fix ....someone was looking over me that day :)
UnluckyChris#9
You guys are damn lucky. My crash at 50mph got me shattered knee (14 pieces), broken fibula, 4 broken ribs, broken wrist, broken shoulder and broken jaw. Not my best day out...
Jonezy#10
read the edit guys!
got really lucky, bike cost nothing to fix im back on the road,
still spent £180 on the evo body kit.. need new pannels!

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