I was at Saddleback on Friday afternoon, and there was a guy out there on an 89 ATK 560. I think he said 560, anyway, he was going through a rythem section. He nosed in kinda hard, but not violently and the fork slider snapped off at the triple clamp! Huge wreck, to say the least. The guy broke his foot, dislocated most of the fingers on his left hand. This was a tough dude. Not only did he not go home, he sat there in the sun while his buddy rode his brand new CR450.
I have never seen anything like that before. The fork leg snapping off like that. It was a White Power fork. I looked like the bronz bushing on the damper rod was worn pretty badly. Could it have bound up and caused the break?
I have never seen anything like that before. The fork leg snapping off like that. It was a White Power fork. I looked like the bronz bushing on the damper rod was worn pretty badly. Could it have bound up and caused the break?