silpig5 Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 last week a bunch of mates was out for a play , nice wide country roads , small hump back bridge in excess of speed limit , air under wheels ect ect nothing too out of the blue , when bam ! shocker mounting plate let go on swinging arm , he did really well to keep it upright with the wheel grounding on the mud guard . sufice to say the main dealer is looking into this sheepishly ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan gun Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scouser Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 he,s lucky, i bet it cured his constipation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Ouch :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.I.A Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Very Lucky let us know the outcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88b Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Lucky, did the bolt shear or just come undone ? I'm guessing it come out once the suspension unloaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silpig5 Posted June 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 im guessing stress crack round the welds , he was a tad shook up , but didnt let it go . wheel burried itself into the mud guard and slowed him right down ! the dealer wants his whole bike to inspect which is a ****** , as he just wants to get back on a ride it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 That's bad, could've ended a lot worse though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 im guessing stress crack round the welds , he was a tad shook up , but didnt let it go . wheel burried itself into the mud guard and slowed him right down ! the dealer wants his whole bike to inspect which is a ****** , as he just wants to get back on a ride it . ally can be a real ****** for that, had a similar thing go on my cagiva dirt bike, got it welded up but never quite trusted it again, good old ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsportshooter Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 im guessing stress crack round the welds , he was a tad shook up , but didnt let it go . wheel burried itself into the mud guard and slowed him right down ! the dealer wants his whole bike to inspect which is a ****** , as he just wants to get back on a ride it . Mate, if its let go on the rear shock welding whats to say it wont try it on the front - I would be sending letters to Yamaha HQ and asking what they are going to do to stop him sending the pics and info to the bike mags...... I'm sure their customer service department will be more than interested in facilitating his biking needs.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Mate, if its let go on the rear shock welding whats to say it wont try it on the front - I would be sending letters to Yamaha HQ and asking what they are going to do to stop him sending the pics and info to the bike mags...... I'm sure their customer service department will be more than interested in facilitating his biking needs.... +1 I know his first port of call is the selling dealer, but I would also be on the phone to Yamaha UK this is a serous safety issue as the bike is less than a year old I would demand a new bike as I would have lost all confidence in the bikes build quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldypurple Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 is that tinklers hes dealing with? bloody hell i wouldnt want that to have happened, he is one very lucky person, he definately had someone looking over him. Keep us updated with what happens and the outcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silpig5 Posted June 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 cj ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Dear Mr Yamaha, Please find enclosed some photographs of my R6 swinging arm. I'm sure you would like to investigate it fully, however, I need a motorcycle. I have lost faith in the R6 now, so please supply an R1 for commuting and an R7 for weekends. If you don't have any spare bikes for me, don't worry, Honda have said they can supply me with a couple and will take away the R6 too. Yours, Etc. Etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88b Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 :o perhaps a better look at the original photo ( on something bigger than a phone ) would have helped. That is way beyond scarey, but I bet Yamaha admit nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V3 Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 (edited) Im dam sure I wouldnt ride it again are you sure its a 2011 as im sure from 2003 they had a black frame and swinging arm also 2011 model has more curved swinging arm Edited June 19, 2012 by ST3V3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveo26 Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 (edited) Is it just me or did I read hump back bridge in excess of the speed limit? So your mate jumped his R6, went airborne and broke it? What did he expect to happen? I would'nt jump a road car over a bridge with out expecting to break something why would a bike be any different? I think he should learn a lesson before he becomes a statistic Edited June 20, 2012 by Daveo26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0145wirbelwind Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 I thimk you are being a bit hard but bikes dont fly well. They are not made for that kind of impacked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPARKIE Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Is it just me or did I read hump back bridge in excess of the speed limit? So your mate jumped his R6, went airborne and broke it? What did he expect to happen? I would'nt jump a road car over a bridge with out expecting to break something why would a bike be any different? I think he should learn a lesson before he becomes a statistic I thimk you are being a bit hard but bikes dont fly well. They are not made for that kind of impacked one of my bikes is made to fly its a 2002 rm 250 and the rear swing arm is half the size of a r6 or the likes of....im pritty sure an r6 should be able to take some air they do in the TT and superbike. lets face it if you leave the ground on a r6 its only going to be max 12" of the ground .....any bike should be able to take that. its a poor weld id say or it was stress cracked and the jolt made it give way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveo26 Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 one of my bikes is made to fly its a 2002 rm 250 and the rear swing arm is half the size of a r6 or the likes of....im pritty sure an r6 should be able to take some air they do in the TT and superbike. lets face it if you leave the ground on a r6 its only going to be max 12" of the ground .....any bike should be able to take that. its a poor weld id say or it was stress cracked and the jolt made it give way. Its a crosser :o it might be a smaller to look at but its a damn sight tougher. Its not a TT bike its an R6 road bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveo26 Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 An R6 weighs 190 KG a rider on to might take it to 280KG?? dropping from 12" might equate to 3 or 4 times the weight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 **** i have a 2011 R6 i hope its not a fault with that year/model :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V3 Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 **** i have a 2011 R6 i hope its not a fault with that year/model :o and im sure if you look at the underside of your swinging arm it wont look like the 1 in question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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