GuthDaddy17 Posted July 21, 2009 #1 Posted July 21, 2009 My 21 year old son in law went down yesterday in the drizzle. He is fine (only doing about 15 m.p.h.) but his bike (V Star 650) has some damage. I have included some pictures. Appears that he will need a right foot assembly. I can't tell from the pictures if his handlebars are bent (he says they are) or if its in the tree. Any input would be appreciated,he lives 10 miles south of Tyler in Whitehouse if anyone is in the area and might want to go by and look at it. It will be this weekend at the earliest that I can take a peek and start a parts list. As always, Thanks for the help all...
BuddyRich Posted July 21, 2009 #2 Posted July 21, 2009 Something is off on the triple tree or the handle bar mounts.
Squidley Posted July 21, 2009 #3 Posted July 21, 2009 Fork tubes might have twisted a bit in the upper and lower triple trees, doesn't look too bad, I'm sure it wont be a hard fix.
ArticusMedicus Posted July 21, 2009 #4 Posted July 21, 2009 Looks like the risers are tweaked. Should be able to line them back up if they are rubber mounted. Gald he is ok!
Monty Posted July 21, 2009 #5 Posted July 21, 2009 Glad he's ok. Loosen the tree and see if it springs back. I had to do that to my sons' bike last month. I loosened it all up, and then wiggled it, and it all lined back up.
Yammer Dan Posted July 21, 2009 #6 Posted July 21, 2009 Think that foot parts could be straightened out too.
MiCarl Posted July 21, 2009 #7 Posted July 21, 2009 Looks like the risers are tweaked. Should be able to line them back up if they are rubber mounted. Gald he is ok! Looks like the risers to me too. The top of the triple tree isn't parallel to the bars.
GuthDaddy17 Posted July 21, 2009 Author #9 Posted July 21, 2009 Thanks guys, kinda what I thought but wanted to hear it from you guys first. I'll probably head over this weekend to try loosing everything up and straighten it out I'll also attempt to pry the foot assembly down first before we purchase any new parts.
GuthDaddy17 Posted July 27, 2009 Author #10 Posted July 27, 2009 I ran up to Tyler last night and was able to get the bike back in order. It was a simple matter of loosining and prying. Thanks for the info guys, as usual, you were right in your diagnosis!
Squidley Posted July 27, 2009 #11 Posted July 27, 2009 I ran up to Tyler last night and was able to get the bike back in order. It was a simple matter of loosining and prying. Thanks for the info guys, as usual, you were right in your diagnosis! Cool Beans!....Glad you got it fixed
1BigDog Posted July 27, 2009 #12 Posted July 27, 2009 thanks for the info guys, as usual, you were right in your diagnosis! Good lord, someone actually trusts us!!!!!
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