What's this I see??

[nhrider]

A KTM with a broken swing arm...

 

[GMP]

A most prized possession of a photo! One rivaled only by that of Iraqi WMDs!

I'm sure it will be stripped and banned from KTM talk.

 

[nhrider]

A most prized possession of a photo! One rivaled only by that of Iraqi WMDs!

I'm sure it will be stripped and banned from KTM talk.

Good thing I saved it for them.

 

[webmaster]

That's really unusual - that never, ever happens...

They usually break at the steering head

(Click on the thumbnail to see the full image)

 

[Skidad]

Here we go

 

[fullthrottle]

not that anyone cares but i have twisted to gasgas swingarms and i think also my frame but atleast they havent cracked like that

 

[eff]

Don't forget Nate Kanney's bike in RI

Granted this was after a high speed get-off.

 

[flybars]

OMG! Hope this never happen's to me! I can visualize the front end separating from a bad landing, but how does a swingarm break?

 

[marjastaja]

Hit a sharp edge bump while rearshock is bottoming?

 

[jiauka]

Here in Spain we call them "Kit de Tornilleria y Mantenimiento", translates to "Hardware store (screw shop) and Maintenance Kit"

Great picts, I will post them at some ktm addicts spanish forum.

have fun,

j.

 

[hudson_hollow]

I once broke a swingarm on a Yamaha I was riding here at my place. I landed hard and all Hell broke loose!!! That will keep you awake for the rest of that day and well into the night!!!

 

[Cruiser]

I just picked up a swingarm for a friends KTM,, He snapped his near the axle.. His was older.. but still snapped,, the KTM swingarms are high $$ used as they seam to be in high demand.. Odd,, its hard to sell GG swingarms,, rarely does one need to replace one.. I'm changing the one out on my 97 to a newer one just cause they are nicer looking..

 

[GMP]

Fatigue and work hardening of the alloy. That swingarm has changed design more times than I can remember since I had my last KTM. You have to wonder if they suspected a problem with some of the designs over time.

 

[GG27]

I know we are all gasgas addicts, but somewhere in the photo Gallery I had spotted a photo of a Sixdays with a broken swinging arm in the last years ISDE in Greece! So sometimes GasGas swingarms do break as well.

 

[eff]

I know we are all gasgas addicts, but somewhere in the photo Gallery I had spotted a photo of a Sixdays with a broken swinging arm in the last years ISDE in Greece! So sometimes GasGas swingarms do break as well.

Yes. That was Billy Burns, which eliminated his chance of getting a medal last year. The good news is that Billy rode this year and I think he earned a silver medal.

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Now playing: Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
via FoxyTunes

 

[Skidad]

I know we are all gasgas addicts, but somewhere in the photo Gallery I had spotted a photo of a Sixdays with a broken swinging arm in the last years ISDE in Greece! So sometimes GasGas swingarms do break as well.

This is all good fun for "most" of us. Some take the (mostly orange) bashing a bit to seriously though.

 

[nhrider]

Anything can break...

 

[GMP]

I had a Honda CR250 that cracked the swingarm.

If you land on a rock hard, all bets are off, anything can break then, or, it can be stressed and break later. Thats how Billy Burns broke his. Its fatigue and failure during normal use thats bad, up to a reasonable service life for the bike.

 

[WoodsChick]

GasGas carnage

Oops...

Broken frame. Look closely behind the radiator cap for another break in the downtube...

Splinted it up to get it out of the woods and back to camp...

Why do my bars feel funny?

Now, it is a GasGas, but it's a Pampera so it doesn't really count


By the way, I accept full responsibility for the damage.



WoodsChick
GG, KTM, Husky, Honda Suzuki

 

[GG27]

I also saw some reports of cracked steering heads on the new aluminium YZ 250f Yamahas in Thumpertalk.