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Offline Mystrom

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Crash bars
« on: July 05, 2016, 17:14:18 »
After 4000 miles trouble free tour of Europe the vstrom developed an annoying buzz/rattle at 4K rpm. I rode home and investigated.
The top near side tube of the crash bars had sheared. It is an almost perfect break. Very symmetrical, almost as if cut by a pipe cutter. The bike has not been dropped or bashed. I assume it is a fatigue break perhaps caused by the tube being in tension and the vibration from the bike. Anyone else seen this?
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Offline doboy

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Re: Crash bars
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2016, 18:54:03 »
what make were they ?
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Offline Mystrom

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Re: Crash bars
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2016, 23:43:45 »
Suzuki's own make.
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Offline wurzel

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Re: Crash bars
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2016, 06:30:10 »
Sounds like you are right, get it slugged and welded, relieving the tension and making it stronger.
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