I was looking a few moments ago at my new (for me) Vmax recently purchased and the penny drop about that the motorcycle had an accident and the chasis is bended. It had to be a frontal one. The previous owner cut the front fender because 'it hit the radiator' and it has a weird folding on a part at the front on the chasis, and the front fork is the one of the later model than it should be. Clearly everything says it had a not very soft hit at the front. But what made me notice it was that the fake air intakes are not fitting correctly and they look weird and out of place. I'm already asking for second-hand clean chasis and thinking about how to pull it out again in place. I'm taking suggestions.
My chasis is bended. Any ideas?
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Pighuntingpuppy
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A bent chassis is a bent chassis. Slower cruising speeds I imagine would be, "ok" but not advisable. High speeds with a damaged frame is a hard no from me. Why chance your life to a compromised frame?
Adverse affects would be improper alignment of tires to the frame causing a vibration, wobble, or weave.
Adverse affects would be improper alignment of tires to the frame causing a vibration, wobble, or weave.
I bought a Honda V65 and I discovered it had a slightly bent frame.
I decided to swap the frame.
I decided to swap the frame.
If it can be reasonably proven that the bike has been in an accident and the PO didn't advise of this then could you ask for your money back?
That looks as if the bottom yoke has contacted the frame down tube? I can't see if the bump stop is there which should have stopped the yoke coming round that far.
You could do some basic checks to try and establish what is out of line.
Assuming that the engine is mounted centrally in the frame and the mounts are equidistant from the centreline then using a plumb line mark where the outer edge of the engine mounts are on the ground.
This will allow you to establish the centre line of the frame. The rear wheel will be off-set from the centre line which is normal but the rim edges should be parallel to it and the wheel perpendicular to the ground.
The centre of the front wheel should run through the centre line of the frame. The wheel should be perpendicular to the ground.
You could also check headstock angle.
How does the bike feel when riding: does it track straight and is steering effort the same on right and left hand turns?
It is possible to have frames straightened (see here) so this may be an option for you depending on how much out of line it is and the cost relative to another frame.
That looks as if the bottom yoke has contacted the frame down tube? I can't see if the bump stop is there which should have stopped the yoke coming round that far.
You could do some basic checks to try and establish what is out of line.
Assuming that the engine is mounted centrally in the frame and the mounts are equidistant from the centreline then using a plumb line mark where the outer edge of the engine mounts are on the ground.
This will allow you to establish the centre line of the frame. The rear wheel will be off-set from the centre line which is normal but the rim edges should be parallel to it and the wheel perpendicular to the ground.
The centre of the front wheel should run through the centre line of the frame. The wheel should be perpendicular to the ground.
You could also check headstock angle.
How does the bike feel when riding: does it track straight and is steering effort the same on right and left hand turns?
It is possible to have frames straightened (see here) so this may be an option for you depending on how much out of line it is and the cost relative to another frame.
