06 636 Faulty Forks
11-04-2007, 06:51 PM
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Re: 06 636 Faulty Forks
Are you really sure about this one cuz i know kyb makes fork for an 03-04 ..showa makes forks for 05-06 ...i need to know if it is true or anything like that to get more information details , wheeliest any input??
11-04-2007, 08:28 PM
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11-04-2007, 09:12 PM
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Re: 06 636 Faulty Forks
Some of the 05/06 636s get loose too. I mostly deal in jap 600 supersports so it's not like I can say anything about ALL bikes with any certainty, just that from what I see the Kawasaki 600s are the only bikes I've come across with this issue.
It's not just stunters that have noticed this, road racers are aware of the problem too.
As long as you stay on top of it and check it regularly and maintain the bike I really don't see it being a problem, but I'm far from an expert. You could just take the easy way out and buy a Honda
The problem does seem to be more prevalent on the KYBs than it is on the Showas, but age/mileage may play a role here.
11-04-2007, 09:19 PM
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Re: 06 636 Faulty Forks
Since I saw someone else in this thread say something about broken Suzuki frames, you guys notice a lot of 06/07 GSXR 600/750s with broken frames?
Lots of them are at auction broken near the front, not at the neck, but along the long welds that run perpendicular to the ground on the side of the frame towards the front 1/3 of the frame. Some of them look like they haven't been hit bad, but the frame is cracked. Usually when the frame cracks at the front of a bike it's at the neck or a frame ear/motor mount. It's obviously generally a front end impact, front wheel is bent, forks are bent, etc. These GSXRs will have no front end damage, sometimes little damage at all on the bike, but the frame is cracked in two pieces.
11-04-2007, 09:54 PM
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Re: 06 636 Faulty Forks
well if were talking about gsxr,,, iv been hearing athumping in the front of my bike when doing stopies,,, and all this talk has gotin me thinking so i threw the bike on the front stand and there is a problem,,, in the disk, where the two metals meet with a rivet,,, the metal on the outer disk is wore, and there is slack in it,,, has this happened to any body else,,,,,, id take pics but my camera was destroyed in a truck wreck,,,,(matt give me a call)
11-05-2007, 01:45 AM
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Re: 06 636 Faulty Forks
I'm pretty sure I've seen two different people on this forum with threads about snapping 05/06 636 forks.
Since I saw someone else in this thread say something about broken Suzuki frames, you guys notice a lot of 06/07 GSXR 600/750s with broken frames?
Lots of them are at auction broken near the front, not at the neck, but along the long welds that run perpendicular to the ground on the side of the frame towards the front 1/3 of the frame. Some of them look like they haven't been hit bad, but the frame is cracked. Usually when the frame cracks at the front of a bike it's at the neck or a frame ear/motor mount. It's obviously generally a front end impact, front wheel is bent, forks are bent, etc. These GSXRs will have no front end damage, sometimes little damage at all on the bike, but the frame is cracked in two pieces.
Since I saw someone else in this thread say something about broken Suzuki frames, you guys notice a lot of 06/07 GSXR 600/750s with broken frames?
Lots of them are at auction broken near the front, not at the neck, but along the long welds that run perpendicular to the ground on the side of the frame towards the front 1/3 of the frame. Some of them look like they haven't been hit bad, but the frame is cracked. Usually when the frame cracks at the front of a bike it's at the neck or a frame ear/motor mount. It's obviously generally a front end impact, front wheel is bent, forks are bent, etc. These GSXRs will have no front end damage, sometimes little damage at all on the bike, but the frame is cracked in two pieces.
I life close to insurance company sale room and visit it often, damn all the suzukis are broken from that frame weld. Cast frames are not good. there is no bending parts, I've seen same with new cast framed FZ1's, they crack from the welds.
11-05-2007, 02:43 AM
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11-05-2007, 04:11 AM
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11-05-2007, 10:44 AM
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11-05-2007, 11:03 AM
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Re: 06 636 Faulty Forks
HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Truth, saw his forks two days before they broke, looked fine, no leaks, no movement...
11-05-2007, 12:10 PM
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