the problem is they snap and are virtually no signs of when its going to happen

 

Yikes.... glad you caught it in time.

 

im 20 mins away from going and doing a stoppie session and i see this tread.

 

i thought some one told me there was a class action law suit in the uk for these forks years ago . i think one of the britts told me this after seeing the picture of j nuts forks breaking

ya i seen it right before i was going riding too

 

Thanks buddy, the problem is that it doesent give you any signs of braking!
Looking inside the forks from where its snapped- it looks like the inner tube screws onto the bottom mount, mine broke from the last thread- about 10mm into the bottom mount.

 

***** bout!

 

Holy face-plant on a stick!

That's a good spot coops! but to be honest if you were a real mate you wouldn't be da cing about, you'd be filming!

Mind you - thanks to the spotter that noticed my rear axle was nealy out, cos the nut had totally come off!

 

man thats lucky good spot coops. know im thinking ninja r1 front end gums

 

That front end lasted pretty well though Ed! Considering!

 

****, I guess I will have to tell him to change out the forks!
How long were you stunting these forks, have you done a lot of stoppies, maybe there is a way to specify the stunt lifetime of these forks....

I thought about to buy an 04 636 since I can get one pretty cheap but after seeing this and all the broken frames I keep my hands off it and stick with my durable F4eazy tank.

 

03/04 636 forks will break without warning ,everyday that goes by these forks are closer to failing , why do people risk riding on 7yr old forks that are known to epically fail ?

 

so no one ever contacted kawi about this????

 

i have personally seen more broken f4i frames than i have seen broken 636 frames but both break from the same thing usually , loose motor mount bolts ..get an 03 04 636 and put some 05 06 07 08 forks, fender and rotors on it

 

F4i frames are also starting to break at the headstock now too.
Mine has been welded twice, and a few friends have had to weld theirs

 

Fookin hell, that was lucky.

I'm gona go check my bike now, as the front end feels a little funny after caning the stoppies this weekend.

 

F4i break right behind the cast piece that meets the lower tube.


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i maybe just lucky but i hear of all this " honda **** break all the time , FI cages snap frame mounts" ect ect .....to be truthfull this is why i keep my honda because in the last two years ive only had to change my throttle cables once and im not a small bloke and ive had some pritty tuff off's and my bike is used as a road bike too+ its nine years old , she has been spot on and been 100% reliable (touch wood) so far ....Have you gussed im a honda fan..

 

i have had a swingarm snap no other probs i love honda

come to think of it i was with coops when that happened

 

Its all inter net myths they call gsxr fixxer( ive had one for 2 years now and it has cost me £200 to keep going) and they all love B1h even though(engine mounts , forks, foot hangers, injectors break and with low supply of parts on the bay at big ££) blah blah its like "I" phone users they think its the best phone out there dispite the faults

Stunt what you got!

 

There you have it.... Coops is sabotaging bikes!!!!! He wants cheaper f4i bits


Coops, you may have had no probs, but my FI cage ripped my engine mount on my first crash, and Ive cracked my frame twice AND I STILL LOVE HONDA