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Evening gents, just thought id share this in a different thread...

Went for a spin today on Frankenstorm, I was leading a hungry pack of GSXR's and Blades so the pace wasn't slow, all was going well until I pulled into McDonald's (classy) went over a speed bump and...... crunch!!

The preload adjuster ring has snapped in two, allowing the spring to rise right up to the top mounting bolt area.

I've not seen it happen before and feel very lucky it didn't happen when making progress on the road

The bike wouldn't stand up on it's own as the shock was fully compressed...







Thankyou for the offers of your spare shocks Lloydie, Kev.

MacV2 has kindly offered to remove his wonky donky shock and bring it up via Snetterton next weekend Although I'm unsure of the spring rate on the Hyperpro spring.

I'm thinking I might look out for an aftermarket shock, but I'm broke and they never turn up 2nd hand

Well, I think it was just a freak occurrence, so I wouldn't panic about your shocks. But I will update this thread with pics of the shock when I remove it for you guys to have a look

What you lead the gixers !!!! But they have like 600bhp !!!

sh1t about the shock doing that ,must of been adjusted with a hammer and punch weakening the ring

Do you like the fact they'd all fecked off when the AA finally arrived

Magnum turned up for dinner though, Stormers are the best
I adjusted it to the second from softest setting the other week, the adjuster ring looked mint I used a proper ring spanner thing... so at least I can't blame myself haha

Scarey business mate. Doesn't bare thinking about if it had happened at full chat!!!!

magnum turn up for a macdonalds..............NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!
sorry to hear about the shock, but as you said, at least it happened at slow speed you fat bloater.....

Kev L wrote:Scarey business mate. Doesn't bare thinking about if it had happened at full chat!!!!

True that, been popping a few wheelies and haven't held back over the humpback's... I'd have thought that would have killed it before a poncy little speed hump in a carpark! I still can't believe it

Someone was watching over you today mate. (If you believe in all that bollox!!)

one big mac meal to many..................

Mmmm well done for pitstopping and it snapping then.

I've got a spare OEM one lurking in my shed you're welcome to.

There's a WP shock up on fleabay with less than a day to go > http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201181887363? ... EBIDX%3AIT

Crap luck Jamie. Like you said at least it didn't let go when riding at pace, could have been a totally different story. If I have any bits left over from my storms that you need (though I doubt it) your more than welcome to them

That's shocking news mate. Your a very very lucky boy, scary thought, but you could of ended up with a spring in your butt.

(:-})

Lucky it happened where it did, you could have ended up with a mega vfr type wobble bounce thing

Glad your okay fella!!

Cheers lads, you're all too kind (except Marty haha), the WP shock looks good, but I'm not in a position to have a bid on it I'll get the old shock off as soon as I can.

popkat wrote: Lucky it happened where it did, you could have ended up with a mega vfr type wobble bounce thing

I shouldn't laugh MalcoBobkat, but that was a mega vfr wobble bounce! very impressive!

lucky boy Jamie.......... post up some photos of the collar, I am interested to see where it failed