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miker Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 53 Texas, USA Gender:	is this normal? 04/01/10 at 08:12:35 I have never seen purposly bent fork tubes before, but the guy swears it came from the factory this way. Am I crazy or just behind the times? This is a 2008 model.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: is this normal? Reply #1 - 04/01/10 at 08:24:15 It may have come from the dealer that way but not from the factory. personally I think it's a mod he did himself
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kerosene Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 175	Re: is this normal? Reply #2 - 04/01/10 at 08:26:52 by hitting a wall or curb..
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Reply #3 - 04/01/10 at 08:34:28

something is wrong there . . . don't buy it unless you have them replace the forks. I have a 2008 model, and, no, they didn't bend the forks for that one year.

now that I look at it some more, I kinda like having the wheel closer, how much of a mod would it be to get a new front end put on?? what would it do to the handling? is there a front end with a wider front tire that works well??

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Reply #4 - 04/01/10 at 08:36:54

LostArtist wrote on 04/01/10 at 08:34:28:

something is wrong there . . . don't buy it unless you have them replace the forks. I have a 2008 model, and, no, they didn't bend the forks for that one year.

now that I look at it some more, I kinda like having the wheel closer, how much of a mod would it be to get a new front end put on?? what would it do to the handling? is there a front end with a wider front tire that works well??

not much work, couple bolts and forks slip out from trippler

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LostArtist Ex Member	Re: is this normal? Reply #5 - 04/01/10 at 09:10:30 how do you get a new angle though???
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: is this normal? Reply #6 - 04/01/10 at 09:30:18 http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1269279556/8#8
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Phelonius Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1897	Re: is this normal? Reply #7 - 04/01/10 at 09:33:41 No. Phelonius
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dasch Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1137	Re: is this normal? Reply #8 - 04/01/10 at 09:53:41 No. Somebody hit something.
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serenity3743 Serious Thumper Offline Striving to better, oft we mar what's well Posts: 778 Black Mountain, NC Gender:	Re: is this normal? Reply #9 - 04/01/10 at 13:55:29 dasch wrote on 04/01/10 at 09:53:41: No. Somebody hit something. Yep. I "modded" mine like that on the rear bumper of a Ford van.
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Mr. Hyde Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 565 Kingston, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: is this normal? Reply #10 - 04/01/10 at 15:46:19 Quote: the guy swears it came from the factory this way Man that's an insult to your intelligence .... I hope. Haul off and smack em upside the head.
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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: is this normal? Reply #11 - 04/01/10 at 16:25:24 Customized by crash!!! Forks s/b straight as an arrow. Look at any new bike and you won't see anything like you picture.
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: is this normal? Reply #12 - 04/01/10 at 16:31:55 Yep, that could be normal after he hit it.....whatever it was I'd like to know how far he left the seat when it happened. Them fork look perdy stury.
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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: is this normal? Reply #13 - 04/01/10 at 16:34:01 One can only surmize the ol' berrys hurt for few days
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John_D FSO Serious Thumper Offline Ridin' and smilin' Posts: 1658 Vancouver, WA Gender:	Re: is this normal? Reply #14 - 04/02/10 at 01:45:27 I had an '08 also, and they most certainly didn't look like that. I'd guess that it really affects handling, since the pivot angle is still stock. And probably not affected for the better, but I could be wrong.
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