Jaws of Life

harrowguy 3/8/2016 3:09pm
3/8/2016 3:09pm
Street bikes don't have chain tensioners

I believe you mean chain guides.
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Goodbye foot
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GuyB wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/03/08/127024/s1200_030716swingarm.jpg[/img]


davistld01 wrote:
Looks like Dungeys swingarm after Canard bumped it recently...
No one is gonna acknowledge this gem?? Laughing

Funniest post of the thread so far!
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GuyB wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/03/08/127024/s1200_030716swingarm.jpg[/img]


davistld01 wrote:
Looks like Dungeys swingarm after Canard bumped it recently...
dirtnapper wrote:
No one is gonna acknowledge this gem?? Laughing

Funniest post of the thread so far!
"I'll be here all week, folks. Please be sure to tip your waitress"

Thanks, dirtnapper. At least somebody has a sense of humor...

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Motoxdoc 3/8/2016 5:01pm
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Holy shit!.....that exact same thing happened to me in the first turn at Corona Raceway about 30 years ago. They red flagged the race and stopped the entire night for about 15 minutes. First they took the axle out and THAT didn't work, then they started cutting spokes with a bolt cutter....til eventually I was free. I can't imagine why they needed to cut through the swingarm. There was definitely no way I was getting out without help though; If they just turned the lights off and everyone went home leaving me there...I would've died.....attached to a YZ 250! Laughing
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GuyB 3/8/2016 5:07pm
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Motoxdoc wrote:
Holy shit!.....that exact same thing happened to me in the first turn at Corona Raceway about 30 years ago. They red flagged the race and stopped...
Holy shit!.....that exact same thing happened to me in the first turn at Corona Raceway about 30 years ago. They red flagged the race and stopped the entire night for about 15 minutes. First they took the axle out and THAT didn't work, then they started cutting spokes with a bolt cutter....til eventually I was free. I can't imagine why they needed to cut through the swingarm. There was definitely no way I was getting out without help though; If they just turned the lights off and everyone went home leaving me there...I would've died.....attached to a YZ 250! Laughing
Huh...I remember seeing that type of thing when I worked at Corona...through about '75, so that would have predated your experience. Often the outcome wasn't very good on those. I didn't hear the final deal for this guy, and hope it wasn't too bad.
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KTMTroopeR 3/8/2016 5:46pm
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downard254 wrote:
Hmmm, who gets to pay for the swingarm. Probably a spendy item.
WHA!!!! WHO??? I didnt even think this would be question. The F'n person who's leg was in the bike!! Who the F else should pay for it??

its only 700 for a new swing arm
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OldYZRider1 3/8/2016 5:49pm
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randyvaldez1 wrote:
Wait I'm a little confused , what happened to the policewomans leg? She got it stuck where?
I think it's in the motor home. Of course it could be in Davi's locker for all I know, I'm having a hard time keeping up too.
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TeamGreen 3/8/2016 6:04pm
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slipdog wrote:
So they cut the swingarm in half, then removed the axle bolt?
EXACTLY!
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FIREfish148 3/8/2016 6:16pm
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someone couldn't have just pulled out their leatherman and cut the spokes?
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Spydee wrote:
Didn't you at least get a snap of his leg in there?
GuyB wrote:
Is that what you really wanted?
Yes...
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slipdog wrote:
So they cut the swingarm in half, then removed the axle bolt?
TeamGreen wrote:
EXACTLY!
Removing the bolt might not have mattered–if his leg was jammed in there I doubt you could slide the wheel out...
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olddude 3/8/2016 6:21pm
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Removed axle nut and then cut swingarm? Good thing KTM is backwards, every axle i can think of is, bolt in from right and nut on left.

Thanks for the story GuyB.
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bonseff 3/8/2016 7:01pm
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Oh, if i am on call emt guy, i elect for the big tool at a dirkbike race, fo sho.
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Motoxdoc 3/8/2016 9:34pm
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mjr119 wrote:
https://instagram.com/p/BCs7EDOKF7E/ [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/03/08/127062/s1200_image.jpg[/img]
https://instagram.com/p/BCs7EDOKF7E/



kiwifan wrote:
owwwwww !!!
OMG!! Am I seeing right? Look at the direction that the sole of his boot is facing. Now I know why they cut that thing off! Can you say tib/fib?
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Motoxdoc wrote:
OMG!! Am I seeing right? Look at the direction that the sole of his boot is facing. Now I know why they cut that thing off...
OMG!! Am I seeing right? Look at the direction that the sole of his boot is facing. Now I know why they cut that thing off! Can you say tib/fib?
Shocked Yep, that's freaken gnarly!
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mjr119 wrote:
https://instagram.com/p/BCs7EDOKF7E/ [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/03/08/127062/s1200_image.jpg[/img]
https://instagram.com/p/BCs7EDOKF7E/



Ok, now I totally understand why the JoL were brought out Blink

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Thisusernameisavailable 3/9/2016 4:14am
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olddude wrote:
Removed axle nut and then cut swingarm? Good thing KTM is backwards, every axle i can think of is, bolt in from right and nut on...
Removed axle nut and then cut swingarm? Good thing KTM is backwards, every axle i can think of is, bolt in from right and nut on left.

Thanks for the story GuyB.
What in the hell are you talking about old dude??

All bikes are bolt in from the left and nut on the right, including the KTMs.
mjr119 3/9/2016 4:37am
3/9/2016 4:37am
I think I read that he broke his ankle. The guy's name is Ryan Rassa from MD.
mjr119 3/9/2016 4:42am
3/9/2016 4:42am Edited Date/Time 3/9/2016 4:47am
That's a small place to fit a foot and anke into... imagine the force, that's a KTM 450!
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huck 3/9/2016 6:05am
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Why would he have put his foot there? He had to know it would hurt!
crackalack 3/9/2016 6:33am
3/9/2016 6:33am
do you people even work on bikes? the axle nut was removed to allow the cut piece of swingarm to be taken out of the way. There is no way that axle was coming out without standing the bike up....the axle is pointed to the ground.

any other location that rider would be enduring a pile of pain to get removed....the daytona guys cut apart $100K race cars likely on a weekly basis, cant imagine they would even flinch at something like that.

*sidenote i saw the car with the ripped of bumper saturday and figured some kids were having fun....never imagined the DUI and smashed motorhomes too. no way that was only 3 beers
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cbuehler767 3/9/2016 6:40am
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RandyS wrote:
I'm confused too. So Angie Dickinson cut off J Laws leg while he was sleeping in a car at Daytona? [img]https://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2006/04/16/arts/16deca.650.jpg[/img]
I'm confused too. So Angie Dickinson cut off J Laws leg while he was sleeping in a car at Daytona?
Boom! This thread delivers
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newmann 3/9/2016 6:44am
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I'm going to go start a thread about all KTM swing arms breaking in half. Be right back.
TriRacer27 3/9/2016 6:48am
3/9/2016 6:48am
pamoto wrote:
That happened to me. A guy got his foot caught the same way with my bike. Somebody yelled get a hacksaw. I yelled get a crescent...
That happened to me. A guy got his foot caught the same way with my bike. Somebody yelled get a hacksaw. I yelled get a crescent wrench. We used a crescent wrench to remove the wheel and he was fine.


Yeah, I would've done the same thing, Hacking his leg off would've got your bike all full of blood and stuff.
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huck 3/9/2016 7:53am
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I can't wait to see the 'go fund me' link for this guy to pay for his swing arm....
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Tracktor 3/9/2016 9:15am
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olddude wrote:
Removed axle nut and then cut swingarm? Good thing KTM is backwards, every axle i can think of is, bolt in from right and nut on...
Removed axle nut and then cut swingarm? Good thing KTM is backwards, every axle i can think of is, bolt in from right and nut on left.

Thanks for the story GuyB.
Thisusernameisavailable wrote:
What in the hell are you talking about old dude??

All bikes are bolt in from the left and nut on the right, including the KTMs.
You realize you can put the bolt in either way? It isn't directional ( at least any that I have seen). I usually put the in from the right to left to hold the caliper bracket in place but that's just me. The come the other way from factory.............
GeorgiePorgie 3/9/2016 11:26am
3/9/2016 11:26am
Hmm. Well. That sucks. How's the riders leg ?

theonlinelegend 3/9/2016 1:27pm
3/9/2016 1:27pm
I can't remember people getting sucked into the rear wheel so often. It seems more and more common. I saw this one.


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