Reed's bike

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Edited Date/Time 1/21/2012 7:33pm
http://tweetphoto.com/26534304

How does something like that happen?
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DPW 6/10/2010 1:19pm
6/10/2010 1:19pm
looks like Jason Thomas' bike
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iudi2006 6/10/2010 1:19pm
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It's actually Jason Thomas' bike.
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EmDub425 6/10/2010 1:23pm
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Ya that's JT's bike. But still, holy shit how did that happen?
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Nikhil 6/10/2010 1:27pm
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Oh, my bad. Still, that's crazy.

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Jakes Dad 6/10/2010 1:29pm
6/10/2010 1:29pm
My kid did the exact same thing this past weekend on his Supermini, BIGHEAD's face was all contorted and he had that 1000 yard stare again. I'm glad my kid wasn't there when he saw it, kinda made my hair stand up on my neck when he had that look!!!

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pie8man 6/10/2010 1:33pm
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This boys and girls is what happens when you tighten stuff too tight, or leave too loose, or put too narrow a spacer between two fixed tabs. OUCH!!!
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BIGHEAD1 6/10/2010 1:44pm
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I just looked at the picture again...the linkage mount on the frame broke not the shock shaft...
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pie8man 6/10/2010 1:51pm
6/10/2010 1:51pm Edited Date/Time 6/10/2010 1:52pm
BIGHEAD1 wrote:
I just looked at the picture again...the linkage mount on the frame broke not the shock shaft...
I concur sir. The shock broke after the linkage tabs broke which let the shock come through the bottom while the suspension travel wrapped it around the swingarm. Also if this is a roached practice bike those tabs could have been pushed past their service limit.
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Torco1 6/10/2010 1:58pm
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Must've been one hell of a seatbounce.
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Jabjr222 6/10/2010 2:03pm
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I did that way back in the day on my '88 CR125. I actually missed LL's because I could afford to get it fixed.
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Tiki 6/10/2010 2:15pm
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Abuse!
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rallendude 6/10/2010 2:22pm
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Pro's practice bikes take a beating. I'd guess it's a practice bike. These things can happen after lots of hours with too little grease and a rider that pushes a bike close to it's limits.
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Tiki 6/10/2010 2:59pm
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rallendude wrote:
Pro's practice bikes take a beating. I'd guess it's a practice bike. These things can happen after lots of hours with too little grease and a...
Pro's practice bikes take a beating. I'd guess it's a practice bike. These things can happen after lots of hours with too little grease and a rider that pushes a bike close to it's limits.
I dont think the absence of grease was the issue there. That thing was flogged like identical threads started on race day.
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Rooster 6/10/2010 3:56pm
6/10/2010 3:56pm
Looks like some heat issues on the linkage tabs on the frame. Too tight perhaps?
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Camp332 6/10/2010 4:16pm
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JT$ is a beast. A very short beast, but still, a beast.
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danman 6/10/2010 5:10pm
6/10/2010 5:10pm
Tiki wrote:
Abuse!
Or just a fat ASS!
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rmpilot 6/10/2010 6:30pm
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Tiki wrote:
Abuse!
danman wrote:
Or just a fat ASS!
wait a second then how come i havent broken a shock?

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