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Andy7
4/14/2018 4:02pm
4/14/2018 4:02pm
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4/21/2018 4:18pm
Hi guys, I have a 2012 KXF 450 and the upper shock bolt cracked while I was tightening it (using a properly set torque wrench at 29 ft/lbs as the manual says). I am having one machined, but do I need to buy the original one as the replica part will be made from steel? I don't know what kind of treatment do they have in stock form. Apart from that, some people told me "Kawasaki's problems". Am I better off selling it and buying another bike? Thanks in advance.
You must be a interesting guy there Andy, ready to sell off your bike over a broke bolt and all. Would be painful to see your face after a catastrophic engine failure, you would have to sale the house.
The Shop
Go away and stop wasting our time. Get a real job, that way you could actually buy a real bike.
For real tho idk how you broke that bolt with 30ft lbs. thats not even a lot of torque.
How did you get it back out?
****Note: I realize my reference to “head,” “shank,” and “pulling at an angle” will likely result in some good old-fashioned shenanigan posts...let the games begin....
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Paw Paw
Man, I don´t have enough courage to weld the cases where the crank bearings seat
Those were two cracks in the swingarm, although they don´t look like them
Even the triple clamps clamps were bent (and I thought cast aluminum couldn´t be bent). I can´t imagine how you can trash a bike like this in only 100 hours
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