fell down go boom - need parts and advice

[zoran]

your forks are junk,most like triples also.
yes on shock,easy fix.send it to me.
I may have all woodcraft stuff.
email me at zv30 at sbcglobal.net 
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Zoran Vujasinovic
Twin Works Factory
775-786-4881
http://www.twinworksfactory.com/bbs/toast.asp
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Architeuthis dux" <rg-sv650 at v0.net>
To: "Suzuki SV650 Mailing List" <sv650 at micapeak.com>
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 7:25 PM
Subject: fell down go boom - need parts and advice


>I crashed my 2003 SV650 at Thunderhill on Saturday in T2.
> 
> Lost the back end.  Bike didn't have the decency to merely slide, 
> decided it wanted to hop around a bit as well.  Impact to front left 
> upper, tank, rear left upper.
> 
> Pictures:
> 
> http://argh.smugmug.com/gallery/3123666/1/171095688#171095688
> 
> The really obvious things I need:
> gas tank
> fork upper tube(s?)
> Armour Bodies tail
> LP screen
> Vortex fairing stay
> 1 rearstand spool + hardware
> 1 Woodcraft clipon bar
> 1 Woodcraft peg + hardware
> 
> Attempt repair:
> Armour Bodies upper
> Rear subframe
> Penske shock (Zoran, can I send this to you?)
> 
> If anyone can hook me up with any new or lightly used items from my 
> above shopping list cheaply, I'd be very appreciative.
> 
> If one fork inner tube is bent, should I just assume the other is as 
> well?  Is there other probable damage, and I should just go find a 
> GSXR750 front end now?
> 
> After I take off all the obviously damaged stuff, what else should I do 
> to check things?  I assume I should plan on making a trip to find out if 
> the frame is bent?
> 
> Also, any theories on what happened to my rear shock?  I had possibly 
> stressed the hydraulic line a bit when installing it and maneuvering the 
> reservoir around, but not really all that much.  I'm not sure if it blew 
> off during the crash, or caused the crash by splooging oil on my rear 
> tire while I was leaned over.  I suspect the former, but it clearly blew 
> onto a spinning chain because the chain is soaked and it pulled enough 
> up onto the front sprocket that it got blown out the gap in front of the 
> plastic cover onto the left side engine cover.  Sudden impact on the 
> rear wheel when the bike launched itself made it blow?  (There's a bunch 
> of weeds n stuff between the tire and the rear wheel.. I'm running a DOT 
> rear at 22psi as per Michelin's recommendation.)  There's zero damage or 
> dirt in the area where the line attaches, so its not like anything 
> impacted inside there.
> 
> My novice race season is not quite panning out the way I hoped.  :-/
> 
> Cringing in anticipation of painful advice... :-)
> 
> -rg
>