Hit a curb, frame is bent!?

[Uno979]

These bike are notorious for the forks tweeking meaning the front wheel may favor left or right and you'll notice your handle bars may angle one direction. Just fid a curb and tap the front of the tire into object to straighten it out.

I did not read everything on this tread just the first five posts and there is no way they can tell if frame is bent without dismantling the bike first then pull off a series of measurements as directed by Yamaha themselves. Dealers will screw you. They are crooks and don't want to mess with anything complicated if they don't have to. Yamaha will back their products up with little to no fuss! I would contact them directly.


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[sunny23]

Yea I have talked to a lot of experienced riders who think its very unlikely the frame is bent considering what happened. I'm going to have my buddy take off the forks and trees and we will use string to check for frame straightness. I believe I will only need to buy the front left fork inner tube and thats not hard to replace. Worst case i predict will be to buy both new forks and maybe upper tree but that still beats insurance deductible or trading it and loosing money and gaining payments as this bike is paid off. If the frame is in fact bent then I wont bother replacing anything.

Thanks again for all the replies. I will post pics once the front end is disassembled.

 

[MiltonDorkenhoff]

So, uhm, you're now selling the bike - did you determine that the frame was bent and you're hoping that the buyer doesn't find this thread?

 

[mambopalace]

Take it to another Yamaha dealership and have them check it over with a mechanic that knows what he's doing and has many years of experience and will use the proper tools to see if the frame is bent.
Hate to say it, but many dealerships are feeling the pinch today and most of the money is coming out of the parts & service departments, so if the opportunity presents itself, they will bone the next guy through the door that needs service work.