help please

[Essex_Mike]

i'm such a retard, came off the bike on spilt deisel earlier. bike is running okay it seems. but one big problem. the front forks won't dampen when im braking or going over bumps.

any ideas?

they don't appear to be bent, or anything trapped around the front area.

regards, Mike
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CBT - Passed - 14/07/2006 Theory - Passed - 19/08/2006 A2 test - Passed -19/07/2007
Previous Bike - Suzuki EN125
Current Bike - Suzuki GS500F

[Rookie]

If they're not moving, get them off, strip them down and check for bends. It will be much easier to tell with a bubble level when they're off the bike. Then replace relevant parts and whack them back together.

[Essex_Mike]

looks like a garage job, i aint got a clue what im doing tbh
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CBT - Passed - 14/07/2006 Theory - Passed - 19/08/2006 A2 test - Passed -19/07/2007
Previous Bike - Suzuki EN125
Current Bike - Suzuki GS500F

[Rookie]

[Essex_Mike]

well thats the annoying thing. they never produced a bloody haynes for my suzuki en125.

being an accident would there be any possibility of it being covered in my warranty? as i still have a month remaining.
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CBT - Passed - 14/07/2006 Theory - Passed - 19/08/2006 A2 test - Passed -19/07/2007
Previous Bike - Suzuki EN125
Current Bike - Suzuki GS500F

[TheDonUK]

Warranty? almost certainly not. That would be for mechanical defects etc...,

I crashed on a diesel spill a couple months back, lucky not too much damage and some very generous people helped me out, The only way you can claim for a diesel spillthat i know is if you can identify that the council knew about the spill and did not clean it?? Or clealy identify who spilled the diesel? Dont take my word for that though, read up on it yourself to be sure.

If you got fully comp insurance you could claim, not worth fucking your NCB TBH.

[Essex_Mike]

no point complaining to council tbh, as its a backroad. Apart from possibly bent forks. Is there anything simple that could be stopping them?
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CBT - Passed - 14/07/2006 Theory - Passed - 19/08/2006 A2 test - Passed -19/07/2007
Previous Bike - Suzuki EN125
Current Bike - Suzuki GS500F

[irving]

[Essex_Mike]

they won't compress. so i guess they are seized. i would claim off insurance but my excess is just to high so no point.

think i might take more of my old bike apart to get used to taking the forks off of that then go and try it on the suzuki.
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CBT - Passed - 14/07/2006 Theory - Passed - 19/08/2006 A2 test - Passed -19/07/2007
Previous Bike - Suzuki EN125
Current Bike - Suzuki GS500F

[irving]

[Essex_Mike]

right, just got a call from my dads mate. he is gona check it over friday morning. he will try fix it. otherwise he said to buy the new parts n he'll put em on. otherwise i will have to spend a bit on a shop to do it all.

so a little bit to smile upon then.
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CBT - Passed - 14/07/2006 Theory - Passed - 19/08/2006 A2 test - Passed -19/07/2007
Previous Bike - Suzuki EN125
Current Bike - Suzuki GS500F

[irving]

[Essex_Mike]

cheers, well i didn't get hurt and wasn't shaken. luckily i didn't miss any college. was there within 30 minutes of it all happening.
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CBT - Passed - 14/07/2006 Theory - Passed - 19/08/2006 A2 test - Passed -19/07/2007
Previous Bike - Suzuki EN125
Current Bike - Suzuki GS500F

[Whosthedaddy]

If you dont fancy dismantling the forks, just remove the front wheel, slip them out from the yokes and take them to a work shop. It should be cheaper as you have done some of the donkey work.

Spills suck, glad you ok, pride takes the longest to heal.
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[Whosthedaddy]

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[Pete.]

To check for bent stanchions you remove them BOTH and put them together on a flat surface and roll them touching each other. Keep doing it and checking for gaps that appear in between them in the middle or at the ends as you roll. If they are more than a tiny bit bent they will roll like an egg anyway.

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[Pete.]

I have three DTI's.

Most people don't have any.

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