I've been ripped off one to many times. I have no problem taking anyone to court, if I have to. LOL

 

I've stripped threads in cast aluminum before, I'm embarrassed to admit. If the tech HAD over tightened the bolt, it would have done precisely that...stripped the threads. It would not have blown out the side of the bolt hole. That is my experience. My opinion is, some type of force was applied to cause it to break like that. A force like the side of the engine smacking the pavement. If OP only rode the bike twice in the year and a half since, and it's been covered, damage could still look new.

 

Tell you what I know about aluminum. I worked in die casting and metal stamping for years. When aluminum sits around it tends to turn a milky white color if it isn't kept clean. We called it white rust. That is a fresh break, no if's or and's about it, ask any die caster or metal stamper that works with aluminum. My bad, I just looked at that picture again. The aluminum is turning a milky white around that hole. Maybe it has been sitting around like that.

 

Curt you need to take it down a few notches bro.

If you wanna act like this, there's always reddit/The_Donald

 

I don't need to take anything down a few notches. The OP got scammed by a stealer, no if's or and's about it. Bro.

 

Not a very good review record here. The OP should add to it.


https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q...67858d519ddc,1,

 

Hell. I didn't know the forum had changed owner ship, Oh wait it didn't just another person who wants to tell others how they should act. lol

 

I don't know, I don't see the aluminum oxidation in the picture. Maybe you can see better than me. I used to be a manager over an aluminum die casting facility and I know what you are talking about. If the bike had been ridden any at all the aluminum would be dirty. I can ride my bike a few times and I have to clean off the bottom of the engine.

 

I've definitely road the bike a bunch of times since the 1.5 years after the accident. Never had an issue or anything. I even did a long weekend ride from nj to shenandoah valley down skyline drive. probably a total of 600 miles. This was last year and when I stored it for the winter I gave it a wash and put it away in the garage. when I took the bike out I road it up from my parents to my apartment and then did short rides here and there.

I've definitely dodged a bullet with this one since the insurance company deemed it being caused from the original accident in which they covered all cost to fix the bike. My deductible didn't go up either.

All in all we I'm glad I created this post because I learned a couple things.

A. always inspect your bike before you take it in a shop
B. snap some photos of the bike before it goes in
C. if you get into an accident, have the bike inspected fully from a reputable shop.

If I did all of the above, I probably could have avoided this situation.

 

Bottom line. Get the shop manual for your bike and do your own services. Don't give your money to stealerships. They are only good if you want to get taken on a new or used bike.