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Old 08-25-2010, 04:41 AM
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They were a little tricky to slide out of the trees. I'm thinking I may need to replace them.

 
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Old 08-25-2010, 05:16 AM
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look fine to me
 
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Old 08-25-2010, 05:23 AM
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A little bit of duct tape and a hammer and you should be good to go lol
 
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How did you fare??
 
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Old 08-25-2010, 06:00 AM
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Use a heavier fork oil.
 
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Old 08-25-2010, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by xwhyz1959
How did you fare??
Oh it wasn't something I endured myself but thanks for the concern. I bought a bike that was hit while parked in a parking lot. Some guy with a truck & trailer was backing up and didn't see the bike and the bike's back tire was against a curb.

Just a little front end smash.

But they really were a pain in the *** to get out of the trees lol.
 
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Old 08-25-2010, 06:14 AM
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Had a set straightened on a bike i couldn't get replacements for,it was surprisinglly cheap.H
 
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You should have just turned them around for a chopped look.
Start a trend, be all the rage, make a killing on ebay selling bent fork kits.
Look bad *** with giant apes, rear struts, 1 foot lifted gas tank and bent forks!

Brett
 
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Old 08-25-2010, 09:48 AM
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those are for driving around corners
 
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