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F****** kawasaki!!!!!!!!
I am either going to paint the ceiling  or climb a f***ing clocktower  if my luck don't change!!! Riding today at a mx track went into a small woods section smoked a stump with the left side tire and got tossed about ten feet into a tree.... sat there awhile to get my bearings,checked the quad over everything looked fine went back to riding. Came out of the woods into a grass field got it sideways third pinned and my right front steering knuckle snapped where the tierod bolts in sending me and the quad rolling.  them knuckles are SHIT i looked at a trx 450r steering knuckle that was at the track and that fucker looked like it could handle being dropped of the empire state building compared to the KFX . about to call it quits for the year i have had nothing but shit luck, does anyone no if they make an aftermarket steering knuckle for the KFX i have no faith in the stock one!!
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06-14-2009, 07:06 PM
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I am either going to paint the ceiling or climb a f***ing clocktower
That is freaking funny. I heard somewhere before about them knuckles being a weak link on this bike. Good luck bro.
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06-14-2009, 07:44 PM
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maybe call up a factory kawi team and ask them if they are running stuck knuckles or not? hate to hear about ur bad luck
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06-14-2009, 10:00 PM
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I would take a broken knuckle any day over a POS transmission like my damn ZUK!!!!
But I'm sorry to hear about your bike, and good luck with the repairs.
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06-15-2009, 12:37 AM
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i had the same thing happen to me and damn kawasaki wouldnt even cover it under warranty...i was quite dissapointed in kawi.
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06-15-2009, 12:55 AM
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heres some pics smoked my roll design stem hoping my flex bars are fine 
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Shitty deal. Haha imagine if you had the stock stem on it, you would have been picking the bars up on your way to get the quad.
And JB WELD!! It'll fix ANYTHING ya know.
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06-15-2009, 04:14 PM
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had to put a new knuckle in as well. I don't even remember hitting anything that hard. Warrenty wouldn't cover it. Said I hit something real hard. I said f*** that. I would think I would know if I hit something hard. Found one on ebay for $50.
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06-15-2009, 05:50 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by Erick
I would take a broken knuckle any day over a POS transmission like my damn ZUK!!!!
But I'm sorry to hear about your bike, and good luck with the repairs.
If your KAWA made any HP it would have tranny issues too 
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06-15-2009, 05:54 PM
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Mine broke in the exact same place,mind you i hit a tree real hard. I live in england and it cost 300 pounds(600 dollars) of kawasaki f***ing sucks even the dealer said it was a rip off
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