Riding to work Wed last week (ie Thanksgiving Eve) my Griso 8V and I hit a pothole in Somerset NJ.
I was riding into the sun and changing lanes. And what appeared to be a patch in the road was actually a large pothole.
The shock of running into the pothole was so violent; that the suspension bottomed out, I was bounced out of the seat by a couple inches, and I almost lost control.
Parking in the parking lot at work I immediately saw the following on the front wheel:
A couple days later I noticed the following on the rear wheel:
And just yesterday I finally remembered to bring my camera (Blackberry not have zoom) to work and photograph the pothole:
I very carefully rode the motorcycle home that day, replaced the front tire the following day, and inspected for further damage.
I did not find any further damage. (ie no broken body work, nothing else appears to be bent, no frame cracks, no fluids leaking, etc ..)
I plan on sending out the wheels to get repaired in the next couple of weeks.
Until then; I am currently still riding the motorcycle everyday and it appears to be running fine.
Although since it's nearly Winter and cold; I'm not leaning over too far in the corners.
However; the front suspension appears to be soft and more prone to bottoming out.
But that may just be me being gun-shy now. I'm not certain because the Griso's stock suspension is under sprung and over damped.
Is there any other damage I should look for on the motorcycle ?
Thanks;
--ET
(Shamelessly cross posted on on sport-touring.net to get as many opinions as possible.)
I was riding into the sun and changing lanes. And what appeared to be a patch in the road was actually a large pothole.
The shock of running into the pothole was so violent; that the suspension bottomed out, I was bounced out of the seat by a couple inches, and I almost lost control.
Parking in the parking lot at work I immediately saw the following on the front wheel:
A couple days later I noticed the following on the rear wheel:
And just yesterday I finally remembered to bring my camera (Blackberry not have zoom) to work and photograph the pothole:
I very carefully rode the motorcycle home that day, replaced the front tire the following day, and inspected for further damage.
I did not find any further damage. (ie no broken body work, nothing else appears to be bent, no frame cracks, no fluids leaking, etc ..)
I plan on sending out the wheels to get repaired in the next couple of weeks.
Until then; I am currently still riding the motorcycle everyday and it appears to be running fine.
Although since it's nearly Winter and cold; I'm not leaning over too far in the corners.
However; the front suspension appears to be soft and more prone to bottoming out.
But that may just be me being gun-shy now. I'm not certain because the Griso's stock suspension is under sprung and over damped.
Is there any other damage I should look for on the motorcycle ?
Thanks;
--ET
(Shamelessly cross posted on on sport-touring.net to get as many opinions as possible.)