Broken spokes -> NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE!!!
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Randy B
Road warrior
Something happened to cause that. Those spokes don't just break like that.
Bazbro_imp
Road warrior
For some reason, I'm not seeing a video - just a blank entry.
Could you supply a link, please?
Am I the only victim of this? It's happened a few times, not all the time though??
Could you supply a link, please?
Am I the only victim of this? It's happened a few times, not all the time though??
misterprofessionality
Road warrior
dang. that would take one heck of a pothole. i can't see clearly are they sheared off or did they just come loose from the hub?
dunno any more details, just shared the video of the owner of my previous bike
he is not to keen now in replying questions, let alone everything thats now being asked here
the guy almost had a heart attack...not surprisingly
so, how did it came lose, did it rust, did you hit a pothole, dunno any details
could be
last thing he said was, you know me, i always check up my bikes in detail
and I believe him since he is in love with that bike
i suspect a guy that dailys in all weather on a bike ánd goes on trips from belgium to scotland on a naked bike, does know how important it is to maintain a motorcycle
+ the mechanic he goes to is the same as I went to since we all live in close distance from each other, and he is specialized in air cooled old honda motorcycles, maintenance and custom jobs.
And even he doesnt know how that came.
What is a fact is they are gonna report this incedent to Honda
and here another case in germany from a cb with +100.000km
https://www.cb-1100.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=1037&p=13387#p13387
he is not to keen now in replying questions, let alone everything thats now being asked here
the guy almost had a heart attack...not surprisingly
so, how did it came lose, did it rust, did you hit a pothole, dunno any details
could be
last thing he said was, you know me, i always check up my bikes in detail
and I believe him since he is in love with that bike
i suspect a guy that dailys in all weather on a bike ánd goes on trips from belgium to scotland on a naked bike, does know how important it is to maintain a motorcycle
+ the mechanic he goes to is the same as I went to since we all live in close distance from each other, and he is specialized in air cooled old honda motorcycles, maintenance and custom jobs.
And even he doesnt know how that came.
What is a fact is they are gonna report this incedent to Honda
and here another case in germany from a cb with +100.000km
https://www.cb-1100.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=1037&p=13387#p13387
Bazbro,
What computer/tablet/phone operating system and browser software are you using to view the forum?
Rico, thanks for sharing that. Nasty. If you learn more, could you please let us know?
What computer/tablet/phone operating system and browser software are you using to view the forum?
Rico, thanks for sharing that. Nasty. If you learn more, could you please let us know?
peterbaron
Road warrior
Had few bikes with spoke wheels, once when taking sandy curve too fast, almost ended up in a ditch, bent rim beyond repair but spokes were intact, never broke.???? Strange, need more info of what happened to justify ??
Can’t say I blame him. That would have been really scary. I wonder what happened. It looks like the result of a significant impact.
Lord Popgun
Road warrior
From what very little I know, spokes usually break from fatigue. Maybe one let go, then the load is taken up by the rest and they start to go then more.
Maybe there is a wheel expert here and they can shed some light on this.
The only broken spoke problem I had was on my bicycle. It was strange to me though. A whole lot of spokes on both wheels had broken in various places along the spoke shaft. This after sitting in the garage for the winter. The bike shop just said it happens and relaced the wheels. Looked like maybe corrosion, but from what? I only rode it in nice weather.
Maybe there is a wheel expert here and they can shed some light on this.
The only broken spoke problem I had was on my bicycle. It was strange to me though. A whole lot of spokes on both wheels had broken in various places along the spoke shaft. This after sitting in the garage for the winter. The bike shop just said it happens and relaced the wheels. Looked like maybe corrosion, but from what? I only rode it in nice weather.
max
Road warrior
Not good news and thanks for the heads-up Riko, i'm not good with wheels but a quick search on yt found this;
seems like a good test to begin with.
Something odd in Riko's video; every OTHER spoke seems to have failed and in the "drive" direction.
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seems like a good test to begin with.
Something odd in Riko's video; every OTHER spoke seems to have failed and in the "drive" direction.
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Bazbro_imp
Road warrior
Thanks, Cormanus. I'm actually using my 'phone - Samsung Galaxy S8+
I've tried to move away from using my computer and so far it's working well. This video problem is an unusual hiccup, annoying more than anything.
I've tried to move away from using my computer and so far it's working well. This video problem is an unusual hiccup, annoying more than anything.
the Ferret
Road warrior
That's a shame that happened.
Spoke breakage is not common but not rare either. The early Bonnevilles 2000-2003 had the issue so often the forums were asking for a recall. It happened to my 2003 Centenial Edition Bonnie as well. I went around a left hander and felt a pop, then more pops and the back end got all wobbly. Had probably a dozen or so broken spokes all together. Triumph thankfully paid for a new wheel.
Right now there is a internet blog of a guy on a BMW GS who's front wheel spokes all disintegrated on him. More reports of similar problems followed. They are wanting a recall on BMW spoked wheels.
Spokes are like the span of a bridge. EAch spoke shares and spreads the pressure between them. If one spoke goes, that puts extra pressure on the remaining spokes, which end up flexing more than they are designed and then another breaks, putting even more pressure on the remaining spokes. pretty soon it's a lost cause and most break.
Spokes look good, they flex making the ride softer, but they also sometimes break.
Spoke breakage is not common but not rare either. The early Bonnevilles 2000-2003 had the issue so often the forums were asking for a recall. It happened to my 2003 Centenial Edition Bonnie as well. I went around a left hander and felt a pop, then more pops and the back end got all wobbly. Had probably a dozen or so broken spokes all together. Triumph thankfully paid for a new wheel.
Right now there is a internet blog of a guy on a BMW GS who's front wheel spokes all disintegrated on him. More reports of similar problems followed. They are wanting a recall on BMW spoked wheels.
Spokes are like the span of a bridge. EAch spoke shares and spreads the pressure between them. If one spoke goes, that puts extra pressure on the remaining spokes, which end up flexing more than they are designed and then another breaks, putting even more pressure on the remaining spokes. pretty soon it's a lost cause and most break.
Spokes look good, they flex making the ride softer, but they also sometimes break.
Stichill
Road warrior
ferret can you post a link?The ferret_imp said:
the Ferret
Road warrior
STichill my wife is asleep in by the computer, I'm on my ipad. Just google "Broken spokes BMW GS", lots of info
Wait think I have this figured out..here's one
Crash prompts BMW spoked wheel probe - webBikeWorld
Wait think I have this figured out..here's one
Crash prompts BMW spoked wheel probe - webBikeWorld
Stichill
Road warrior
Holy Spokes! I mean Holy Smokes!
Thanks for the link, ferret!
P.S. The image of ferret on an iPad cracks me up! :rofl:
Thanks for the link, ferret!
P.S. The image of ferret on an iPad cracks me up! :rofl:
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
It is too bad this happens on bikes well into the 21st century. There really is no excuse. In addition, I reckon in the case of BMW they would be over-engineered enough to manage a few weaken spokes without a cascade failure.
Isn't that a bit hash, GO? Surely it's in the nature of spokes to fail from time to time. They're slender little things and there's lots of them on every wheel. One gets out of kilter and then the process Ferret describes follows. It's a good reason not to have them, I reckon.
