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Lincoln Town Car ran over my bike...

Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by Shybold, Jun 14, 2008.

  1. Shybold

    Shybold New Member

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    So here's a question - not sure if it goes in here or mods but here goes.
    A few years ago I had my bike parked in an apartment parking lot and a drunken fella in a Lincoln Town Car (older land yacht) didn't see it behind another parked car and hauled ass right into the rear end of my bike and sent it flying. So long story short, skipping my rage and and his lack of insurance and what have you, I stripped the bike down, hammered some things back in place, swapped bars, bought some smaller parts, and within a couple days was back on the road. Surprising I know, it wasn't so bad. My question has to do with the frame. It is rideable, but I've had a couple comments about the rear end looking crooked. I don't know if it's just an illusion from my crooked fender or what, but I can't ride without holding the bars as they will wobble. So finally here's the question(s) - What can I do MYSELF to know if the frame is bent? What can I do MYSELF if it IS bent? And will chopping much of the ass end and making it a hardtail likely remedy the situation? I know this forum has a vast wealth of knowledge to answer my questions - TIA.
     
  2. Deathmetaldan

    Deathmetaldan Member

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    i would take some measurements and make sure everything is square and true. If all the damage is in the rear i would think a back half chop would help out some. But you would really need to be careful about staying squared up since you are working with something that isnt
     
  3. TIMEtoRIDE

    TIMEtoRIDE Active Member

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    A biker that went blind invented (while blind) a device that clamps to the back tire, and measures, and lines up the front tire, to check if the frame is straight.

    So a piece of aluminum from a sliding window, which is light, rigid, and perfectly straight, held tightly against the right side of the rear tire (bike on main stand) would let you measure the distance from the front tire to this piece, then compare with the piece of aluminum on the left side of the rear tire.

    I'm sure you could use lasers too. . .
     
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    AnnieOakley New Member

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    I was going to suggest running a string from the center of the handlebars & pulled tight down each side, then measure the deviation on each side of the frame at various points.....but I think I like the aluminum window channel idea.

    Regards,
    Annie
     
  5. RickCoMatic

    RickCoMatic Well-Known Member

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    I you HAVE a wobble ...
    You're outta whack!

    You have to find-out where the frame is bent and have it straightened.

    Riding with a wobble can be pretty dangerous.
    Once a wobble gets out of hand the result isn't a happy ending!
     

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