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To all Suzuki owners ,I found this on an American web site ,here is the comments below,you may wana check it out further with Suzuki.

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After cleaning our quads on Sunday afternoon I noticed that Da_Zukikids new LT-R450 Suzuki had a couple areas on the Lower Stem mount that were missing some paint which is usualy an indication of something Flexxing and or Cracking.

Low and behold the lower stem mount is doing both ( Flexxing and Cracking ), this could result in a serious "Safety Issue" if not caught and fixxed. The Stopps on the Stem could very well get lodged in behind the Stopps on the frame causing the bike remain in a turned position and putting you the rider and the bike into a situation where hititng something like a tree or flipping it over could result in a serious injury or even death!!!

I advise everyone that has a LT-R to inspect this area and let anyone you know that ownes one to do the same.

Da_Zukikid's bike has maybe 20 hours of aggressive trail riding on it at the most, no big jumps or anything out of the ordinary, this is clearly an issues that Suzuki needs to fix. We took the bike up to our dealership last night and had it inspected and left soem pictures of the damge with them to show to Suzuki, We will keep you informed on what pans out with them But my guess is they are going to replace the frame.

Any questions please feel free to ask.

This thread will be moved to the Suzuki Forum later, it is placed here because the Lounge gets more traffic.

Cheers Len
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Len

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[cowchaser]

You can be an abolute (really nice person) somtimes Len! I'm sure if I searched every forum i'd find an unhappy Honda owner somwhere too you idiot.
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Dear Smitty,
I put this on here for people like yourself who ride Suzuki LT450's,so you can keep an eye on the area as it could be a safety concern and a possible start of a safety recall (Time will tell ).If you noticed I mentioned that you may wana check it out further with Suzuki .
Harsh words Cow Pie !
I would understand you getting upset if I said "sucked in to all who bought a Suzuki should of bought a Honda because they rock !

Here are some of the responses from Suzuki Owners thanking the guy for putting it the thread on the Tech web site !

Wow!! Thanks for the heads up! I will let my friends know.
Thanks for the info...
Thank You for the HEADS UP !! I just bought a new LTR450 last week. I will for sure look into this issue.
are those (vertical)cracks on either side of the post?
Good looking out Corey, thanks for the info.
yeah i'm with sin city... this seems to be a really bad pattern.... and both cases are severly dangerous... let us know what suzuki's going to do about this would you corey???
Great information Corey! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I would of thought a response like the above concerned people would of been it ,but hey I guess not
I put this up to help? take or leave it!
If any one wants more info I will PM them the link with photos...

Cheers Len
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[azza450]

You failed to mention that the LTR in question did smack into a tree.

I have seen this problem on other models of bike, eg banshee, KFX and it is usually caused by crash impact forcing the steering against the stop.

No model of bike is necessarily designed to be crashed.

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azzaKFX440 wrote:

You failed to mention that the LTR in question did smack into a tree. I have seen this problem on other models of bike, eg banshee, KFX and it is usually caused by crash impact forcing the steering against the stop. No model of bike is necessarily designed to be crashed.

I agree , from an engineering perspective it would be nearly impossible to design a lightweigt frame that won't crack under the torture that a mx quad is put through especially unplanned impacts. I started out on a Z400 and after a couple of roll over's it cracked in a Coupla place's and so did I , so I thought fair enough. I trust Gust and Jeremiah's input into the R&D on the Ltr would be second to none .
Still nice to now a few truth's about the beast would love to ride the old ltr I reckon the Zook ergonomic's were spot on for me.

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I have put this on here to help not to cause unrest about what product is better.? Check your Zook if its ok ...happy days! If not go and rattle the manufacturers cage so you can get it fixed .Thats it ! No magic show here
Cheers Len
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azzaKFX440 wrote:

You failed to mention that the LTR in question did smack into a tree. I have seen this problem on other models of bike, eg banshee, KFX and it is usually caused by crash impact forcing the steering against the stop. No model of bike is necessarily designed to be crashed.

I have hit a few trees before and not damaged the stops area ? Usually the Tie rod bends and as the impact gets worst then the A arm? The damage on the photos is on both sides (Two trees ?)Anyway like I said it if you own a Zook it wont hurt to keep an eye on this area.

Cheers Len
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Len

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