So just recently I wrecked my Kat up pretty good (http://katriders.com/vb/showthread.php?t=119760). I remember seeing it flip once or twice in the air, so it got banged up pretty good. Before this incident, it ran pretty good without any problems. As far as damages go, i've included a few pictures so you can see for yourself. I ordered a new crankcase cover, but the screw that's inside there and visable has a little scrape on it. I'm not sure what this screw is there for or anything, so is that important? I had a small leak in this case cover prior to my accident so a few drops of oil fell out here and there, but once this thing cracked open i guess it just dumped my oil everywhere. Also, it's hard to tell from the pictures but my clutch lever got annihilated as well. I just ordered a new one to replace this however. While I was in the hospital, my brother had to get my bike out of the impound and bring it back home and he told me a few things he tried to do to move it...
It's in gear, so dragging it back and forth wouldn't work. He tells me that it wouldn't shift, is this because of the lack of oil? He used a pair of pliers to pull the clutch cable to free the back wheel so it could be moved. Despite not having oil, he tried to start the bike when it was in this condition to see if it would still crank, and it didn't. The lights came on like normal, but no crank. I'm hoping he forgot to put the kickstand up, or maybe there's a sensor that detected the oil pressure and refused to start. Anyways, aside from the clutch lever and case cover, is there anything else I should be concerned about? It was a relatively low speed accident where the bike landed on its right side, hit some dirt and flipped a few times before landing on pavement again on its side. Any help or suggestions on where I should start to troubleshoot this beast would be a huge help. I'll be getting those parts in sometime by the end of next week, so I'll keep this thread updated. also, i'm not a mechanical genius so the simpler we can try to keep things the better
It's in gear, so dragging it back and forth wouldn't work. He tells me that it wouldn't shift, is this because of the lack of oil? He used a pair of pliers to pull the clutch cable to free the back wheel so it could be moved. Despite not having oil, he tried to start the bike when it was in this condition to see if it would still crank, and it didn't. The lights came on like normal, but no crank. I'm hoping he forgot to put the kickstand up, or maybe there's a sensor that detected the oil pressure and refused to start. Anyways, aside from the clutch lever and case cover, is there anything else I should be concerned about? It was a relatively low speed accident where the bike landed on its right side, hit some dirt and flipped a few times before landing on pavement again on its side. Any help or suggestions on where I should start to troubleshoot this beast would be a huge help. I'll be getting those parts in sometime by the end of next week, so I'll keep this thread updated. also, i'm not a mechanical genius so the simpler we can try to keep things the better
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