Its just I used to take them at speed to get some air but lately I have eased off cos I thought I might damage the bike? what do you think?
2007-11-12 19:44:25 · 12 answers · asked by darkling 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
it can cause damage to suspension with prolonged jumping at speed. also it can cause shock to electrical parts, and cause other parts to become loose.
2007-11-12 21:33:24 · answer #1 · answered by mxlj 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can blow front fork seals and cause excessive wear to the suspension if overdone, but if you use common sense about what speed you hit them at, it won't hurt a thing. If you are going fast enough to "get air", then you are adding a lot of wear and tear on the bikes suspension. But it is all up to what you want out of your bike, and how long it lasts before needing repairs.
Ride safe
2007-11-13 04:50:30 · answer #2 · answered by randy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, speed bumps damages your bike suspension if you don't slow down.
It is very much necessary to slow down for a speed bump,so the next time when you come across any of the speed breakers,do slow down, for your safety and your bike's as well !
2007-11-12 19:54:26 · answer #3 · answered by Prash B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sudden shock of hitting the speed bump, puts excessive ware on the steering stem bearings (the same with
hitting pot-holes).
It's the same effect as hitting a piece of steel with a
ball peen hammer.
Each hit is going to start an indent in the steering races.
2007-11-13 05:53:59 · answer #4 · answered by guardrailjim 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think ur bike shocks would take a hammering if u went fast over humps, well large ones anyway, it also depends what kind of bike u have, is it off road or on road.The shocks are different and the whole design of ur bike will be different, for off road and on road.
2007-11-12 20:01:42 · answer #5 · answered by bokkaroo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you drive like a hoon over them, it certainly will not help your suspension. Drive at a sensible speed will help to keep unnecessary damage from happening to your bike. The big question is "How much do you like your bike"?
2007-11-12 19:54:01 · answer #6 · answered by Noel J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you're the two the two reliable. the owner of a motor vehicle is often in charge for any injury that it motives. The operator is likewise reliable the two. that could be a moot ingredient in case you had coverage, yet with out coverage you're the two on the hook. additionally, on the grounds which you knowingly allowed an unlicensed operator to stress it, your legal exposure is greater extensively. in case you wound up in courtroom over the concern, the decide would probably order you to pay for all damages to the two her and the motorcycle. you're DAMNED fortunate that she did no longer hit somebody else or injury any belongings different than the motorcycle. 0.33 occasion injuries or belongings injury would desire to deliver your costs into the stratosphere.
2016-10-02 06:20:04 · answer #7 · answered by herne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you over them too fast you may just have a wreck but i would think that a bike is no different from a car being that it will damage the suspension
2007-11-12 19:55:08 · answer #8 · answered by Christy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends what you ride.For anything but a trailie i would slow down.All other bikes are not designed for jumping,you'll do your shock absorbers in.
2007-11-13 06:39:08 · answer #9 · answered by Ninky Nonk---In The Night Garden 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Speed bumps can also damage your kickstand or dislodge you kickstand return spring, both of which could cause an accident...
2007-11-13 01:03:18 · answer #10 · answered by Greenman 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋