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Post accident 2007 Suzuki s40 issues

Coaxial

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Hey Guys,

As I've posted before I got into an accident last weekend and today I just started her up. There were some issues. Im not sure whether its from leaving it inactive for the week.

A) Was a long warm up
B) Turned off after revving in gear clutch in.
C) It doesnt sound all that consistent when it was warming up.
D) Not sure if its water from last nights rain but there is steam/smoke? coming from the middle of the pipes. (See image http://i.imgur.com/lBYu7h.jpg )
E) How stiff should the tire spokes be?

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There was no visible damage to the engine or anyother components. It was just to the front forks and front tire.

Here are better images to see the damage to the bike:
http://imgur.com/a/iYcl7
 
a) If it's just idling... warm up will take a long time, much longer than when you actually drive it.
b) Could be many things... does it keep dying or did it do it just the once?
c) Kinda vague... could be many things again
d) Can't tell from the picture, but if there's a hole or a gap there, then it could just be steam. Did it have an odour to it?
e) Spokes should be tight all the way around. Since your forks are bent, I"m assuming you ran into something and are worried about your rim being out of true... have it checked, if it is out of true it may or may not be fixable depending on the severity.
 
It kept dying more than once after warming it up a for 5 minutes. Heck it kept dying after turning down the choke.
As for the exhaust, apparantely that are is common for exhaust leaks.

The spokes have wiggle. I also deflated the front tire to get debris out of the area. I am not sure if that plays a role. I do plan on getting it checked.
 
If it's just been sitting outside, it is possible that water has gotten into the fuel tank. Get some fresh gas in there, see if that helps.

Whether the tire is inflated or not, the spokes shouldn't wiggle that much.

Seeing as it's post accident... have someone go over it thoroughly, sometimes there might be some other damage that isn't easily noticed.
 

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