Oh yeah!
And we also got to play a lil "call that bolt" game too!
He'd show me a bolt/nut and i'd call the place where it fits on the bike.
I got 100%! Hehe! Even when matey showed me some random bolt that did not belong on the bird, i told him straight away!
I'm good at this!

Only had my bird three weeks. Noticed today the mainstand was to near the tyre/chain and investigated further. Found this.

Thanks for the warning. Checking now!

Well i'd better check mine out & fingers crossed its ok ...

Checked it this morning and glad to say its ok..

Originally Posted by mgnorris

Only had my bird three weeks. Noticed today the mainstand was to near the tyre/chain and investigated further. Found this.

There you have it!
That's 4 birds I have known of, to have done this. Either in accidents or while use..
Still i've seen more busa frames torn to bits...
That frame might be repairable, but you can always re-frame the bike in the UK...
Whatever you decide on good luck man!!!

Chris, with the 4 you've seen so far, are they all FI frames?

Nope. Mix of.
Thats the headstock that's different on the 2 frames. Carb is stronger.
Down there, they are both almost same..

Thanks for the post will check mine for sure, I wonder if higher mileage is an issue as well

Good point that Cisco..
A few things you need to consider here me thinks:

1. Metal fatigue. I do not see this as being a problem but would have to investigate much deeper to make my mind up on this. Some alloys are notorious for presenting metal fatigue after certai cycles of loading (think older airplanes..), but having said that, I do not consider this to be the main failure reason. Newer alloys withstand this phenomenon very well.
2. Use. A high miler will have, well, many more chances to be in a condition to encourage the tearing of the factory welds. High miles also usually means that the rear shock is well pasted its servicibility limits. I mean out of all the birds you have seen, how many have had the rear shock serviced or replaced, when they should?
3. Road conditions. I think this is easy to understand. Greek roads and French are not the same are they? Do not forget that every machine has a design envelope to which its has been designed to operate. Take the bird for mx jumping and you know something is gotta give.. Now you ride in "rough" riding grounds for a lot of miles and you are bound to hit that lake of a pothole, at speed, unpreppared, at some point...

There's a lot more to consider actually, like rider weight, riding habits, and whether Jupiter is in line with the Moon in the Capricorn galaxy etc, but rest assured, this is all the same with ANY bike.. Its just that the bird is a big heavy bike (for its speed capacity) to begin with...

Cheers,
Chris