Nephew wrecked my 200es...

[ericmreimer]

I've been away for a bit but thought it was time to swing back by and give an update and check in.

So about a month ago my nephew and a friend were out riding and managed to wreck it. Last time that'll happen....anyway.

He bent the heck out of my forks. Luckily, I had a set of decent forks on my parts bike. So finally, I replaced the forks, wile I was at it...new brake shoes, brake cables, seals and bearings.

Plus, I finally was able to get rid of my ugly plastic tank. Found a decent tank on eBay for $65. Add a NOS cap.

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[El Camexican]

Don't let him touch that car!

[dougspcs]

A year ago my 16YO nephew called me out of the blue.

Seems he'd gotten himself a girlfriend, basically living at her house..she lived rural with a big patch of farmland and standing treelot.

So his question..hey uncle Doug, can I borrow your Big Red for the summer and keep it at my GFs?????

My response: Bahahaha...click!!!

[AK47KID]

when I get my 200es up and running, NO ONE IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO RIDE IT

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[AK47KID]

So what's the story behind how he wrecked it?

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[ericmreimer]

They "hit a hole" according to them. I think him and his buddy, riding together tried to jump something but I can't prove it. The didn't get hurt.

I was saving the parts bike to build a soft tail with the TRX200 I have but I finally striped it down for parts to just the frame. I may still do that though. It was a running big red at one point but now I need some 200m forks. ...1 at a time lol.

[tripledog]

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Taking a 200e/es front suspension out of circulation is not necessarily a bad thing.

[ericmreimer]

True! I just need to find a good 200m to add to the collection.


Needless to say, lesson learned. No one rides my big red but me from this point forward.

[86125m]

those forks were bent some kind of bad. It kind of reminds me of when my little brother hit the side of a building and bent the frame on his 70.

[AK47KID]

A year ago my 16YO nephew called me out of the blue.

Seems he'd gotten himself a girlfriend, basically living at her house..she lived rural with a big patch of farmland and standing treelot.

So his question..hey uncle Doug, can I borrow your Big Red for the summer and keep it at my GFs?????

My response: Bahahaha...click!!!
Those out of the blue calls should not be answered...

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[ericmreimer]

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All cleaned up. Still need to clean up some of the wiring but she's ready to ride again!

[AK47KID]

Looks nice.

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