Paul you are so funny with your "in-depth" knowledge....think about it again! I hope you never end up with a Darwin award based your engineering skills. Yes, the spindle would still be in the wheel for a few milliseconds until the fork assembly starts to rotate and ends up at 90° to the direction of travel. Then most of the bike and you will be all over the road or track.
You assume that the Beemers would be travelling at speeds capable of causing harm. You'd be wrong of course, judging by how many of the ignorant fuckers I have to undertake every morning in my restricted-to-70 van. The wankers.
Cracked fork will knock and give lots of warning, and I cant imagone with discs, pads, calipers all ther too it would just drop out. Now if you were talking discs cracked, diffeent story, seen first hand the impact of discs going which left us thinking a mate had died at Pembrey. Rear wheel like that will give no warning, just explode, ala the TT and other examples if you YT it. Funny how only you know anything about anything ACT. Diiference between us is I know I know a bit, but there are lots who know a lot more, and know where my limits of knowledge are. You are the opposite
Its easier building a space shuttle than fitting aicon in large industrial units. Everyone knows that. Its art, not work
I'm an Electronics engineer with an MBA, lifetime motorcyclist (from the age 7+) and a motorist from 18. Always worked on my own cars, vans and bikes. Further I've a good understanding of physics and chemistry, so yes I've a good understanding of the workings of the world. I do actually limit my comments to my area of knowledge or experience. I try to help on here and for Multistrada owners I think I've made a serious contribution (ABS modification - most popular page!). Unlike some who just ...have a feeling, think this or that, had a mate who said, saw something or other. Sorry if those who like to throw one liners into the internet find that a pain. By the way, I'm not aware of any other part that touches the road, so I like to keep my tyres on wheels correctly mounted. But others may feel differently, that's what makes the world what it is. Rant over....had a coffee and a snickers bar.
Why this? Just because I question that you feel that loosing a rear wheel is worse that the front! To be honest I think both sound pretty awful. Just a puncture has caused me few nightmares on motorcycles and cars/vans.
I don't think it would drop out. Just twist enough to apply a huge amount of un-requested front braking.
And this is based on personal or hearsay experience? A tea leaf reading, herbal medicine, gut feeling etc etc.:Banghead: Or did you actually look at the crack, get a colleague to lock the steering while twisting/side loading the wheel. Could you see (visually) where the spindle would load and what would prevent (or not) the whole lot twisting. Nope...you just stick out a comment ... "Man let it go......". Deep thinker.:Finger:
Yet another demonstration of deep engineering knowledge. I assume AIcon is more advanced than what I currently do as my job?
