My project needs measurements

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My twincam project is in need of some measurements.
It had a front right impact with a car. The car is a write off now but the bike survived and the rider too. I bought it and ride it home. Until now i ordered front fork, upper fork brace, oil cooler, fairing bracket.
Some how the impact was high and the front wheel is fine including the brake discs and calipers.

I am only worried if the main frame would have bend slightly bringing the forks inside.

Does anyone or, can anyone take some measurements on their bikes? That will help a lot to see if any damage is there.
By looking it does not look like bend/stressed frame but want to be sure.

Any help is much appreciated,
 
A dealer told me the 1150 was designed for the front A frame to crumple in a case rather than cause major damage elsewhere. I don't know if this feature went into the 1200 but it seems a sensible idea.

I can't help with measurements because mine is all bolted together, but the following points might help.

The screen frame or more likely the beak subframe is likely to be bent. The tubes are not braced for sideways forces.

You can check the wheel alignment with straight planks either side. The front should run exactly central to the back. Verticals can be checked with a spirit level.

The fork legs have an air vent plug at the top. Open the plug and the chromed tube should drop under its own weight.

My 1200 was stripped for powder coating at about 50K miles. The back due to poor paint the front due to some idiot with brake fluid. While it was all apart, I replaced the steering head bearing in the top yoke. It takes minimal force but was becoming knotchy.

Undoing the top cross bolt on the front A frame should tell if any legs are bent. It should tap out (fairly) easily. But even if its tight to move, the holes should line up when bolt is out.

Don't allow the beak frame to hang on the oil pipes. The "look" really strong and it seems to be a handy short cut to leave it attached. Don't be fooled. Even hanging it up with straps off the garage roof trusses is not a time saver. If stripping the front end/beak, take the oil cooler pipes away as well.
 
Hi and thank you for the time it took you all this info to write here for me.
Actually i have ordered front fork and front fairing as they were gone bad.
Thanks again,
 
No worries. You'll not get any useful measurements until any known bent bits are sorted out. I quite fancy the idea of carbon fibre fork legs. For sure they wont bend!!! so perhaps not entirely ideal.
Dave
 
Erm, is it me but it looks like you have another bike right next to it that you can surely compare it with.
 
Yes, but that is a 2007 and it is the adventure model, as i know they are not the same. But i can try what you ate saying😉
 
The GSA has a different wheelbase from a GS I would have thought that you need to measure from the centre of the front axle to the centre of the rear drive tube whilst the wheels appear to be in line using two straight edges Use this measurement as a datum and compare it to another twin cam GS That should tell you if the forks have gone rearwards or not
 
Yes, exactly as you say i was going to measure, still waiting for a few bits, but will follow up here, just in case someone else will need to do the same as me in the future.
Thanks for your time,
 
If the forks are bent the chromed tubes wont drop with the air plugs open. If the forks are straight but the front A frame is bent you will see that by the wheels being out of line vertically and/or horizontally.
 
Don't see how post 9 is diagnosing anything. It's simply points to check that don't apply on "normal" bikes
 
The lugs on top of the engine casing are very weak, if they are intact than the impact wouldn't have been too bad
 
So out i went this weekend, bike is great and looks i did not forget anything.
I don't like the standard seat it had so i put in the one i had from my adv.
So far i like better the dohc power but that exhaust flap is not of my liking.
I will try and take it of this weekend and see if it rises any fault codes.
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