THE FIRESTONE INSTA-RAT - FORK FIXED

[Rat Rod]

Threw a 20" BMX wheel on the front and rode it into the side of my brick house a couple of times.

I'm amazed that I was able to bend the fork back that quickly with only 2 hits.....thanks Wildcat!

 

[user 135]

That would of been funny to see.

 

[Rat Rod]

That would of been funny to see.

I know....I should have taken video.

I wasn't sure if it would actually work so I didn't document it.

 

[user 135]

Failure might of been better....then you could of sent it into America's Funniest Home Video.

 

[Rat Rod]

The other surprise that I found in the process was a broken stem bolt.

Went to loosen the stem to rotate the bars and the stem pulled right up....without the wedge at the bottom.

Will have to remove the fork to see if I can knock the wedge out from the bottom side.

 

[horsefarmer]

 

[Wildcat]

Also check the crown for cracks, especially after it's been bent twice now. A set of truss rods would look good on there too.

 

[Rat Rod]

I will say that I did take it easy when I hit the wall.

I was only about 3 feet away from contact each time. I will inspect for cracks though.

 

[jamesdart]

I like it

 

[Wildcat]

I never rode a bike into an object purposely.

I should have said walk it into something solid. Then you can go little by little until it's straight.