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Oct 18, 2004 | 02:13 PM

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Any one else ever break ....

... a 5/6 shift fork?

This should be a picture of the broken fork.

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Oct 20, 2004 | 04:56 AM

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Considering it is made out of steel NO!! I broke the 1st and 2nd but that is aluminum.

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Well its not steel its cast iron and yes it can break. Severe and unusual beating/ abuse is the only way to break it , though.

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Either way man not like the first and second fork. I would have to take a huge beating in 5/6 ??? How do you beat 5/6 ???

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Well its not steel its cast iron and yes it can break. Severe and unusual beating/ abuse is the only way to break it , though.

The severe abuse was trying for 5th at about 6K in 4th. Not a power shift, just a quick shift. And I'm not particularly big

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