Hey all,
I am stuck in Mendoza with a square wheel, broken ribs and banana shaped forks. A van decided to pull out on me, I avoided that but couldn't ride out the tankslapper when i hit the gravel shoulder. Got highsided and flew 30yds. Nice. Managed to find a backstreet garage close by and bodged the old girl so she would ride the 1200miles back to mendoza, there is shit all in south Argentina and this hostel gives me free as medication.

Anyways, I was just wondering of any of you kind folks know of any second hand forks going for sale (05 650 strom)? My stanchions are buggered and very much out of round. I had to press the bloody springs back in so they won't be coming out again. I have found a garage who say they can re-round the wheel and machine me a new spindle. Its the forks that are proving a problem. Its pretty bloody dangerous as they have been heated and quenched to get them straight (probably making them brittle?) and she pulled at all funny angles when braking. They don't now as there is so much fork oil on the front brakes they don't do a lot.

Will post some pictures when my mate gets back from the south (they are all on his camera). We were only 900miles from the bottom of the world when the crash happened. 22,240miles in 3 months from alaska to argentina and so close, but shit happens eh?

Cheers for any help yous can offer
Take it handy
Mainly Due South

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That's a bummer but it sounds like you are ok. I did a quick search on ebay and couldn't find anything. Why don't you try posting on Stromtrooper Forum : Suzuki V-Strom Forums - Powered by vBulletin to see if someone can help you. You could also contact Suzuki Argentina. Their webpage is suzuki.com.ar and they have a link to an email. I don't know if you also posted on Advrider but the more places you get the word out the more likely it is that someone will help you out.
Sorry I can't be of more help.

Garry