Broken suspension fork...is it a saftey thing?

[bransjeep]

This weekend i had a little accident which is upsetting, but im going to buy parts and fix asap! my DP-A suspension fork cracked in half at the top by the water inlet and at the bottom as well, what happened is after sitting in a cove for awhile i reved the motor a few times and the third time was to about 1800 rpm, then WHammm! it popped into gear somehow, i got back into nuetral and went into gear and reverse fine, but i started moving then i had very little steering, so i put it on the trailer. a noticed the fork cracked pretty much in half!!! would that be a saefty thing , that breaking first so something else does or just bad luck because a new one is 825 bux got to pay to play..I also want to know what else i should check for in that area..bearings? seals? ect? while im in there doing the repair?

thanks mates

 

[Ciera2450]

Re: Broken suspension fork...is it a saftey thing?

Ouch!
Nothing to do but fix it. It is obviously not safe to operate with no steering.
I don't believe the suspension fork was "designed" to break from popping into gear. If that is what you mean by a "safety thing"
In fact, I'm suprised that is what caused it to break.
You may be able to shop around for a used part or check marine salvage yards for one.

 

[bransjeep]

Re: Broken suspension fork...is it a saftey thing?

yea i couldnt believe it broke either...but oh well...in reno im not sure of any boat wreckers but ill check.. yea i wouldnt mind a used one but they are hardddddd to find!