[Onehittah]

My buddy was checking out our new DJ's yesterday and unfortunaltely his day ended quickly. I did not think it was too bad of a hit, just a small high speed step down. Hopefully Orange will have a swing arm in stock so that he will not be without the bike for long.

I don't like this kind of failure. Seems like single pivots are supposed to be tough. For the money give me a Bullit over a Patriot any day.

 

[Transcend]

Have him drop orange UK an email. They will sort you out in a hurry, guaranteed. www.orangebikes.co.uk The warranty guy's name is marcus and he is a stand up guy.

warranty@orangebikes.co.uk (i think)

Also, being a single pivot has nothing to do with the strength of a swingarm dropout weld/machining

 

[Onehittah]

OK, I agree single pivot does not have anything to do with the welds on the swingarm. I thought Orange bikes were supposed to be tough. I know *hit happens. Prolly just a bad weld. I just thought others would find it interesting since I have not seen many failures on the Orange's.

 

[HRDTLBRO]

That sucks. If memory serves me correctly, I remeber seeing a green 222 with similar breakage on the left side arm. Probably very isolated incidents, though.

 

[oly]

Prolly just a bad weld. QUOTE]

Doesnt look like it broke at the weld to me, but rather in the thin part just behind the weld. Looks like someone cased really bad, maybe bottoming out suspension?

 

[zedro]

Prolly just a bad weld. QUOTE]

Doesnt look like it broke at the weld to me, but rather in the thin part just behind the weld.

me neither, just a stress concentration in the design rather, and its close to the weld so also a weaker part of the material.

 

[Smelly]

OK, I agree single pivot does not have anything to do with the welds on the swingarm. I thought Orange bikes were supposed to be tough. I know *hit happens. Prolly just a bad weld. I just thought others would find it interesting since I have not seen many failures on the Orange's.

tough. not indestructible. fwiw, bullit's can break too.

 

[smedford]

"tough. not indestructible. fwiw, bullit's can break too."

Mine did, right on the weld near the same spot on the swingarm.

 

[Hrelp]

Intresting that someone would take their DH bike drilled with speed holes dirtjumping.

 

[grimm]

I agree with the others, the weld looks fine.

When a frame breaks its normally near a weld in a high stress area, because that is normally the weakest spot on a frame, the weld itself should never fail. So if a bike breaks right thru its weld seam, thats when you change brand for someone who can actually weld.