Hey guys I have a FX 400 DALE 03 STOCK AND I was duking it our with a new suzuki 450 ( I won UNTIL IT HAPPENED) I was riding racing this guys in witchestor bay OR. and i was in 3rd gear 3 quaters throtle when all of a suddun I was laying on the ground looking up at the sky, I raised up and couldnt breath, My compotion came running over to me and I hit his cheast and bearly got out the words I can't breath!!! I fractured a few ribs messed my back up bad too. So what happend was I was ridding and all of a sudden the king pin broke and the ball joint were the A arms come to gether came seperated, It is pressed around the ball and it wore and well OUCH. I roled once or twice I really dont know but I do know that it crushed me. My new helmet is TOAST!!!! I wll have pics these week. And o ya the next day I was a hurting unit and i didnt want to go back out so my family went out, well my little bros bike went swimming, sumerged!!!! upside down floting!!!!
Dan
Aka the CANNONDALE KID
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Does anyone have an electronic copy of service bulletin SBA01-09? This was the recall notice on the ball joints. ANYONE that has the old THK ball joints should read the notice and replace them! I have a paper copy that I can scan. This should be in with the rest of the service bulletins on the site. If you want me to scan it to a PDF let me know so we can have a copy posted.