I took it to Boltons who tried to put it through as warranty but it was knocked back.
To be fair though, I was the 3rd owner.
It broke clean through just in front of the axle adjuster that you talk of. There is a hollow in the webbing in the cast axle slot section just before it joins into the extruded part of the arm. (Only on some arms)
It was only my second ride on it at home here, it was handling really weird, I kept stopping to check the tyres to see if they were flat. When I saw the tyres were fine I was starting to think that I’d lost it.
Then I suddenly realized I never had it to start with.
I’ve often wondered if the previous owner knew and that’s why he unloaded it.
I bought this bike because it looked to be a low hour bike that had only been ridden by casual trail riders.
What really bugs me is that I only wanted a modern bike that didn’t need working on, but it ended up consuming many dollars and time.
I could have finished my HL for the money I spent on it, which would have grown in value compared to the KTM dropping in value.
Ah well, not the first or last bad decision I’ve made.
