2014 RX Down, Bad rear wheel???

[ecobeast_raptor]

Well my EBR experience has turned into a short one. Yesterday on my way home going around a bend the bike slid out from under me with no idea what happened, all I remember thinking is why am I sliding on pavement. Upon examining the the bike the rear wheel was completely mangled, only thing I can think is the wheel somehow shattered while in that turn (the wheel not the tire), a turn that I've taken many times before. I walked away from with only some minor road rash on my hip, I cannot stress enough how important it is to wear protective gear when riding, it's saved my ass twice now. No idea what will be happening to the bike as of yet. But for now the ol buell XB will be coming back out.

Has anyone else had a issue with the rear wheel or did I possibly just get lucky to get a bad one?

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[ecobeast_raptor]

Just shy of 1300 miles on the clock and only 2 months of ownership

[EBRRider]

WoW! I have not seen that before , Glad you arent to bad off, https://www.ebay.com/itm/EBR-Rear-Wheel/153165739650?hash=item23a963b682:g:ZJUAAOSwlUhbjcI U

[zviadi]

Maybe sand on road surface?
Why chain come dawn from sprocket? It shouldn't be. Even after fall.

[ecobeast_raptor]

There was no sand on the road. And I don't feel I was leaned in far enough for it to low side. And I've never seen a relatively slow low side damage a wheel so much. Only thing I can think is it was a defect in the wheel that finally caused a fracture and the wheel to break. I'm also assuming the tire then caused the chain to dislodge.
I love my Buell and up to this point anyways I loved my EBR. I'm not saying anything bad about EBR, I just feel I possibly got a defective wheel.

Maybe sand on road surface?
Why chain come dawn from sprocket? It shouldn't be. Even after fall.

[ecobeast_raptor]

Wow! thats cheap compared to some others I've seen on Ebay

WoW! I have not seen that before , Glad you arent to bad off, https://www.ebay.com/itm/EBR-Rear-Wheel/153165739650?hash=item23a963b682:g:ZJUAAOSwlUhbjcI U

[zviadi]

Сhain go off from sprocket because rims has brocken?

[ecobeast_raptor]

Maybe this pics show the rim damage better. I haven't pulled the wheel off yet cause I'm waiting to see what my insurance company comes back with.
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Сhain go off from sprocket because rims has brocken?

[zviadi]

Damn, so you can die!

[EBRRider]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/289943317829883/permalink/1117419378415602/?comment_id=1117666768390863&reply_comment_id=1117669068390633&notif_id=153

[ecobeast_raptor]

Just a few notes on what they are saying the FB group. The bike is 100% stock no chain or sprocket modifications.
I will consider the chain coming loose to cause the rear wheel to lock up. I've seen a few different opinions on chain tension on these bikes but last time I checked it was right at what the manufacture suggested. which was probably about 300 miles ago.
However, that doesn't explain the wheel damage. As far as I could tell there the rear wheel did not collide with the curb. The top of the bike was along the curb when I picked it up not the wheel. 1/2 of the entire left side of the wheel is gone and I found pieces in the middle of the road.
My personal thought wheel fractured causing the tire to slide to the left side which then caused the chain to hop off the sprocket.
Everything happened so fast and it will probably be one of those unsolved mysteries. I'm just sharing my EBR experience here, I had plans for this bike so its kind of a bummer for me. But I'll probably be letting insurance take this one and I'll look for something else, been thinking Buell 1125CR.


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[zviadi]

Factory defect, possible with small-scale production