Originally Posted by
HillRider
Hey Francis, this is the first "broken part" thread I can remember where none of the replies predicted impending disaster. Maybe we are getting less overly cautious.
I doubt it, we just might be contrary. The OP referenced a shop rat who warned of imminent death if he rode the bike. If the thread had said, "Is this OK?. I asked a mechanic and he said he thought so, but I wanted to confirm", I'd venture that the boo birds would have posted in force.
You and have been around long enough to know that the answer often depends on how the question is asked.