# 2001 BMW F650GS — SUSPENSION:FRONT
> NHTSA complaint `701304` · 2008-12-26 · BMW of North America, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BMW
- **Model:** F650GS
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** BMW of North America, LLC
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT
- **Miles at failure:** 1,400
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
-MOTORCYCLE  -BMW 2001 F650GS  -SUNNY DAY  -STRAIGHT, RURAL CITY STREET  -35MPH  -CROSSED RAILROAD TRACKS  -60FT LATER FELT BRAKING FROM FRONT TIRE, THEN BIKE SLID OVER TO LEFT, ME TO RIGHT  -PERSONAL INJURY:  BROKEN COLLAR BONE, BRUISES, MEDIUM ROAD RASH, 10 HOURS AT HOSPITAL  -FRONT FORK AXLE FLANGE WAS BROKEN, INTACT, FROM MAIN CYLINDRICAL SHOCK HOUSE, AS IF SOMEONE CUT THE FLANGE OUT OF THE CYLINDRICAL SHOCK.  -NEW FRONT SHOCK WAS PURCHASED, AND NEW SHOCK HAS DESIGN CHANGE THAT INCLUDES A STRESS RELIEVING GUSSET. *TR
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