YFZ450 BENT STEM!!!

[neodyman]

Hi, I was riding at my friends and came up short on a triple and flipped and bent my steering stem and sub frame.
Is it better to buy a after market stem or go back with a stock? don't want it to be too tough where it bends my frame! when it happened it didn't bent the handle bars or the frame, at least there isn't any paint cracks in it. I don't want to pay $260 to get a bent frame the next time it gets flipped.

[rmcmx22]

I like the Houser stem i use on my YFZ for XC as it has anti vibration components to it, but i still choose to run 7/8 bars over 1-1/8..I've never had a serious crash but the quads been rolled and nothing was harmed besides the tweaked bars..my frame was fine but its also gusseted..I would say go for the aftermarket stem but its your choice, as for the sub frame, where are you planning on buying one? I am also looking for a sub frame but dont really want to pay 260 for one...

[neodyman]

On the sub frame, mine is a 08 so it is cast, and I'm not gonna worry about it, cause its not bent that bad, when it went over, the handle bars took most of the impact. When I do need a new one I probably go with stock on it.