Hi guys, this is my first post on this board, thanks for any input you might have.

I have only been riding trials for a year. I was practicing today and went over a small double step carrying the front high. as I have many times before. When the front came down I heard a large metalic crack, needless to say I limped home. It appears the steering axle has sheared where the axle tapers to the threads for the top stem nut. This seems quite odd has anyone ever heard of this happening before. I hope it is not expensive, and I hope that the steering axle will push out of the bottom triple clamp.

Thanks dave

Exact same thing happened on my 99 TXT. Talking with some of the gurus it sounds like it is not unheard of on GG of that vintage. I replaced the sterring bearing and the stem. Cost about $90 us. You will need to take the triple clamp into a machine shop to press the old stem out and put the new one in.