[ustemuf]

i've tried to talk to the original owner.. he doesn't seem to care. he said a new frame is cheap, only $1300....

he's a doctor, i'm barely employed.. haha.

 

[Joel.]

Tell him to pay for it then.

 

[nostromo66]

Did you/doctor crash it ? That might have something to do with it...
Looking at the photo it does look IMHO like a front wheel frontal impact compression fracture. (I am an automotive engineer working with metals, and no I don't have any connections with the big C ) Or a fracture from big jumps and flat landings. The leverage at the wheel pulls the forks forward and often opens the frame exactly like in the area you show, and not always immediatly on the same day. Usually closer to the head tube though. What height jumps/drops did you do ?
I thought the moto was an "All Mountain" machine and for me that excludes jumping, gaps, BIG drops to flat etc. I will look at my Moto manual...
Take a look at the Perp or the Judge and the frame weights - there is more metal in the right places... bigger forks, for a reason.
Bummer... I feel for you, I bought my Moto frame 2nd hand too. I don't jump though, horses for courses.

 

[nostromo66]

Looked at the manual under "intended use".

http://www.cannondale.com/fra/fre/CannondaleFiles/Manuals/2008_moto_owners_manual_supplement_en.pdf

Class 4 "all mountain" Hard trail riding, small jumps, not for free ride....

Initially I thought that this is just law speak for don't sue us when it folds after a 60 foot gap jump. But engineers do actually calculate specs for intended use, so after reading the manual it looks like this frame is one step up from an XC frame and one step down from a FR frame. The website marketing is typical.
"A big-hit bike that's overbuilt for the punishing demands of modern riders."
Seeing your frame I think the manual blurb written by the engineers is closer to the truth.
Some people are lucky though and get away all sorts of crazy stuff. Not me...