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Hello, I'm new here......And I have a 2 stroke ;)
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<blockquote data-quote="Joshcb7" data-source="post: 176653" data-attributes="member: 1877"><p>I didn't want to start a thread for this.Should I be in the "Make and Model section"?I'm not sure if ill get noticed from this thread but here goes.So my FMF fatty gold series had a couple dents and a small crack in the bracket when I purchased the bike.I saw some videos showing people pressurizing the pipe with air and heating the dents to pop them out.I tried this unsuccessfully.I also discolored the pipe where I heated it.Now the bracket has cracked more from riding it and I was looking to get it welded.I see that the bracket is a common failure point on these setups.I emailed a welding shop with a picture and explanation of the pipe and the guy said he would have to dip it in acid after welding it because its stainless and its $95 an hr.Claiming its an hour job to weld a 2.5inch line.So I just ordered another FMF fatty but I want to know If anyone has had their pipe bracket welded?And has anyone poped the dents out? because I plan on keeping the old pipe for a spare.You can kinda see the dent in pic[ATTACH]23208[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]23209[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joshcb7, post: 176653, member: 1877"] I didn't want to start a thread for this.Should I be in the "Make and Model section"?I'm not sure if ill get noticed from this thread but here goes.So my FMF fatty gold series had a couple dents and a small crack in the bracket when I purchased the bike.I saw some videos showing people pressurizing the pipe with air and heating the dents to pop them out.I tried this unsuccessfully.I also discolored the pipe where I heated it.Now the bracket has cracked more from riding it and I was looking to get it welded.I see that the bracket is a common failure point on these setups.I emailed a welding shop with a picture and explanation of the pipe and the guy said he would have to dip it in acid after welding it because its stainless and its $95 an hr.Claiming its an hour job to weld a 2.5inch line.So I just ordered another FMF fatty but I want to know If anyone has had their pipe bracket welded?And has anyone poped the dents out? because I plan on keeping the old pipe for a spare.You can kinda see the dent in pic[ATTACH]23208[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]23209[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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