Other Repairing Bike Abuse On My Poor Xr.

cleonard

cleonard

If my bike were human I'd be serving a long term for repeated assault and battery.

Well I took my seat off to do a little work and I found that the subframe crossmember was pretty badly cracked. The pics just don't do it justice. It was just hanging by a thread on one side and cracked half way through on the other.

I think this is about the fifth time a welder has been brought in to fix something on this frame.

I'm holding the new piece of metal that I'll be welding to the bottom of the cross member.
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The piece that I'm adding laying in front.
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Done. Hey not my best work, but I'm sure that it's stronger than it was before. A little wet newspaper to protect things.
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A little paint
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Weathergeek

Weathergeek

cleonard:
If my bike were human I'd be serving a long term for repeated assault and battery.

Well I took my seat off to do a little work and I found that the subframe crossmember was pretty badly cracked. The pics just don't do it justice. It was just hanging by a thread on one side and cracked half way through on the other.

I think this is about the fifth time a welder has been brought in to fix something on this frame.

I'm holding the new piece of metal that I'll be welding to the bottom of the cross member.
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The piece that I'm adding laying in front.
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Done. Hey not my best work, but I'm sure that it's stronger than it was before. A little wet newspaper to protect things.
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A little paint
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Time to bring the Big Red Pig to the dez for Easter:thumb:
 
530ktm

530ktm

I do some welding now and then and this looks decent. Those angles are not easy ones to weld. :thumb: Why would Palmer say you need to stand more when you ride. :thinking:
 
cleonard

cleonard

PALMER84ONE:
You just need to stand more when you ride. :smirk:

Looks like you are good to go! You going to do as Geek stated?
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Stand more? I've already had to break out the welder on both foot peg mounts. :lol:

I'm trying to get Friday off so I can do more than a day ride. I have to be home on Sunday. So if things work out it will be a Friday-Saturday and maybe even Thursday night.
 
cleonard

cleonard

530ktm:
I do some welding now and then and this looks decent. Those angles are not easy ones to weld. :thumb: Why would Palmer say you need to stand more when you ride. :thinking:
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I used the gas welder on this one. I have a Lincoln buzzbox, but it's a bit tough to use on thinner metal like this. There will be an addition to this thread tonight as I found a crack in my pipe this morning. Good thing I didn't put everything away last night.
 
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