| Weak frame tubes [message #785545] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 15:23 |
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I got a big hole where the kickstand used to be welded to the frame. It
ripped apart!
Good I know a very good pro mechanic who welded it for me, looks
stronger than before... Sadly, my neat metalic silver painting is
ruined, but that's ok, it's just a dirt bike with scratched plastics
and looks ratty with the black anti-rust paint.
-- Tiago
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| Re: Weak frame tubes [message #785551 ] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 15:56 |
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Hi!
>I got a big hole where the kickstand used to be welded to the frame. It
>ripped apart!
One of the two lower frame tubes of my YZ426 is also dented pretty
badly. Probably I cased the bike after some jump. However, I don't
remember crashing because of that. Well, scars a decorative anyhow,
aren't they?
Cheers,
Volker
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| Re: Weak frame tubes [message #785575 ] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 18:30 |
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Volker Bartheld wrote:
> Hi!
>
> >I got a big hole where the kickstand used to be welded to the frame. It
> >ripped apart!
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> One of the two lower frame tubes of my YZ426 is also dented pretty
> badly. Probably I cased the bike after some jump. However, I don't
> remember crashing because of that. Well, scars a decorative anyhow,
> aren't they?
yeah! I don't really care that much. The eyes of the people when I say
"it's a 2002" and they look and see dented tank, badly scratched
plastics and the rear fender weird (bike fell off trailer, the end of
the frame that holds the fender twisted a little...) are priceless. The
frame was fine up to yesterday, besides it is dented at the right side
lower tube too, I hit a rock, broke the bash plate mounting screw and
dented the frame. I crashed... Honda could use thicker tubes, but then,
bike is already too heavy for a 250cc.
-- Tiago
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| Re: Weak frame tubes [message #785581 ] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 18:40 |
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> I got a big hole where the kickstand used to be welded to the frame. It
> ripped apart!
>
> Good I know a very good pro mechanic who welded it for me, looks
> stronger than before... Sadly, my neat metalic silver painting is
> ruined, but that's ok, it's just a dirt bike with scratched plastics
> and looks ratty with the black anti-rust paint.
They're supposed to look that way. Dirtbike frames that don't have
extra welds are gay.
My XR400's frame has more weld than tubes these days.
Jay
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| Re: Weak frame tubes [message #785636 ] |
Fri, 21 July 2006 04:18 |
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>On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:56:36 +0200, Volker Bartheld wrote:
> Well, scars a decorative anyhow,
>aren't they?
>
>Cheers,
>Volker
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I consider scars to be life's tatoos.
As Rod Stewart once said, "Every Picture tells a story."
Jim
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| Re: Weak frame tubes [message #785659 ] |
Fri, 21 July 2006 13:14 |
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Tiago Rocha wrote:
> yeah! I don't really care that much. The eyes of the people when I say
> "it's a 2002" and they look and see dented tank, badly scratched
> plastics and the rear fender weird (bike fell off trailer, the end of
> the frame that holds the fender twisted a little...) are priceless.
I can relate! My GG is an `03 and it looks like it's been though a meat
grinder.
The sad part is, it's looked that way for several years now.
> -- Tiago
Tami-
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| Re: Weak frame tubes [message #785660 ] |
Fri, 21 July 2006 13:15 |
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JayC wrote:
> > I got a big hole where the kickstand used to be welded to the frame. It
> > ripped apart!
> >
> > Good I know a very good pro mechanic who welded it for me, looks
> > stronger than before... Sadly, my neat metalic silver painting is
> > ruined, but that's ok, it's just a dirt bike with scratched plastics
> > and looks ratty with the black anti-rust paint.
>
> They're supposed to look that way. Dirtbike frames that don't have
> extra welds are gay.
My dirtbike frame is definitely *not* gay, then.
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> My XR400's frame has more weld than tubes these days.
>
> Jay
Tami-
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| Re: Weak frame tubes [message #785661 ] |
Fri, 21 July 2006 13:17 |
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Wudsracer wrote:
> >On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:56:36 +0200, Volker Bartheld wrote:
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> > Well, scars a decorative anyhow,
> >aren't they?
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Volker
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> ****************************************************
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> I consider scars to be life's tatoos.
I agree. My tatoos are natural and I came by them the hard way.
> As Rod Stewart once said, "Every Picture tells a story."
> Jim
Tami
Woman Of A Thousand Words
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| Re: Weak frame tubes [message #785677 ] |
Fri, 21 July 2006 16:39 |
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On 21 Jul 2006 04:17:58 -0700, "WoodsChick" <TamiRowell [at] msn.com>
wrote:
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>Wudsracer wrote:
>> >On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:56:36 +0200, Volker Bartheld wrote:
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>> > Well, scars a decorative anyhow,
>> >aren't they?
>> >
>> >Cheers,
>> >Volker
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>> ****************************************************
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>> I consider scars to be life's tatoos.
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>I agree. My tatoos are natural and I came by them the hard way.
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>> As Rod Stewart once said, "Every Picture tells a story."
>
>> Jim
>
>Tami
>Woman Of A Thousand Words
More like 5 trillion words, but who is counting.
Mike Baxter --------------- "All GasGas, All The Time"
2005 GasGas EC300, 2000 GasGas EC300, 1997 GasGas JXT270
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