need expert help for cracked motorcycle frame

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so i have a hairline crack on my sportbike frame its on the cast aluminum part will post a pick but wanted to no if this is repairable, the crack does not penatrate the back of the frame only the front and under thanks everyone for looking!!
Reply:Aluminum frame......great.Resize the picture to fit the board. (640 x 480) We can't read your text.City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:I wouldn't touch that with a million foot pole. Those frames are welded and heat treated / stress relieved.
Reply:Resize your images to a max of 600 x 800 pixels wide, please. Wider just cuts out the text.Need pics of the larger portion of the frame.Did this occur from a crash, etc.?Blackbird
Reply:Originally Posted by tanglediverAluminum frame......great.Resize the picture to fit the board. (640 x 480) We can't read your text.
Reply:Originally Posted by dave powelsonResize your images to a max of 600 x 800 pixels wide, please. Wider just cuts out the text.Need pics of the larger portion of the frame.Did this occur from a crash, etc.?
Reply:Hello portugal100, long story short, it is likely that this frame is built with heat-treated aluminum and when it was originally fabricated it was heat-treated after all of the welding was done. Making a repair on it could very likely present a compromise of the integrity of the frame as a whole. Short of a complete stripping and then welding and having the entire frame heat-treated once again you might set yourself up for a failure that could cause yourself some great personal injury or that of others if you elect to simply have it "welded". Just my $.02. It may seem like way over-kill considering my description here, but lawyers love having something to debate and make money from. Good luck and best regards, Allanaevald
Reply:I said it in the other thread too.  Find a used frame.  If its a sport bike they may be around.DavidReal world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.