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Reply:You couldn't pay me enough money to take on the liability of that repair.
Reply:hm, i'm curious to see how this ends up.Millermatic 135Syncrowave 250
Reply:I live in a poor country and this is excellent work.Do you see the items in the original weld - Made in Japan?? I think mine is very high qualityLast edited by emo7207; 11-30-2010 at 04:01 PM.
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Reply:can someone comment on the issues regarding welding sand casted aluminum bits?this project scares me, but i'm just a lowly noob
Reply:Suzuki wouldn't warranty the frame?
Reply:Suzuki no longer has any liability for the frame on that bike. The poster just assumed every bit of it.  Dude, I hope you are that good and I hope you are insured! Those jobs are the kind I never walk away from.....I RUN!StephenMillermatic 251Miller Syncrowave 200Miller 30A SpoolgunHypertherm Powermax 30Etc., etc., etc.............Cancer Sucks!
Reply:It was welded at the factory in the first place, it can be welded again.  As long as the process, materials, quality, etc... are met it should be as good as the original factory weld.Can't wait to see it done --Wintermute"No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience." - John Lockewww.improvised-engineering.comManufacturer Agnostic:Blood----------Sweat---------Tears----|------------------|----------------|----Lincoln Red, Miller Blue, Esab Yellow
Reply:Originally Posted by goinssrSuzuki no longer has any liability for the frame on that bike. The poster just assumed every bit of it.  Dude, I hope you are that good and I hope you are insured! Those jobs are the kind I never walk away from.....I RUN!
Reply:Originally Posted by wintermuteSome countries don't have quite the liability suit issues that we do.--Wintermute
Reply:Guess I will be the first one to ask what are you welding it with?Vantage 300 kubota ,miller 304 xmt ,lincoln ln 25 pro , ranger 305 G, plenty of other tools of the trade to make the sparks fly.
Reply:Those are good pics, thanks!It sure looks like the weld went very wrong on the left side shown in the close-up.It would be nice to see the repair before painting, and hear how the aluminum behaved while welding in that suspect fracture area.Matt
Reply:My brother inlaw works for the auto auction for the insurance Co. They sell off all the wrecks and junk that can't be put back on the road without major surgery. He gets a ton of new bikes, The frames tend to break right at the steering head just from the pounding the kids put on them dropping them down from the wheelies. Some of the cracks are minor and some dramatic, either way the insurance co. totals them as they won't even entertain repairing them by any means, What does that tell you, Even they would rather pay out than assume the liability.  The best part of working on other peoples bikes it you get to take them for a "Test Ride". The welds look great, question is how stressed is the base metal and like the man said, Sand cast aluminum is not the best player to work with.  Good luck."Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum"Lincoln Idealarc 250 AC/DCMillermatic 251   Syncrowave 300   30A spoolgunLincoln MP210Hypertherm 45(2) LN 25(2) Lincoln Weldanpower 225 CV(4) SA200   1 short hood    SA250    SAM 400
Reply:My mother would say you "klink" when you walk, I just don't have that kind of "balls" I would never take on such a job, not even if it was my own bike. Hope all goes well.SA 200square wave 175 proairco 250airco dip pacsouth bend lathemilling machine
Reply:You can buy new frames from the dealership for less than a grand.  The issue with totaling bikes for frame damage isn't the cost of a replacement frame.  It's the cost of the labor required to strip and re-assemble the bike with a new frame.
Reply:Originally Posted by 76GMC1500You can buy new frames from the dealership for less than a grand.  The issue with totaling bikes for frame damage isn't the cost of a replacement frame.  It's the cost of the labor required to strip and re-assemble the bike with a new frame.
Reply:fill me in guys...what is broken about the frame? I see a perfectly good weld, then a frame cut up. dont get what needs fixin'this also begs the question; what exactly were you doing to break the frame? maybe it's time you evaluate your ridding behavior... lol
Reply:reverse the order of the pics in your mind, cut up then welded, then assembled. nice looking weld. done in mexico i have seen some serious reconstructs done on frames that look very good, but i would not be willing to ride them.Dynasty 200DXPassport plus w/ spoolmate 100victor 315c oxy/(act and prop)Miller digital elitemilwaukee power tools
Reply:Originally Posted by wintermuteIt was welded at the factory in the first place, it can be welded again.  As long as the process, materials, quality, etc... are met it should be as good as the original factory weld.Can't wait to see it done --Wintermute