dan636

I cracked the frame or i guess the motor mounts on my 636
Anyone know if welding this will be strong or even safe to ride?
How should this be welded/repaired?
Do i need to heat treat and if so how?
How should i brace to avoid recurrence?
Any info and pics of repaired frames would be great.

Pics of crack...









Thanks...

mikexxx

that sucks man i think it would be fine until you went down on that side again then it would crack pretty quick again

dan636

Im thinkin the same thing but im wondering if i beef it up somhow then switch to a sick cage (and dont crash) it will hold

*Tanus*

my frame had like an inch long crack,I had it welded then a plate welded on top of that,its held up good so far

old man roger

i assume the left side broke first ? damn fi cages ..

the one on the right side broke on the weld so that would probably be fine just re welding it but the one on the left side should definitely be reinforced

dan636

Yep good call OMR, It bounced of the left side to land on the right...
And "Damn Fi cages" is right im done with them
How should i reinforce the left side?

old man roger

hard to say with out actually seeing it in person ....

dan636

Not trying to be a smart *** but its the same as your 03/04 636

old man roger

the actual crack is what i was talking about

dan636

Oh, Do you takle this kinda thing? Like if i brought it to you would be able to fix it? And how much should a repair like this cost if i droped the engine first?

old man roger

i only have a mig and your bike needs to be welded with a tig ..

a word of advise, have some one that uses a tig all day every day do it for you not just some one that uses a tig once in a while ..

as far as the price goes there is no way to tell , some people think welding is brain surgery and they want a million dollars

old man roger

oh and if possible get it tacked into place before taking the motor out so you can be sure the mounts will line up

E RacK

also: consult krazy kyle on here from so. cal, he's beefed up his frame n i think works with metal all day

Big Float

that sucks, damn those FI cages,


what rearsets are those BTW?

JMZ

good thing that gangster *** FI cage didnt break, cheaper to replace the frame than one of them sry man had to, that sucks...Krazy Kyle will do it up if you send it to him, believe I read that in a pos tof his, it has to be welded then heat treated

2k6gixxer

i tig weld all day every day but i'm all the way up in SC.. i work at Griffin Radiator and hand weld aluminum radiators all day long

mb32

had the same thing happen to my right side. gonna have it welded up soon so we shall see how it holds up.

Rocketcrotch

Use an offset fish plate to reinforce the original weld.

TiGGzR1

I would say "when in deoubt, have it checked out"

My guy cracked his subframe and later put it together by some hand made items. It worked and still stunts and rides it (R6).

dan636

Woodcraft CFmotorsports... They are tougher than the frame.