IMR-Merlin

What are you running for forks? Limited edition 05-06?

Armenian

someone sticky this thread please !!!! great info!!

douggiefresh

so is it werth it to git my 03 and 05 frames braced? i plan on having them apart for powdercoating anyways????

skunkie

i think they are 07 r1 forks

Tee-rex

Seen a few do this i have got three heads in my workshop with this problem, also another fault which happens alot is after a hard hit the bike doesn't seem to run aswell as it did before thats because no.4 outer ex valve is partially stuck open because the heads bends very slightly and traps the bucket you can't see it the quick way to tell is a compression test
The white 636 in this thread is my friend hanksy's its been all braced up however there are cracks now developing down by the swing arm pivot now, all that force has to go somewhere, imo its luck on how it lands rather than anything else, i have seen some 636's that have had a hard life and the frame is o.k. keeping the cage straight and tight helps alot imo if bracing ur frame gives you peace of mind fair enough just start looking in places you never looked at before for new cracks.

bortner636

powers cage im goin with a tyger shark when i get it fixed

verticaljay

I don't have any pictures but I used a method similar to kyles but didnt wrap around. I actually used plate as a gusset and ran it at a slight angle to strengthen from impact. I'll see if I can get a pic tonight.

-SKETCHY-

get a pic!!!

PDMokry

This helps a lot!!! Crack kills!!!

-SKETCHY-

I hate motorbikes

bdhstunt

my honda has slammed, flipped and slammed again i quit looking to make sure it was ok bc there was never any thing happen to it but ur right its a kawi thing... hope ur back up n running asap

verticaljay

I'll get it tonight. Rode last night and then went straight for beers.

IMR-Merlin

Well, it's not just a Kawi thing. Some Honda's are soft as ****. We used to break 9 hundo frames weekly back in the day.
But the F4i are a solid bike compared to the 636 and R6's.

douggiefresh

so i found a few cracks in my 03 636 im looking for a new frame now! it seems like to me everyone who welds a frame, it always cracks agaian think, i'm just got buy a new frame. anyone knowabout sending in a to frame to kawi with title and they send you back a new one stamped and how much it cost?

Armenian

they sell stamp kits at harbour freight...the frames they send you come blank.

IMR-Merlin

Ooooh I wanna buy one, just to have the PoPo show up at the lot and try and bust me for having a bike with no VIN, then I'll show then the receipt and old frame.

Compton82

At what temp does high density foam melt and burn? I know the motor puts a lot of heat into the frame. It would be funny seeing black smoke coming out of your frame when the foam starts to melt.

IMR-Merlin

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douggiefresh

the guy who own my buddys bike sent in his old frame to kawi kawi send a new frame with the same numbers from old one not sure how much it was thought 700 bucks i'm callen kawi to tomarrow

verticaljay

Not great pics but all I could manage with my phone for now. Basically used a gusset that is welded to the motormount but also follows the main part of the frame as well. I figured this would provide more strength from impact. I did the same on the opposite side but can't get a good pic without tearing off panels.