GsxrMike

I just wanted to let anyone who owns or may be gettin a new style gixxer to stunt on, to watch out for the subframe to break. It will crack easy and you wont even noticed it happened. From the first look at where the subframe mounts up at you would think it is strong but its weak a$$ cast aluminum and also hollow on the backside. I do alot of scraping/sliding, but i always set the bar down really easy. I fabbed up some aluminum plate today, hopefully it will help this little problem out. Just gotta tig it up tommorow or the next day and then we'll see how it works out. Check out these pics. Ill post up finished pics later on...

Anyone else havin this problem?

xraycatj

shaving weight here and there definitely makes todays bikes weaker in crashes

GsxrMike

They are definately shaving weight, it sucks that they do this to us stunters, lol...

Ruff

Looks like the exact same problem that my 01 has... I've snapped that same piece like twice. I gotta get that **** reinforced.

GsxrMike

Finally got a chance to weld up that plate today, so heres what it looks like right now...

KC Tony

So are your frame and subframe 1 piece now??

GsxrMike

Na, just welded up a plate to make that part of the sub stronger. It was breaking in the same spot over and over, look above at the broke pic. I also filled in the inside with flatbar, so now if it breaks again it will not be this part of the subframe again...