Frame welding opinions, please.

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24 Feb 2011 04:27
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The only rust I see in the picture is surface. That being the case more than likely it was caused by one of three things. 1) Mild side impact at the bottom of the frame impacting the kick stand and making the break. 2) Someone abusively dropping the weight of the bike over on the kick stand and breaking it. 3) Metal fatigue from years of being placed on the stand possibly with abuse as in option 2. If it were mine, I would simply knock it back straight with a hammer. Then I'd turn my mig welder down really low and make repeated "tac" welds to keep the heat down in the chrome moly tubing. After that I'd give it a shot and keep an eye on it. There really isn't much else you could do unlesss you're experianced in fabrication enough and have the tools required to replace a section of tube using a tig welder and the proper filler metal.
the frame is not ripped open,so where did all the metal go?
no chrom-moly in stock frames,mild steel tubing.
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Re: Frame welding opinions, please.

24 Feb 2011 16:48
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I'll admit that I wasn't aware that stock frames were made from mild steel. I've always been told they were built from chrom-moly. My bad. Just trying to give some inocent advice based on my welding experiance. As for the rust issue, I can only speak for what I see and I see a tear not rust. Keep in mind, we're both looking a picture. We could both be wrong. Hell it could have been a woodchuck miles from the forrest that just got sooo hungry that he decided to take a bite out of it! ;)

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24 Feb 2011 18:33
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It's rust and it caused the tube to collapse . It is fixable and should be cut out till you get to good tube again . Would check the other side with a punch to see if it is as bad . Not a big deal to repair 100 bucks 1 side , 150 both . You pay shipping both ways . I am in Oklahoma . Call if you like or email .Is it really a rare one ?

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