Oh no. Cracked frame...
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Re: Oh no. Cracked frame...
15 Mar 2015 11:31
You might want to use a black marker then sand there to see if the crack is still there. Better now than later.
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Re: Oh no. Cracked frame...
15 Mar 2015 12:22davido wrote: Bad news. You need special welding rods to repair cracks in paint.Theyre difficult to find though I might have some spare ones I can sell you.
No Thanks Davido. I'm still waiting on those muffler bearings you sold me...
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1976 Kawasaki KZ400
1979 Yamaha XS650 cafe'
2001 KZ1000P
2001 Yamaha YZ426
1981 Honda XR200 stroked in an '89 CR125 chassis
1965 Mustang
1967 Triumph GT6
1976 Bronco
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Re: Oh no. Cracked frame...
15 Mar 2015 12:46
:woohoo:
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Re: Oh no. Cracked frame...
15 Mar 2015 14:14ThatGPzGuy wrote:davido wrote: Bad news. You need special welding rods to repair cracks in paint.Theyre difficult to find though I might have some spare ones I can sell you.
No Thanks Davido. I'm still waiting on those muffler bearings you sold me...
those iD10t bulbs he sold me are working out fine...

glad to hear its just a paint issue!
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Re: Oh no. Cracked frame...
15 Mar 2015 17:35Not by any remotely legitimate shop or welder unless it can somehow be slugged on both sides of the crack.swest wrote: It's done all the time.
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Fortunately his looks like it was just a scratch from pulling the motor out.

Still recovering,some days are better than others.
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Re: Oh no. Cracked frame...
15 Mar 2015 18:17
So what is gusseting about?
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Re: Oh no. Cracked frame...
15 Mar 2015 18:43
Still recovering,some days are better than others.
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