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Tear in frame...is it dead?
- dnpurdy
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Where the side stand is welded to the frame on the lower left under the engine cover, the frame tube has actually torn when the bike went over. My initial impression is that
1. The bike is totally unsafe as the frame has now lost structural integrity.
2. The thin tubing is probably not weldable and even if it was, probably not advisable to ride on a repaired frame.
3. The bike is now a parts bike because the time and effort to move everything to a new frame is too much.
Please PLEASE, can anyone with experience on this help let me know waht my options may be? I love this bike and have poured a lot of time and energy into it. This was the bike whose electrical issue filled over 200 posts in a thread earlier this year. I can scrap or part it, I just want to make sure that's the only option.
(1980 KZ440-A1 sold project bike)
(1982 KZ750-N1 still stolen)
1982 KZ750-N1, my only now
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.....The thin tubing is probably not weldable and even if it was, probably not advisable to ride on a repaired frame.
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...this might come as a surprise to chopper owners...
(1.) '75/'76 KZ400D - Commuter
(2.) '78 KZ750B3 Twin - Commuter
(3.) '78 KZ750B3 Twin - Commuter
(4.) '75 KZ400D - Sold
kz750twins.com
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Anyone got suggestions for finding someone who can do the work in the chicago area?
(1980 KZ440-A1 sold project bike)
(1982 KZ750-N1 still stolen)
1982 KZ750-N1, my only now
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1981 KZ550 D1 gpz.
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I realize I'm showing my inexperience here
Anyone got suggestions for finding someone who can do the work in the chicago area?
Start with the Yellow pages. Or ask at some bike shops who they may recommend.
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77 kz650, owned for over 25 years
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Nothing special about welding it, it's just mild steel tubing.
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Just get someone to weld it.
Doesn't need special treatment, not like it's titanium or something.
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