Help ! Wat should be done or is it still ok to ride?
What year and model? That sucks!
2017 RMZ450
2005 YZ250-sold :,(
1998 YZ250
2005 KX250F
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What year? If it's new take it to a dealer. If it's older, you need a new frame. I wouldn't ride with that, nor would I bother fixing it.
Your only option is to take it to a well recommend machine shop/ welder or replace frame. Sorry about your bad luck, that does indeed suck.
I wouldn't personally. It could hold on but the crack has already propagated pretty far, time to retire that frame!
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Hell NO that's not OK to ride!!!!...and no way in hell would I weld that either.
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Cory_Hirschfeld wrote:2001 cr 250r honda
Check Ebay and Craig's list. People part out bikes and you can get decent frames for great prices. I have parted out bikes and sold the frames (with Title) for ~$200.
Cory_Hirschfeld wrote:2001 cr 250r honda
2001? Part it out, scrap the frame, and buy something "new".
^^This^^ I wouldn't dare ride or weld that crack, send it to the recycle bin and get cash for it. It's not worth anything else. Either splurge and buy a new one or find a good used one for ~$200-$250.
2000 cr250 frame ebay 160 shipped in USA. CAN shouldn't be much more if you have seller claim as salvage parts.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-CR250r-Cr250-Cr-250-Frame-Mainframe-Chassis-2000-00-/332365695286?hash=item4d628a0936:g:il8AAOSwJx1ZqeVf&vxp=mtr
Having been a machinist / Precision Sheet Metal mechanic in a previous life (years ago), I would state that a good weld shop can repair it good as new, but it has to be done right, and that only fixes what you're seeing. You can't simply run a bead over it and call it a day. The question is what caused that crack, and is the aluminum in a state where it's going to crack somewhere else next week? That said, I would take the advice you've heard so far, and either buy another frame, or part out the bike and buy something newer.
If someone brought that into my shop to weld, I wouldn't touch it. Too much liability when a used frame is less that $500.
It looks more like, the steering stem on Crack
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Blur the technicolor
Place on scrap pile, buy one..not worth the outcome of a failure man.
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Agreed , hang it on the wall and have a toast to not having a Ambulance ride...
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The name on the rock is Arch...Arch Stanton.
I agree with the guys saying " replace it ". Just glad you found it by tearing it apart , and not while the front end blows off from the rest of the bike while you're riding it. Uuhhg! Could of been ugly!
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Do not try to fix it. Replace the frame.
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2009 Kawasaki KX250F
2002 Suzuki GSXR 600
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Put a stainless steel band clamp around it and ride it. Looks like plenty of meat left welded to the spars . Probably been cracked for years.
cheapsmack wrote:Put a stainless steel band clamp around it and ride it. Looks like plenty of meat left welded to the spars . Probably been ...more
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Still okay to ride?
Is your insurance paid up?
Are you prepared to deal with a catastrophic failure?
Why is this even a question?
Replace it. You should be able to get a used frame for a lot less than a hospital visit if it were to catastrophically fail.