Help ! Wat should be done or is it still ok to ride?
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Crack on steering stem
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What year and model? That sucks!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cory_Hirschfeld wrote:
2001 cr 250r honda
2001? Part it out, scrap the frame, and buy something "new".
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Motoxdoc wrote:
Hell NO that's not OK to ride!!!!...and no way in hell would I weld that either.
^^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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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It looks more like, the steering stem on Crack
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Place on scrap pile, buy one..not worth the outcome of a failure man.
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The name on the rock is Arch...Arch Stanton.
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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.
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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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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.
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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 cracked for years.
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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?
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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.
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