Anyone know why they would want to blow torch the frames? Couldn’t think of any reason other than uniformity of the polish/sanding marks?
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Jeremy Macbeth wrote:
Because they're getting ready to weld something to the headtube area.
Most likely explanation
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It’s some sort of treatment for a type of foam they put in the frame to help with rigidity and a few other things
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stabilizer mounts, sensor mounts, timers ect.. list goes on.. my bet would be for sensors. you look at most of the bikes now with out a front plate on and the amount of wiring and sensors attached is mind blowing
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kb228 wrote:
heating up aluminum makes it turn blue
heating a frame up like this would make it go blue for about 3 seconds and then as it cools down, it would go back to normal.. probably even go slightly black until polish back.
this isnt a looks factor, it would be prepping to either mount an adhesive on or prepping before it was about to have something welded
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WhatsStoppingU wrote:
They are sealing the frame so it can be used to hold fuel or coolant.
you cant seal an alloy frame with a blow torch hahahahaha!
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They're obviously remounting the clickers and or pull rods to make it easier to swap them and or adjust them.
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JGR has a very strange way of torquing sprocket bolt's!
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They are just preheating the aluminum before they weld. Doesn’t take much, 125-150F.
JGR likes to lay down a big fat weld over the factory weld where the head meets the tube. Obviously makes things stronger but it’s also a method to tune the rigidty of the front end without violating any of the AMA rules.
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That's so factory...
Jokes aside, I wish I knew exactly what they were doing. Probably something that would make zero sense to me. Someone please explain this to me like I'm 9 years old and do skooter flips at the local skatepark
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GoggleFiend904 wrote:
That's so factory...
Jokes aside, I wish I knew exactly what they were doing. Probably something that would make zero sense to me. Someone please explain this to me like I'm 9 years old and do skooter flips at the local skatepark
I think it could be a multitude of thing's. Looks like they are prepping to weld "something " on there......but who knows? Could be a million different things.
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GoggleFiend904 wrote:
That's so factory...
Jokes aside, I wish I knew exactly what they were doing. Probably something that would make zero sense to me. Someone please explain this to me like I'm 9 years old and do skooter flips at the local skateparkjeffro503 wrote:
I think it could be a multitude of thing's. Looks like they are prepping to weld "something " on there......but who knows? Could be a million different things.
Yeah exactly. Plus, it's JGR, so who knows.. they could be mounting a 800whp NASCAR engine to that frame. Lol
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I don't really see what is so high-tech or notable about putting a blowtorch on a frame, but that's just me.
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NorCal 50+ wrote:
I don't really see what is so high-tech or notable about putting a blowtorch on a frame, but that's just me.
The question I guess I was getting at is why or what for.
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