Last seen: October 2, 2025 2:33 pm
Well friends,The debauchery in metal continues...Took up another round of FAD (foil aided design) to mock up a wrap around gusset over the brace I put...
Well friends, Made a little more progress today with Black Betty's (that sweet girl) recovery. Nothing much, but got the stage 1 brace in place. A...
Welcome Jenny! Just catching up with your thread. You might find a conversation with Chuck Loftin, in Eugene, Oregon to be quite interesting. (Cust...
Wasn't a terribly exciting day in the shop, but made a little progress.Burned through what was left of a tank of Argon daubing metal around the fractu...
A friend over on the ADV hacks forum asked why I thought the frame failed... here is my reply: Will, as I ponder what I see, I have two theories...
@brstr Yep. Having it lower should absorb some of the force that is currently taken by the two bearings in the steering head. I think if I use a la...
These are some crude sketches on what I am thinking for a fixed telelever sort of A arm that would pick up the side and front load force vectors and m...
Here is kind of the general frame repair plan: Some thoughts on gusseting/bracing, kind of sequentially, after the cracks are welded up:1. Hot for...
@miles-ladue Yep, don't trust them though... I should just drop the comp. coverage on the rig, but have delayed in doing that.
Well, spent at least part of the day considering options.Finally decided to have a go at gluing the broken frame back together with some gusseting.I t...
@miles-ladue Thinking about that, but not sure i want to pay the rate increase across all the vehicles that would likely yield. Will be doing a litt...
@miles-ladue Miles, Nope, didn't buy a warranty, so no go there. I found a frame on ebay, but not sure that the AT frame is really stron...
ride-break-fix-ride Well friends, Today, I continued chasing popping/squeaking noises in the front area of the bike, and finally found it....
@chloespop Dave, your patience and willingness to do new things is admirable. Congrats on some fine work! Quick question: since you are repair...