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Subject: RE: PA Rally

Author: Charlie Mullendore

Date: Aug 16, 2005, 2:57 PM

Post ID: 1719306231


Hi Greg,
Haven't seen any others cracked there - think it was a combination of
the bikes previous (very rough) life and heat from the repair making the
metal somewhat brittle. Hope to have it fixed this week or next, until
then it's back to old faithful (the '69).

Greg Bender wrote:
 
ug, that is dissapointing...have you seen other's this way or is this a
one of a kind weak spot?

Charlie Mullendore wrote:
 
Hi Greg,
Yep, the reinforcement plates are there, but the crack is semi-circular
following the curve of the tubular loop aft of the swingarm pivot.
Cracked right next to the weld holding the "ear" to the tubular loop.

Greg Bender wrote:
 
Hi Charlie,

Sorry to hear of the cracking...always tough when you put that much of
yourself into something. Out of curiousity, did you have the oval shaped



reinforcement pieces installed behind the tab? If so, I'm really
surprised that it broke there.

Charlie Mullendore wrote:

 
 
 
 
Sophia ran perfectly in the 90 + degree heat, but I was suffering. I
suffered even worse when I arrived at the rally site and discovered that




the tab where the passenger peg and muffler mounts on the right side had




fractured. Broke clean off, hanging on by the Wixom 'bag mount only!
During the restoration, I had my brother weld up some cracks to that
area and it fractured right beside the weld. Guess I'll clean the area,
have it welded and then paint it. Not going to repowder the whole frame!




Plan to install rear crashbars to help conceal the area (and maybe lend
some strength as well). Sophia continues to break my heart! Never doing
a full restoration again, just too hard to take when something happens
to it. :-(



Charlie
http://www.loopframeguzzi.com/

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