proper gutted

[stevepeanut]

Time to work on my motorbike, thought today I would take my forks off my bandit 1200 and paint the bottoms of the legs silver, While the forks were off I thought its a good time to start and clean up the bits of rust on the frame. Took the oil cooler off its mounts and started to take off the downpipes, then I noticed a few cracks in the surface of the frame. I gave it a small poke with a file and....

 

 

proper gutted

 

paid £2000 for this bike last year and now I have to buy a new frame

[Boreham]

 

 

oh dear..that's nasty..

 

 

"Q" the winter build...

 

get that news frame..and get it galvinsied..powder coated..

 

head stock chassie number.. maybe awarquard...

if ye ever want to sell it...

 

any way the cueerent frame could be repaired.. ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you know you want to..

http://www.spondonownersclub.co.uk/

[stevepeanut]

it could be repaired, but I have spoken to the lads on oldskoolsuzuki and been advised it'll be cheaper to replace the frame

[Smudger105e]

it could be repaired, but I have spoken to the lads on oldskoolsuzuki and been advised it'll be cheaper to replace the frame

 

And make a better job, at least you know what a new frame is like, you don't know what other hidden horrors that one may be hiding...

 

What do you do about the chassis number when you reframe a 'bike?

[stevepeanut]

it could be repaired, but I have spoken to the lads on oldskoolsuzuki and been advised it'll be cheaper to replace the frame

 

And make a better job, at least you know what a new frame is like, you don't know what other hidden horrors that one may be hiding...

 

What do you do about the chassis number when you reframe a 'bike?

 

I'll just buy a used frame and V5 and use the new frames chassis number, and the bike will have a new reg number, no need to change or swap it over. I'll cut up the old frame and use it for spares/welding practice, and inform the DVLA that its been scrapped.

 

My bandit is a mk1 so I can just buy an frame from 1996-2000 model, mine is a 1997 R reg, but I could end up riding newer or older depending what year frame I buy.