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weld cracked rim......
Posted: October 9th, 2010, 6:12 pm
by qkenuf4u
my front is cracked about a 1/3rd the way across.. clean break in between spokes.. would you weld it and ride it or throw it away and find another ? will it survive road duty ? building a motard and cant afford my 17's yet so gonna run sportsman type setup....
thanks
lance
Posted: October 9th, 2010, 6:43 pm
by Joshwfl
Can't say whether it would hold or not, but my life wouldn't be worth taking the risk.
Posted: October 10th, 2010, 11:54 am
by maddog1927
Joshwfl wrote:Can't say whether it would hold or not, but my life wouldn't be worth taking the risk.
Just keep on the gas and ride it like a unicycle
Seriously I think it would hold fine, kinda depends on the type of riding you do as far as weather to risk it or not.
Probably more expensive and more of a pita than just finding a used one. Try posting a WTB in the junk yard. Lots of guys doing conversions have spare parts.
Posted: October 10th, 2010, 11:57 am
by qkenuf4u
maddog1927 wrote:Joshwfl wrote:Can't say whether it would hold or not, but my life wouldn't be worth taking the risk.
Just keep on the gas and ride it like a unicycle
Seriously I think it would hold fine, kinda depends on the type of riding you do as far as weather to risk it or not.
Probably more expensive and more of a pita than just finding a used one. Try posting a WTB in the junk yard. Lots of guys doing conversions have spare parts.
im in havasu so its gonna be mostly street with some dirt thrown in.. i do plan on small jumps etc...
ive posted about a rim and found multiple but the shipping is always a killer on the deal....
if things go right i might have a job in a couple weeks so the 17's might be here sooner than i think..
Posted: October 10th, 2010, 1:52 pm
by Roostius_Maximus
i have a welded rim on the front of one of my bikes, its done the tripple a few times and taked a beating on logs