Because welding it anneals it, some alloys to about the consistency of chewing gum. The factory also heat treats the finished assembly.Originally Posted by skippa1
The shop guys should be able to sort that if they know what they're doing though.
Bogeyman
Because welding it anneals it, some alloys to about the consistency of chewing gum. The factory also heat treats the finished assembly.
The shop guys should be able to sort that if they know what they're doing though.
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon
Forum whore
In other words.....the shop could weld it
Bogeyman
No doubt. And if they know what alloy it is they can probably even temper it.
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon
Forum whore
Someone else pointed out that these two marks could be related:
http://i.imgur.com/3VkNjEU.jpg
Neither the marks nor the crack were there before the bike went in for a chain - could this have been caused by the mechanic, or am I barking up the wrong tree?
Forum whore
My view, barking up wrong tree
Fully qualified Sifter.
I'm willing to bet you wouldn't have noticed those marks on their own without the crack.
Pootler
Well it will depend on what its made from and if its heat treated. I believe some self anneal with time but others have to be baked.
Forum whore
I have photos of the bike from 2 days ago that show the marks aren't there.
Bogeyman
Yup, and some work harden.
And until you know what it is you won't know how to treat it.
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon
Fully qualified Sifter.
Let's see 'em then.
Forum whore
Barking up the wrong tree - I fail to see how any mechanic could do that to your swingarm. Probably just some Suzuki thing. Weld it up and have some race lift bobbins attached while you are at it
Search Suzy forums - probably happened before.
I'd see it as a positive and e-mail Spondon Engineering in England and aske they make me a spiffy new one!
Forum whore
Cheers, yeah probably had nothing to do with the mechanic, would have been nice to have someone to blame
Here's a picture from a few days earlier but it's only from my phone so you can't really see anything. I have some better pictures somewhere around.
http://i.imgur.com/L9xPLKg.jpg
edit: To be clear I'm not blaming my mechanic at all for this - I have a lot of trust in him and I was just in a shit mood hoping this was someone else's fault.
Forum whore
BTW what's the going rate for a used swingarm if I should find one? They don't seem to fetch much on Trademe, but hard to tell when you're being model-specific.
Forum whore
Trademe $100-$200, higher from a bike breaker usually. Depends on the bike and desirability of the swingarm. I sold a old school alloy GSX1100 swingarm I originally purchased as a upgrade for a old Kawasaki for good coin - lots of bidders as it is a popular one for older Kawas and Suzukis.
Teapot swingarm should be pretty cheap. Welding probably cheaper!
Forum whore
Welding it wont be a problem, and totally acceptable but just be aware that it shouldn't be able to pass a WOF afterwards (assuming the tester follows the law), it's a major load bearing suspension component, and as such is it allowed to be modified, someone could argue semantics about this, but it's not (as far as the law is concerned) legal.
It would have to be crack tested to pass MOT's...... Hopefully a welder can arrange this, but it has to come off the bike to happen
Most guys would likely pass it... Im just playing devils advocate... It will make it harder to sell later too.
That said, in my opinion, it's totally safe.
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