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    Written-off bike - re-registered

    I had a phone call from a guy last night about my old GSXR600. It was written off in an accident two years ago after a highside. Its landed heavily on its crash bungs and cracked the frame on the engine mount. Apparantly its been put back on the road - I told him to be carefull as the Suzuki dealer told me the frame couldn't be re-welded at a structural point like that. The only way to put it on the road was to get a second hand frame.

    If it had a new frame would it still have the old rego details and have me as a previous owner? I'm not bothered about someone re-building it in a new frame and putting it on the road again, but welding up the old frame and putting it back on the road doesn't seem right.
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    Is there anyone you can call, LTNZ or something? doesnt sound right to me.
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    You cant make a judement baised on just what one person said. It might be better than factory welded up, or it might be worse, you'd have to do some tests on it (but most tests invlove bending or cutting the weld hehe)

    What does a dealer know about welding anyways?
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    I don't want to stir up shit for someone for no reason, if it could have been repaired when I had I will be a bit gutted - I can see why no-one wanted to weld it up when I had it, especially as it was an insurance job. Its not the sort of thing youd want to break while riding it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by renegade master View Post

    What does a dealer know about welding anyways?
    I'd say they know a fair bit - they must know what can and can't be done - theyd see a few bent bikes over the years.
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    It would of had to be VINned for a rerego,hopefully they would pick up a dodgy repair.It's a bit hard to diguise a bad weld with a good weld over the top...if they are capable of making it look good,they should of done a good repair too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jonbuoy View Post
    I had a phone call from a guy last night about my old GSXR600. It was written off in an accident two years ago after a highside. Its landed heavily on its crash bungs and cracked the frame on the engine mount. Apparantly its been put back on the road - I told him to be carefull as the Suzuki dealer told me the frame couldn't be re-welded at a structural point like that. The only way to put it on the road was to get a second hand frame.

    If it had a new frame would it still have the old rego details and have me as a previous owner? I'm not bothered about someone re-building it in a new frame and putting it on the road again, but welding up the old frame and putting it back on the road doesn't seem right.
    Thanks dude, I gave you the call last night. Heres your bike had a look last night been re-welded. I think I wont be getting this one. Thanks again, must have been a bit strange me calling ya up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by renegade master View Post
    You cant make a judement baised on just what one person said. It might be better than factory welded up, or it might be worse, you'd have to do some tests on it (but most tests invlove bending or cutting the weld hehe)

    What does a dealer know about welding anyways?
    You cant make a weld as good as a factory, do you know how to heat treat a frame like them?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jonbuoy View Post
    I had a phone call from a guy last night about my old GSXR600. It was written off in an accident two years ago after a highside. Its landed heavily on its crash bungs and cracked the frame on the engine mount. Apparantly its been put back on the road - I told him to be carefull as the Suzuki dealer told me the frame couldn't be re-welded at a structural point like that. The only way to put it on the road was to get a second hand frame.

    If it had a new frame would it still have the old rego details and have me as a previous owner? I'm not bothered about someone re-building it in a new frame and putting it on the road again, but welding up the old frame and putting it back on the road doesn't seem right.

    Who wrote the frame off,the insurance company ?

    Where was the crack,in the actual casting that attachs to the frame spar or in the casting to spar weld or next to it in the extrusion ?

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    I wonder how many Suzuki TL1000S owners have been given replacement frames after they cracked at the rear rotary damper mount ? ( Cause,excess clearance between the damper and two mounting lugs,mounting holes being drilled unparallel)

    Might be worth a thread out of curiousity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by texmo View Post
    Thanks dude, I gave you the call last night. Heres your bike had a look last night been re-welded. I think I wont be getting this one. Thanks again, must have been a bit strange me calling ya up.
    Not a problem mate. Good luck with the searching. Sounds a bit dodgy though eh?
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    More than anything the guy is dogy as fuck he told me he owned it for 1.5years then told death_inc he owned it for 2.5 years about 3minutes later. Said he knew nothing about it. and brought it registered but it says he got it revinned on the report...

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    Thats not good, lucky you called last night - I'm moving house tommorrow and the phone has just been disconnected! I spose it would be fine as a trackday bike. How good was the welding? Its nice to see it again, brings back some good memories. (and one not so nice he he).
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    Devils advocate says if the crash bung mount was to break, it would break at the thinest eyelet end rather than the frame end. A re-weld at the eyelet end would not necessarily(?) reduce the strength of the frame. Although the engine mount may be weaker? Is a GSXR engine a stressed member?

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    The bike is fucking sweet if I didnt buy something else I would have brought that for $7.5k which was the reserve its a fucking cheep bike. You will have no problems with it other than resale value, PM death_inc hes a wealder/engineer/bike mechanic he looked at it for me....
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