Subframe breakage
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Re: Subframe breakage
Good news, seller is a true professional. Email this morning, including the expedite shipping I paid extra for. Don't have to return the wrong part. Lesson learned, check pictures more carefully next time. Now off to find another.... yes cobbling it back together so it can go to EOM.
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Re: Subframe breakage
Bring some tools. I know where about 60 bikes will be a couple days from now. A couple orange creamsickles in and you'll have some victims readyraYzerman wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 8:19 am Good news, seller is a true professional. Email this morning, including the expedite shipping I paid extra for. Don't have to return the wrong part. Lesson learned, check pictures more carefully next time. Now off to find another.... yes cobbling it back together so it can go to EOM.
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Re: Subframe breakage
Replacement ordered from Maryland, $120 shipped (bargoon). The only other one on ebay was for an AE, which would have worked, has the extra bracket on the left rail.
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Re: Subframe breakage
Ray, what if you made some thin steel plates to rivet it together? Fish/phish plate the frame.
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Re: Subframe breakage
If Ray does that, I'll eat my hat.Road Runner wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 8:34 pm Ray, what if you made some thin steel plates to rivet it together? Fish/phish plate the frame.
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Re: Subframe breakage
Well, we need something temporary, got into gear this morning... when it first broke, we had ratchet straps from the SR357 to the T-Rex saddlebag guards, had to leave the rear seat off and open to the weather.... so my brain got spinnin'.... I got me some 1/4" bolts and some scraps of 1/2" square tubing and bolted them up inside the channel, bolt on either side of the break.
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Got the subframe bolted back onto the bike, then figured out a way to put ratchet straps to tail light portion and forward to the seat bracket.... not going to put any real weight on there, just hold everything together. Test fit rear seat, it will go on no problem. Got tail light bolted back on, a couple of zip ties to hold the front hooks.
![Image](https://photos.smugmug.com/FJR-Tech-Tips/FJR-Subframe/i-P8crLDW/0/4e1f44dd/L/20230919_140700-L.jpg)
Well, I needed that SR357 rack back on there to mount up the Shad top box mount, which holds a light bar and helmet hooks. The rack will help keep things together..... now my ratchet parts hit the SR's crossbar, but damn the torpedos, we're going with it.
![Image](https://photos.smugmug.com/FJR-Tech-Tips/FJR-Subframe/i-T5wC3Wc/0/cc4d9c11/L/20230919_142503-L.jpg)
Had a tie strap holding the front of the rack down, but decided I'd wire it down, two wraps each side. Grandpa woulda been proud I used his baling wire method like we used to on the farm.... hey it's only temporary, remember.
![Image](https://photos.smugmug.com/FJR-Tech-Tips/FJR-Subframe/i-2XLbM4V/0/f90b5a5e/L/20230919_151902-L.jpg)
Not too bad, it will do for EOM and back.
Seats on, but rear seat is sitting up an inch at the back, latched OK at the front. Finished up the rear lighting, etc. and sent Root Beer home.
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Got the subframe bolted back onto the bike, then figured out a way to put ratchet straps to tail light portion and forward to the seat bracket.... not going to put any real weight on there, just hold everything together. Test fit rear seat, it will go on no problem. Got tail light bolted back on, a couple of zip ties to hold the front hooks.
![Image](https://photos.smugmug.com/FJR-Tech-Tips/FJR-Subframe/i-P8crLDW/0/4e1f44dd/L/20230919_140700-L.jpg)
Well, I needed that SR357 rack back on there to mount up the Shad top box mount, which holds a light bar and helmet hooks. The rack will help keep things together..... now my ratchet parts hit the SR's crossbar, but damn the torpedos, we're going with it.
![Image](https://photos.smugmug.com/FJR-Tech-Tips/FJR-Subframe/i-T5wC3Wc/0/cc4d9c11/L/20230919_142503-L.jpg)
Had a tie strap holding the front of the rack down, but decided I'd wire it down, two wraps each side. Grandpa woulda been proud I used his baling wire method like we used to on the farm.... hey it's only temporary, remember.
![Image](https://photos.smugmug.com/FJR-Tech-Tips/FJR-Subframe/i-2XLbM4V/0/f90b5a5e/L/20230919_151902-L.jpg)
Not too bad, it will do for EOM and back.
Seats on, but rear seat is sitting up an inch at the back, latched OK at the front. Finished up the rear lighting, etc. and sent Root Beer home.
![Image](https://photos.smugmug.com/FJR-Tech-Tips/FJR-Subframe/i-CvnLXv4/0/804f60ee/L/20230919_163151-L.jpg)
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Re: Subframe breakage
Nice job Ray! ![👍](//cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/twemoji@latest/assets/svg/1f44d.svg)
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Re: Subframe breakage
Wow. Just wow.
That's some McGyverin' right there, but if it works, it works! Of course, the top box will be LIGHTLY loaded for the trip, yes?
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That's some McGyverin' right there, but if it works, it works! Of course, the top box will be LIGHTLY loaded for the trip, yes?
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Re: Subframe breakage
There will be no top box at all. The McGyver is overdesign, lol.
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Re: Subframe breakage
There you go. Nice job Ray. Now get to EOM.
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Re: Subframe breakage
I'll be interested in learning if it holds for the weekend. Perhaps if this happens to me on the road, I'll have a chance to ride it home.
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Re: Subframe breakage
Inquiring (and deranged) minds want to know: How did the temporary repair hold up?
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Re: Subframe breakage
That was very nice of you to add that in there Pants, so that Wheaton feels included as well.
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Re: Subframe breakage
They stayed to ride Sunday - I think they are traveling home today. It was still together when they departed on their ride Sunday morning...
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Re: Subframe breakage
Nothing moved, nada. It was overkill, and I didn't let him use a top box... replacement subframe and new Yamaha aluminum rack are in hand. Further surgery will commence tomorrow.
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