I HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE TREADS THAT DESRICBE HOW TO ADD SUPPORT TO THE SUBFRAME BY WELDING IN COSSETS. I WAS LOOKING AT DOING THIS TO MY 610 BUT A WELDER TOLD ME IT MAY WEEKEN THE FRAME BECAUSE OF THE HEAT WHILE WELDING. HAS ANYONE HAD ANY EXPERIANCE WITH THIS HAPPENING.
Done properly it will only strengthen. If you're going to carry any significant load on the rear you'll be welding on it sooner or later. Wow do you live in a beautiful part of the country! I'll be on a bike trip thru there in July. .
IMO, if your guy says that I think you need to talk to a different (differently experienced) welder that feels more comfortable about how to make it stronger without making it too stiff. Too stiff can break something. Welders that have worked in the field repairing "engineering oversights" and operator abuse, have a better understanding (many times) of what to do when compared to the production welder that can do a production weld that looks like Cindy Crawford, but don't know (for sure) what will work.
In theory the welding will cause stresses in the frame. The gussets will add much more strength than any stresses take away. After welding, heating the entire subframe and then letting it cool will relieve the stresses. Welders do that all the time too. Cam.
okay I will do some more calling in the area to try and find some other welder in the area that might have done welding on motorcycle frames. Do you Know If I were to put Dirtbagz rack on will that add any support to where i dont need to do any welding. What area are you planning your ride in Montana?
Well did find a tig welder in our valley that says he can weld on my subframe and not sacifice the strenth to much but would like to see some pitchers of what others have done can anyone help me out with that and maybe some other thoughts what should be done while i have the subframe out. I want to be able to mount some sort of rack similar to wolfman side racks. thanks! Dale
The dirtbagz racks do help, but to be sure I beefed mine up. The battery support is another weakness. Here are some pictures mods: http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/another-610-subframe-reinforcement.30248/
