I noticed that when you view it from the rear, my subframe now 'dresses' slightly to the right. Not sure which of the plethora of my 'misjudgements' caused it, but would like to get things back to straight and true.... So the $64,000 question is this: How the heck do you hold the rest of the bike solidly enough so you can pull on the subframe to get her back in proper alignment? I've sat there staring at it, looking around the garage, looking back at the bike trying to think of a way to make this happen. Sooooo......please share your nuggets of wisdom if you've been here too. paul
I'd have my girlfriend sit on the bike. She weighs 250lb+ and then whack the subframe with a big rubber mallet.
Strip all the plastic off, pipe, muffler, ect. leave it bolted to the frame. Then use a wooden BaseBall bat to smack it around and get it lined back up. Works quite well and is easy. They want to come back but need a little help. Must have item for going to the races. Also equalizer for the 7'2" 325# guy you stuffed in the last turn. Later George
Another way we use to do street bike subs with bent subs is, like George says strip all plastic off so you're just down to frame/sub frame. You'll need about 6' 1/2 chain and a small hydraulic jack. If you fasten the chain to the main frame and then loose to the sub frame with enough room to fit the jack between you can use the hydraulic jack to carefully bring the sub back into aliment. You'll find going slightly over true works best as the sub will spring a bit. Also the jack should be closer to your main frame than your sub. Works quite well and saves you bat for play'n ball.
Thanks guys- I got her back to good again, just in time to potentially be smacked around again at today's race.
another trick use a steel pipe, slide it over the section or in between sections and lever it to proper position. I used my floor jack handle (tube steel). The bike was on a water crate no other securing needed. Came back into square easily, one side looking from rear was @ 1in higher than the other.
Oh so harsh. I think I fell over three times in my race on Sunday. Thank God, no one with a camera was near by.
Anybody here have an XR650R? remember the subframe on the old BRP, it was off to one side straight out of the factory! Lie it down on the floor and get a long tube out and some heat. Dont blame anyone if you knacker it though!
Is this a common occurrence with the rear subframe? My 08 TE250 rear end is canted with the right side being about an inch higher than the left. Makes my left turn signal rest on the exhaust. I think this weekend I will be taking a baseball bat to it and teach it a lesson!
