frame repair

[leeper89]

Hows everyone doing im new to 3 wheeler world and im in quite the pickle i picked up a 85 atc 250r for 500 bucks :). it has no fenders blown shock blown fork seals no brakes but runs great so when i got it home i began the resto project. when i pulled the tank off it reaviled a huge break in the frame sorry im working on getting pics up but can i fix the frame or should i just get a new frame?:(

[2fiftyR]

you maybe should have posted this in trikeslyvania,but if it were mine,I personaly would look for a different frame.Some would say you could fix it and it probrably could but if it took a hard enough hit to break the frame what else got trashed?I have a spare 85 frame that got a little bent by the grab bar mount.Not really sure what to do with it

[Dirtcrasher]

Is it the large downtube the tank sits on? I've chopped them out nd used thicker wall tubing to replace them when the rest of the frame was decent.

Send it my way, I'll take care of it :D

[leeper89]

if this worked here are some pics


http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k554/leeper89/crack.jpg
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k554/leeper89/P1000336.jpg
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k554/leeper89/P1000335.jpg
http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k554/leeper89/P1000334.jpg

[leeper89]

this is what im working with like i said i paid 500 for the bike.
choping out the down tube is a good idea thanks
i was thinking about cutting the bad section and fitting a new peace inside the tube welding it and welding another peace over top of it.
oh and if you look close it broke cause of some rot thanks to the salty water of the south carolina coast

[leeper89]

another thing is the swing arm bolt is broke off at the frame and the damn thing wont come out im guessing the bearings are rusted to the bolt any ideas befor i chop it off?

[KASEY]

i would junk that frame,,,,,, i am sure there is corrosion inside the whole thing. where will it break next?????? scrap it,,,,,,,,,,,,

[Dirtcrasher]

Might wanna make sure the forks are straight. IDK if it broke and from rust, or broke from beating on it and then got tucked away and rusted.

[devilman]

another member from havelock:wondering. send me a pm and i will bring the sawzall.:lol: welcome to the site.

[69-ss-396]

Hey man im down the road a ways in Beaufort.. I have a nice 85 frame I would let go for 100.00 if you want it! Send me a pm..

[thestud25]

Junk the frame and get a new one.

[300rman]

Frames will dry up one day fellas. May as well fix what we can. that "issue" area doesnt look like rot induced failure to me. Think, in 10-15 years, a frame like that will be worth something!

[dogger]

300th has it right don't throw your bad parts away they may be fixable one day or used for a pattern to build new parts

[leeper89]

i didnt plan on throwing it out but i did call the guy i bought it from and i got 200 back cause he told me all it would need is rings. the only good parts i got off it were the wiring, new clutch (still in the package), radiators, rims and triple tree. everything else was trashed. it saddens me to see a trike in this bad of shape. long live the trike

[k00leo]

jeez, got 200 bucks back?

Someone is a hustler.



I say trash the fame and get another one. Something cracked that bad is dangerous, even if repaired.

[300rman]

Get a new one, and donate that frame to someone who is capable of fixing it correctly (DC comes to mind).