It just doesn't look right part two...

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E2Grunt

Discussion Starter · Aug 2, 2006

OK, so I took a few more pics with a better angle for refference. The dude did a half ass job of puting the new neck on this thing (which for some reason is the same as the one he took off) I had asked before about leveling the frame. GHG mentioned lengthening the down tubes. I was thinking (i know, I know), what if I cut the down tubes and heated em to bend them down to help make up some of the difference. Then swap back to the original neck, and extend the back bone some to match the new position of the down tubes? Seems like it'd get me level.

Is it worth the effort or should I look for a different frame. Thing is I really like the 12 over forks and want to keep em. I'm not worried about moving the motor mounts, since I am using a different motor than the original 750.
I also included a shot of the lousy neck work and of the old neck. Is the old neck reusable?

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pOrk

· #2 · Aug 2, 2006

That frame looks pretty jacked

Brian Douglas

· #3 · Aug 2, 2006

it really isnt raked that much
the jackass that did it just cut out a section of the backbone near the seat post and bent the bottom rails up
id be suprised if the motor still bolted up right

could be undone by adding that section back into the backbone, and un-fucking the neck, but thats a fuckload of rust....

Pops

· #4 · Aug 2, 2006

Looks like the trail on that is prolly +12", or worse. Just doesnt look safe to me. The front will likely be very heavy. Put some bars on it and see if you can roll it around without flopping the front over. Maybe the PO had some 6° trees on it to shorten that trail number.

Ryno

· #5 · Aug 2, 2006

What he said.
Don't think i'd want to put my life in the hands of that kind of craftsmanship.

pOrk said:
That frame looks pretty jacked

grail21

· #6 · Aug 2, 2006

Totally jacked, wouldn 't trust my life on that thing if someone paid me. Fab a new frame or have someone make you one. You can get them relatively cheap and there are a number of amazing frame builders who could do the job - tigman being one of them.

=mike=

· #7 · Aug 2, 2006

start over

Galaxie500XL

· #8 · Aug 2, 2006

looks like you might have a little problem.

Hotwheelsmike

· #9 · Aug 2, 2006

that looks like an abortion gone wrong, i agree you might have some alignment issues

jabber

· #10 · Aug 3, 2006

To me it looks like the hardtail section was attached or made, with the front loop rotated to give it rake. The rear section looks normal, it's the whole front half of the frma e the is at the wrong angle.

I'd start over.

AJH

· #11 · Aug 3, 2006

x2 on the life insurance

TurboRoadster

· #12 · Aug 3, 2006

Ryno said:
What he said.
Don't think i'd want to put my life in the hands of that kind of craftsmanship.

I gotta agree

hatch

· #13 · Aug 3, 2006

Do your self (and your potential surviving family members) a favor and drag that fucker out to the curb......and do this after it's cut into a bunch of tiny pieces so the neighbor kids don't take it and try to make something outta it.

Gas House Gorilla

· #14 · Aug 3, 2006

New frame. Build it.

KnuckleBuster

· #15 · Aug 3, 2006

Goo god, and I'm worried about my welds...

JEB

· #16 · Aug 3, 2006

Craig,

Don't even waste your time with that mess. I have a spare CB450 frame that you can have, just give me a call. Maybe you can save the hardtail section and make it fit.

E2Grunt

Discussion Starter · #17 · Aug 3, 2006

Then it's settled....... Thanks fellas. JEB, will do. GHG, thanks for the PM info.

justjeff

· #18 · Aug 3, 2006

If your putting a 750 in there, I have a friend that has a Cb750 chopper frame I think he was going to part with. he was talking about taking it to the swapmeet, but if your interested I'll see what he wants for it.....

E2Grunt

Discussion Starter · #19 · Aug 3, 2006

PM headed your way

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