Painting a sandblasted triple frame?

[Paul LeClair]

Hi Cam

looking good. I am struggling with the first photo trying to figure out what was done at the steering neck?

Paul LeClair

 

[Dellortoman]

Just the usual bracing plates Paul. Maybe this will make it clearer.

 

[breganzane]

Cam,  I think people usually weld them in, but I applaud your out-of-the-box thinking!

 

[Dellortoman]

Geez Steve. I'm not that stoopid. I didn't trust the tape long term so I used liquid nails. You can't tell now that it's painted over.

 

[chrisk]

Hey Cam
That bracing you've done on the pivot area makes sense, too me. Not that I'm a fan of rubber mounts for engines in bike frames. Reckon the frame needs as much help as you can give it.

 

[henry]

cam, is that spine as bent as it looks in the pic???

 

[Dellortoman]

Yes. It's not dead straight. The bike was involved in a crash which destroyed the front end and bent the frame. The frame has been straightened and it's as good as new as far as steering head alignment is concerned, but the top tube still bears the scars of old injuries. A bit like me in that respect.

 

[henry]

don't think the german T?V would like that much

 

[sfcpiet]

don't think the german T?V would like that much

Most inspectors wouldn't notice. 

Seen bikes that carried a fresh seal of approval whilst being essentially scrap, far from roadworthy.  I often choose to decline a road test to evaluate damage before work is contracted, I have a distinct sense of survival.  Even got a triple in the workshop that went through the classic mags 2 years ago, bent and bodged as it was.  Turns out it has been that way for at least 15 years, so much for the oh-so-stringent bi-annual inspection... :

piet

 

[Dellortoman]

Well, the unless the German T?V is embarking on a campaign of world dominance, they're unlikely to be bothered by a bike in Tasmania.

 

[henry]

well they would be interested in mine, but fortunately it's straight!

it seems the T?V lacks a certain consistency of approach