keithaba
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With 22 days left until my long awaited motorcycle trip to South Carolina, my little "incident" has been threatening my trip. I was able to afford to fix everything but have not yet purchased a rear sub-frame. There are 2 cracks in the rear sub-frame, indicated by the green lines. The one on the right is completely cracked, the left a small crack. They are both at weld joints.
From what I understand, the location of the cracks should not impact the support of seats. I don't beleive riding with these cracks would cause a problem, unless I put the trunk on. Then it might crack the rear cowling. Does that sound correct, or do those who are more technically inclined think riding with those cracks causes a safety risk?
If I try to replace the rear sub frame myself, how much of a PITA am I in for? I looked at the wiring diagrams and it looks like a lot of wires run over, under, and through the rear subframe.
From what I understand, the location of the cracks should not impact the support of seats. I don't beleive riding with these cracks would cause a problem, unless I put the trunk on. Then it might crack the rear cowling. Does that sound correct, or do those who are more technically inclined think riding with those cracks causes a safety risk?
If I try to replace the rear sub frame myself, how much of a PITA am I in for? I looked at the wiring diagrams and it looks like a lot of wires run over, under, and through the rear subframe.
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