Handlebar Weld Issue

[MARV]

You gotta love BDM - they are covering this ......


Thanks, BDM :2thumbs::2thumbs: !!

i was thinking that since you changed your gas cap that they would void your warranty!
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[dingo]

i was thinking that since you changed your gas cap that they would void your warranty!
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[Brew]

Wow, I've never seen that happen to one of ours. Glad that you didn'tget hurt and glad that what's left held up... Great to see BDM covering it for you!

 

[lee]

glad you're ok - a nasty face plant could have been in your very near future there. Good spot from smithy - it doesn't look like it failed on the joint does it

 

[linx]

Damn dude, I have an 06 and am scared now. Crazy stuff fo sure.

 

[BorgerBigDog]

Did you get that lottery ticket yet?

 

[Doug760]

I would like to hear from some experienced welders as it seems odd for this to oxydize from the inside like that.

 

[Billy the kid]

Wow that's scary stuff thanks for posting this, I'm going to the garage to check my bars.

 

[dingo]

Saw Oscar's post about his bars and thought about this one which I probably should have updated earlier to show the end result.....Big Dog sent a new set of bars which were bent pipe rather than welded....pics below....

 

[MN K9]

I never did like the idea of the weld on my 07 bars. My original bars got damaged, so I swapped to 08 bars with the bend instead of the weld.

 

[BBChopper]

Thats a first!

 

[Biker Babe]

I've never seen this thread before but my Ex-boyfriend was in a wreck because this happend to his Ridgeback's handlebars. His bike was totaled.

 

[dingo]

I've never seen this thread before but my Ex-boyfriend was in a wreck because this happend to his Ridgeback's handlebars. His bike was totaled.

Wow...I hope he faired better than the bike?

 

[nine lives]

If welded properly bars should not break. Problem is when welding and grinding the weld smooth, some guys don't make a wide enough bead with enough penetration. The result is what you see here. Unfortunately with a finished products like the bars,it's very hard to check for any possible failure. Two things to look for are: The obvious is to look very close for cracking, also check for rust bleeding from the weld joint.

FYI: I have over twenty years welding experience.

 

[Biker Babe]

Wow...I hope he faired better than the bike?

It knocks the wind out of me just thinking back. Yes, he was blessed. Lots of road rash but the worse was a badly broken wrist. He did go over the bars and travel down the highway on his face for a while.

 

[nine lives]

Hope the same guy/gal that welded the bars didn't weld our frames.

 

[dingo]

I'm glad to hear he made it through that, Kathy - clearly could have been a much different outcome for both of you.

 

[Biker Babe]

I'm glad to hear he made it through that, Kathy - clearly could have been a much different outcome for both of you.

Most definitely makes you feel God wants you here for a reason! Thankful you and your bike faired much better!

 

[dingo]

Hope the same guy/gal that welded the bars didn't weld our frames.

I had that problem last year, too......ended up with a new frame

 

[dingo]

Most definitely makes you feel God wants you here for a reason! Thankful you and your bike faired much better!

Yep, thanks, I absolutely feel He was watching over me that day!!