Do you mean the cast aluminum grab rail, that would be used by passengers ?
I would think it could possible to be rewelded, then painted. I had one that had the paint damaged when I originally bought my bike, and they replaced under warrenty. It bolts on using two Allen head bolts. It is a lightweight cast al. part, fairly porous. Also, what about bone yards ? Even if scratched up or dented, it could ground smooth, fixed with bondo and painted. Or do you mean the steel rail under the side covers ? -----Original Message----- From: Tom Sheraden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 2:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Metal fabricators Can anyone on the list recommend an experienced, custom metal fabricator? One tie-down rail around my seat is broken (I have no idea how, it was that way when I bought the bike), and I'm think that instead of paying some exhorbitant sum to replace it (I think they're about $300 USD), I might prefer to have something custom done. That desire is increased by my understanding that the metal Yamaha used in these parts was such crap that you really can't repair it or refinish it, and I'm loathe to spend my money on crap - even Yamaha crap. So, I was thinking of investigating something in powdercoat aluminum (that's aluminium for many outside the colonies) or perhaps stainless as a second choice. I've never undertaken any such thing, so I have no reasonable expectation of feasibility, no preferred vendor, and no expectation of the what it might cost. It's just a wild guess, but I'm guessing one of you manic mechanics might. Thanks, Tom __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com The information contained in this e-mail including any attachments may constitute Corvis Corporation Proprietary Information that is subject to Non-Disclosure Agreement and cannot be disclosed to any other party without the express consent of Corvis Corporation. If you are neither the intended recipient of this e-mail nor responsible for delivering this e-mail to the intended recipient, note that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or retention of this e-mail is prohibited. If you believe you have received this e-mail in error, we request that you notify the sender by return e-mail and then delete this e-mail and any return e-mail immediately.
