> Do you mean the cast aluminum grab rail... ? > > 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.
The cast aluminum grab rails from Yamaha are indeed porous, but they can be welded. I customized the hell out of mine on my Vmax, and had some welding done on it where it wouldn't show. The welds weren't a thing of beauty, but I've seen worse. The welder said there was so much air in the casting that it was hard to weld. -K
