What's JB welding? I don't really plan to place much stress on it - I just don't want it to be broken anymore! Thanks, Tom
--- Kevin Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This porous-ness makes it a good candidate for JB > Weld depending on the > demands that you intend to place on it. > > Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.kevinhawk.com > Y2K Kawasaki ZRX1100 //'93 Yamaha GTS1000 > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > 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 __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
