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From: Sean on 9 Apr 2007 06:47
Polarhound wrote:

> Buying a bike with a bent frame for anything other than parting out or a
> demolition derby is idiocy.

Here are two replies I got in rec.motorcycles.dirt:

> Subframes bend easily and while a structural part,
> they rarely pass on any damage to the frame.
> They can be expensive to replace, but most can easily
> be straightened. If the frame is straight, a little
> tweak of the subframe is a minor flaw.

> No big thing. Tweak the subframe the other direction
> until you're happy.

Sean_Q_
From: Polarhound on 9 Apr 2007 18:01
Sean wrote:
> Polarhound wrote:
>
>> Buying a bike with a bent frame for anything other than parting out or
>> a demolition derby is idiocy.
>
> Here are two replies I got in rec.motorcycles.dirt:
>
> > Subframes bend easily and while a structural part,
> > they rarely pass on any damage to the frame.
> > They can be expensive to replace, but most can easily
> > be straightened. If the frame is straight, a little
> > tweak of the subframe is a minor flaw.
>
> > No big thing. Tweak the subframe the other direction
> > until you're happy.
>
> Sean_Q_

What they failed to mention was that "tweaking" metal back and forth
also has the effect of weakening it, increasing the likelihood of
failure in the future.
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