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[/align]One possibility is that the welds were smoothed out with a grinder before painting and that removed most (if not all) of the weld?! I've got bigger welds than that on my bicycle![/align]
Dear friends and family,
Yesterday at 4:30 pm a miracle of God occurred. I was riding my motorcycle home from work on Hwy 87 here in San Jose and at 65 MPH the entire front end of my bike broke away from the frame! The bike slammed down on the frame and skidded upright for over 500 feet and came to a stop and I stepped off totally unscathed. This should have killed me several times over, had the bike wavered to the left or the right even a fraction of an inch the bike would have tumbled and me along with it. God's hand was upon me and His angels held that bike upright until it came safely to a stop. No one who sees these pictures can deny that there is truly a God in heaven and that He watches over His children!
I did not feel fear during or after the accident, I knew and know the power of my God and his strength! He is with me always and to Him be the glory the power and the praise!! For He is my rock and my fortress and my salvation in times of trouble! Thanks be unto the Lord my God and to the Son for my life! He has plans to prosper me and not to harm me, to give me hope and a future and He has sent His angels to guard over me and see to the purpose that He has made me for come to pass. Glory be to the most high God and all praise be to Him!
Please join me in a prayer of thanksgiving unto our God and Savior for His mercy and grace.
Thank you Lord Jesus for my life and health and may I always be a testimony to you and your love, protection and saving grace, amen!
Blessings to you all and may the love of the Lord be with you always,
L
He also wrote:
On Friday August 31st 2007 at 4:30 pm while traveling on southbound Hwy 87 in San Jose, CA approximately one half mile north of the Taylor St exit the welds between the neck stem and the top and down tube suddenly and without warning snapped and the front end assembly completely separated from the rest of my 2004 Big Bear Choppers Devil’s Advocate chopper motorcycle.
The motorcycle slammed down on the lower frame rails and while trying to hold on to the now unattached front end I slid for over 500 feet! By some miracle of God the motorcycle did not flip, tumble or fly out of control resulting in serious injury or death.[/align]
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It doesn't mean that the welds were crap. They may not have been penetrating enough, but what I've seen, some people don't watch what their doing and pull gaps instead of shimming their engine. He's lucky for sure.
It doesn't mean that the welds were crap. They may not have been penetrating enough, but what I've seen, some people don't watch what their doing and pull gaps instead of shimming their engine. He's lucky for sure.
WTF?? It doesn't mean the welds were crap??
Last time I checked, welds that don't penetrate enough means that the weld is crap!!
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Lousey welding, not enough penetration of the weld and the frame tubes were not beveled at the neck. I would be finding a good attorney who specializes in product liability.
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First off, I do hope that the rider is ok, thenI think the welder needs tohave there ass kicked. There's a right smart amount of stress involved in that area to have whistle-dick welds. Wonder what the welds are like for the rest of the frame?It's clear, looking at the down tubs, no penetration, most of weld is on the surface.
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WOW!! Brings back "memories" of the 60's and 70's, when we used to rake frames. Cut the neck, pry it open, insert a a 3/8, 1/2, etc nut in there for a "filler" and to get the "proper" (? ) rake, then weld her up. Lot of guys busted up when the "bird chit" failed. This "bird chit" failed, and this guy is LUCKY to be talking about it. Thank "The BIG Man" he was on a stretched frame bike, it acted like a "sled" intead of tumbiling. Talk about a scarey a$$ ride, that would be one of them.
Because of the age of the frame ('71), I had the chopper frame Ultrasonically tested B4 westarted the restoration 8 yrs ago. Actually,"old" frames"rust" out fromthe inside.
I was VERY fortunate back then, this never happened to me, or any of my close friends, but I saw"choppers" it did happen to, UGLY, just flat a$$ed UGLY.
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) rake, then weld her up. Lot of guys busted up when the "bird chit" failed. This "bird chit" failed, and this guy is LUCKY to be talking about it. Thank "The BIG Man" he was on a stretched frame bike, it acted like a "sled" intead of tumbiling. Talk about a scarey a$$ ride, that would be one of them.
