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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 05:52 PM
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While riding yesterday my shifter got stuck. I reached down to loosen it and noticed the engine mount was cracked. No clue how it happened. It's at the shop now. Might be looking at a new frame.


 
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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 10:31 PM
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Yikes ��
 
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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 10:52 PM
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That looks like a crappy weld.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2016 | 02:48 AM
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have to ask, but are you sure its not the powder-coating cracking and flaking off?
 
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Old Feb 15, 2016 | 03:55 AM
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So much for the "counter balancer".

I'm kidding. I'm not there but it doesn't look cracked to me. Maybe it's just the powder coat as mentioned above. That said, not welding the top of the bracket seems a little half hearted.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2016 | 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Nomadmax
I'm not there but it doesn't look cracked to me.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2016 | 07:23 AM
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Looks more like the mount than the actual frame and should be fixable.Mount looks cracked and bent inward.The oil filter looks squeezed and might have prevented further engine migration.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2016 | 07:28 AM
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It looks like a good welder should be able to fix that.
What year and model is that?
 
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Old Feb 15, 2016 | 07:36 AM
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I'm sorry but I don't see a crack. I see what looks like cracked powder coat, but I don't see cracked metal.

Good luck.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2016 | 07:57 AM
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I too don't see any metal cracked - better photos would help.
 
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