I think I’m screwed!

[RedBull]

Pretty sure it
is aluminum .


Personally I would not rock
a weld on particular part . . .


Did it break at the grind ?


The dealer can not
just say you have
a grind on the frame
warranty is voided .


It is up to them
to prove cause
and effect . . .

 

[mjl3truck]

I'd give it a try on warrant, they "legally" can't not warranty the broken lug because you ground somewhere else, the the two aren't related. Just be prepared to answer some questions if it comes up.

 

[Fredyp33]

Yea I think I’ll go the warranty try. I’m gonna put it back to stock and then reach out to the dealer. I’ll keep everyone posted. I’m still shook up so I think I’ll take a few days off to de-stress and then get to it.

 

[c10]

Remember everything is just a speed bump in life

 

[Fredyp33]

It was looking so good too...

 

[Mr Brown]

It was looking so good too...

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And it will again. Nobody got hurt, what was created can be re-created...

 

[Fredyp33]

That’s deep.... but definitely what I needed to hear. Good words.

 

[Nastee]

That’s deep.... but definitely what I needed to hear. Good words.

If they say no go then take to aluminum welder; not a great spot to weld but it can be done.

 

[Fredyp33]

If the dealer says no, I have full insurance. I’m sure my premium would go up but I could go that route. I’ve never had to use my insurance for anything.

I wish I already knew the insurance outcome. Because it’d be intriguing if insurance totaled it out and if I could possibly re-buy it with a salvage title. Then go have it fixed. But boy that’s a gamble...

 

[Fredyp33]

Anyone have experience with USAA on vehicles getting totaled out?

 

[Fredyp33]

I’ve still gotta figure out what caused it to break so I don’t do it again. Here are my home-made lowering links. I made them from Home Depot bar steel. After I know for sure the spacing, I was gonna have my brother-in-law machine up some nice stainless steel ones.

Also the spring was a Trac Dynamics 17.9kg. The stretch is 6-10 and I’m about 180 lbs. So in TD’s range of not requiring a re-valve. I went with the stronger spring because I wanted a stiffer ride than my last hayabusa.

Since the links were cheap metal I wasn’t gonna take it on the highway. After putting it together I did a circle around the neighborhood. That’s when I noticed the spring was too stiff. It had some give but not quite enough. I parked the bike for the night and was gonna remove the spring in the morning to make it not so stiff.

Could the stiff spring have caused this tab to break?

 

[c10]

how were the links positioned ?

 

[MLTMDNS]

Feel bad for you man! I would definitely talk to a good welder before I swapped out a frame.

 

[Fredyp33]

If I remember right the extra length of the link was pointing down. It clearly had plenty of room and wasn’t going to touch or rub anything.

I left extra room in case the distance wasn’t correct and I needed to drill new holes at a different spacing.

 

[Nastee]

If I remember right the extra length of the link was pointing down. It clearly had plenty of room and wasn’t going to touch or rub anything.

I left extra room in case the distance wasn’t correct and I needed to drill new holes at a different spacing.

Think c10 is hinting that this was not a casting defect which can be seen by the clean break with no air pockets. The spring tension did not break it off downwards it could only have been from side pressure from the shock bolt being over tightened & or cocked at an angel by the links possibly. I don't see how dealer will eat a break like yours as it is not a failure. Very sorry talk to a welder before doing alot of work putting back stock.

 

[Fredyp33]

I’m still baffled, I followed the book. The cushion lever can physically only be put in one way. All bolts were torqued to spec.

If I need to take this to a welder will the one side be strong enough to hold up the rear end?

 

[Bumblebee]

I find it staggering Suzuki would use white aluminum at a stress point like this. Any side stresses would snap it just like it did on yours.

 

[busakiller]

What are you doing? Delete all of this now. Put it back to stock right now and bring it to the dealership. Tell them you were riding the bike and it started to ride funny and you looked under the bike and found that. Make sure your trailer it there. Delete all this stuff. I would say that frame was defective.

 

[Fredyp33]

I’ll keep everyone posted. I’ll probably take it to a local welder for evaluation first.

 

[Lodi]

Best outcome would be warranty replacement. Why not try for that first before settling on a weld that would likely fail at some point? Warranty would be a manufacturer expense, not a dealer expense, so it seems like the dealer would do everything they could to help you get it covered.