good or bad idea homemade dcb
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good or bad idea homemade dcb
i bought two rear calipher brackets for my gsxr i was planing on having them welded together to make a homemade dual caliper bracket for my hb my boy told me its a death trap they always break anyone have experience ?
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Re: good or bad idea homemade dcb
Itll never be as strong as the billet ones. Everything from the size of the fillet to the type of welding wire can severely effect the strength.
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Its one thing if there is no options available its another if you are trying to be cheap and being cheap on your brakes is probably not worth it.
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So why do new gsxr frames just break at the welds? and suzuki has a dick load of engineers and cnc welders welding as close to perfect as you probably can and someone still made a mistake.
Its one thing if there is no options available its another if you are trying to be cheap and being cheap on your brakes is probably not worth it.
Its one thing if there is no options available its another if you are trying to be cheap and being cheap on your brakes is probably not worth it.
Not sure. dont know that much about welding, but i can lay a bead lol.
Im thinkin it had to do with temperature,and penetration.. but then like i said i dont know much, Except the Gsxr frames are def problematic
i would go with a Hohey bracket, just save up if you have to, learn foot brake
Last edited by 808GSXR; 12-02-2010 at 02:05 PM.
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i may regret it but im leaning twords goin for it i dont think too much force is really going to be on the thing and the cost for a new bracket is too much for me 150 i dont have if i get hurt it will be a lesson learned
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i dont know about welding two brakets together to make a dcb but hell try it out just make sure you cover your foot brake till ya know its going to hold. i made my own outta steal it looks like crap but it does the job DIY is wat stuntin is all about
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back around like 03, a lot of people did that, and theyre all broken now. Its cast aluminum, the worst kind to weld. The heat weakens the aluminum and they usually crack right next to the weld.
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+10000000 im "his boy" who told him to quit penny pinchin and set this beautiful stunter up the right way. exactly what i told him about cast. the money its cost will be close enoough to the $150 to make it not worth it.
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I think alum is hardest to weld because it will literally melt away from you.
Although...these guys make Aluminum Hull Tactical Boats for the coast gaurd and others
www.Safeboats.com
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I think alum is hardest to weld because it will literally melt away from you.
Although...these guys make Aluminum Hull Tactical Boats for the coast gaurd and others
www.Safeboats.com
Although...these guys make Aluminum Hull Tactical Boats for the coast gaurd and others
www.Safeboats.com
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So why do new gsxr frames just break at the welds? and suzuki has a dick load of engineers and cnc welders welding as close to perfect as you probably can and someone still made a mistake.
Its one thing if there is no options available its another if you are trying to be cheap and being cheap on your brakes is probably not worth it.
Its one thing if there is no options available its another if you are trying to be cheap and being cheap on your brakes is probably not worth it.
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why is everyone pleading with this guy. he wants to be a cheap *** and put some haggered **** on his bike. more power to him, although i dunno how saving a few bucks is worth possibly your life?
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and take it from us guys who have been around before hand brakes and know whats good and whats not! welding cast is junk. it will snap along the weld every time. dont give a **** how u pre heat or any of that
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