Bad welds?

[Slickit]

I wanted to start a thread here as a plea to Erik and Bruce about a specific shortcoming that has been seen on the bikes.

WELDS!

If you have had any issue regarding welds, cracking, breaking, separation or whatever please post here with the following or similar format please:

Model: RX / SX / RS
last 3 of VIN: (optional) but may help with tracking
Location of specific fault:
Type of damage:
Miles:

And did damage occur in any other than normal circumstance:


Example and first entry below v

[Slickit]

Model: 1190RX
VIN: 133
Location: (forward) Rear header heat shield mount
Damage: Heatshield mounting bracket completely off header
Miles: 1988 (50%) track miles

Circumstance: damage assumed occurred during easy pleasure ride today.

[Slickit]

Model: 1190RX
VIN: 133
Location: Front sensor mount on forward header
Damage: Sensor mount completely broken off around base of weld
Miles: 1988 (50%) track miles

Circumstance: damage occurred during easy pleasure ride today.

[zviadi]

Model: RX
VIN: 057
Milleage: 3430 km
The exhaust manifold of the front cylinder broken at the weld seams.
Milleage: 10116 km
Left front mount of muffler is dumps, muffler broke at the weld seams.

No photos.

[Classax]

Model: 1190RX
VIN: 133
Location: (forward) Rear header heat shield mount
Damage: Heatshield mounting bracket completely off header
Miles: 1988 (50%) track miles

Circumstance: damage assumed occurred during easy pleasure ride today.

Yea my front rear heat shield mount is broken for the second time, and of course the front header blew out at the seams due to loss of the front muffler mount bolt. As for the RC8 comment that's a negative ghostrider, RX despite its troubles is far more refined.

[Mike]

Just a note about the muffler "weld" breakage.
At least on mine, the weld didn't break or tear, the metal above the weld pulled apart. In a "V" pattern well away from the weld.

Hmm, I'll try to remember to look when I replace the bad body panels to see if my weld survived the crash...

Mike

[Betterbuell]

It's a twin , part and parcel of the deal.

[zviadi]

Anyway, this should not be! Especially in this price range.
I drive on twins 9 years - on any weld seams do not crack. I owned Honda SP-1, Aprilia RSV1000R, Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200, KTM 990 Super Duke.

[Hughlysses]

Model: 1190RX
VIN: 133
Location: Front sensor mount on forward header
Damage: Sensor mount completely broken off around base of weld
Miles: 1988 (50%) track miles

Circumstance: damage occurred during easy pleasure ride today.

The break occurred in the "heat affected zone" adjacent to the weld. Read all about it on page 3 (page 4 of PDF): http://www.lincolnelectric.com/en-us...ldcracking.pdf

I'd guess it was caused by inadequate quality control in the welding process.

[d_adams]

Lack of purge gas. I looked at the inside of a couple of headers, all of them show signs of sugaring, which is from little or no argon on the back side of the weld.