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Ex Ducati Owner Passed On The Bug To The B'friend Who's Now Loitering On This Forum All The Time

Discussion in 'Newbies Hangout' started by MissPineapple, Oct 15, 2014.

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  1. Hello and welcome misspdave
    It's a mad house in here
    I see you have already met the locals :)
     
    #21 Ducbird, Oct 15, 2014
  2. The picture of your ex bike - was it taken long after the accident or straight after Davette?
     
    #22 Exige, Oct 15, 2014
  3. Those phots were taken before it was picked up by the salvage people a little after the accident.
     
    #23 Monners, Oct 15, 2014
  4. Was worried about the rust on the inside of the frame tubes if it was fresh! Hand it been rained on?
     
    #24 Exige, Oct 15, 2014
  5. I would expect that to be normal as it is untreated
     
    #25 TTonup, Oct 15, 2014
  6. You have just caused everyone on this forum to be very nervous!!!
     
    #26 Exige, Oct 15, 2014
  7. no need,, it will be a fairly superficial layer of rust ( oxidation from air trapped in the tubes ) this is fairly common in all box section / tubular structural constructions............ that is why many things are made from angle rather than enclosed section
     
    #27 TTonup, Oct 15, 2014
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  8. Still scary - tube looks quite thin. At least the weld held up ;)
     
    #28 Exige, Oct 15, 2014
  9. yes I was wondering if you saw that,, all mig welding tho don't know what tube they use
     
    #29 TTonup, Oct 15, 2014
  10. Welcome Dave :)
     
    #30 El Toro, Oct 15, 2014
  11. Round...and rusty :rolleyes:
     
    #31 Exige, Oct 15, 2014
  12. I guess those frame plugs that folk have are designed to keep the rust in??
     
    #32 Il Presidente, Oct 15, 2014
  13. I have just cut my 1983 Kawasaki frame to pieces and there was no rust on the internal pipes at all... so I would imagine the rust came soon after the accident... or the frame tubes were already a little rusty on the inside prior to welding - they won't oil the inside for storage in the factory and certainly won't have stock rotation in Italy.

    I know someone who ordered an 1199 and a Paso turned up! :Happy:
     
    #33 Exige, Oct 15, 2014
  14. not really,, the more air that gets in then the more rust.
     
    #34 TTonup, Oct 15, 2014
  15. Welcome abroard
     
    #35 bradders, Oct 15, 2014
  16. He was joking - the plugs do not plug the frame internals from the outside - the frame is sealed to the air apart from the cross tubes where the plugs go :rolleyes:
     
    #36 Exige, Oct 15, 2014
  17. the rust has certainly not formed post accident as you will notice the break is still clean .. interesting about the Kwak frame as any treatment pre manufacture will be burned off when welding,, unless they are oiled / treated post manuf
     
    #37 TTonup, Oct 15, 2014
  18. Good spot - so everyone - all your frames are like this on the inside - ride with confidence :Wideyed:
    Anyone else chopped a frame and found this when modifying?

    IMG_1683.JPG
     
    #38 Exige, Oct 15, 2014
  19. So I gotta ask , why the name miss pineapple?
     
    #39 d8mok, Oct 15, 2014
  20. :Wideyed:
     
    #40 Exige, Oct 15, 2014
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