Cracked frame
 

Just had a inspection of my dd bike and found a crack in the paintwork around the headstock :o
scrapped some of the paint off and the crack is 3/4 around the top l/h
tube .. gulp!! FFS!! :(

Has anyone got a spare frame for sale please ? SS 583cc class B
URGENT! racing at cadwell in 2 weeks time................praying :)

You have pm Steve on the other channel

Cheers Phil :)

Panic over :D

Options:

1. Get it welded. This seems to be the quickest/most popular route and experts agree that if repaired correctly it won't give further problems.

2. Get it replaced. Ducati issued a check/recall on the 900SS for a known issue with frames cracking around the headstock. There have been a few reported cases here. Some have managed to get a replacement frame from Ducati UK foc even though the bike is out of warranty by a good ten years plus, so it may be worth contacting them.

Lots of threads about it if you search:
http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/sh...ad.php?t=51544
http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/sh...ad.php?t=25806
http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/sh...ad.php?t=23540
http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/sh...ad.php?t=19640
http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/sh...ad.php?t=17140

That's not the frame you wanted to sell me after my Brands frame-adjusting session was it?? Phew!

Hi Paul,
No Mate I sold that frame last year to Nog.
Now wishing i kept it :mad:
2 kind class B racers who can't make the next round have offered me their bikes to use at Cadwell if all else fails :)

Thats what i love about DD racing :D

Big thanks to Ghost for repairing my frame :)

Thats handy as it saves me lending you the one from the DD bike I'm building.

On my original Class B bike I had to have the frame welded up by the headstock, luckily I didn't attempt it myself but left it to a professional.

Thanks Kev :)

TBH.... Zimbo and Nog both offered me their bikes to use at Cadwell.

Thanks Guys :)

I'm such a person qualified and certified. :D Not that I doubted the comment. :)