Thanks to everyone for your response fortunately i have a 02 model so hopefully i shouldn't need to worry, as for the speed limiter the bike is quicker than all the bikes i ride with so until i get to ride with other busa's i probably won't find the urge to change it. And from what i have read there seems to be some conjecture as to weather the devices that say to overide the limiter actually work so i would be reluctant to spend money on something that isn't proven. If there is any further info on this subject my ears are all open. Thanks again.
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Beestroyer - If you look at the last picture which shows two horizontal frame-bar-things - the top one with the Brace attached - I'm imagining someone sitting on the back of the bike, now the force would be pushing (------- on the bottom bar and ----------) pulling on the top bar. If the brace is clamped like it is then some force should be transferred through the brace to the bold and chassis.
I dunno if that makes sense to you or not. I could be totally wrong but it makes sense to me atm. )
Gixx - I'm up for a pair too, haven't been able to find a steel subframe second hand.
-Jon-
I'll put up for a pair as well, rather that than losing the better half of the back doing two hundre....err, one hundred km/h.
Here are some pics of Broken Subframes
This is a different bike
Great macro capabilities on that camera - shows the finer points very clearly!
G'day
If you check the pommy site of ttl who are apparently Suzuki performance specialists in the land of mad cow disease, you will find they make brackets for each side roughly triangular in profile which anchor from the top mounting point (behind which the fracture occurs) to the two points below and behind on the lower section of the subframe. 6mm steel plate, 3 bolts each side, does the trick.
About 30 English pounds to have them sent.
Or bend and drill your own.
Yes I have them on mine.
Yes I have photos somewhere, but ttl is very clear and has lots of other goodies as well.
No, I didn't make them. I have a mate who makes 2 sets whenever he makes stuff :-)
Regards
kevin
Yes, I believe thats how it is supposed to work, but...
A clamp is very inefficient at resisting a load in that direction (tension) and
Notice the hole which the bolt goes through is slotted, meaning it can slip.
Dont think "you can just do up the bolts tight enough to hold it" because you will probably snap the bolts before you get enough pressure to prevent slipping. Think of what force is needed to snap the frame in tension in the first place.
I think what you need to do is make a brace that bolts to the pivot (with no slotted hole) and the vertical brace in the subframe.
Those pics above don't look like a typical subframe breakage to me. I thought the break usually occured at the actual join where the weld is, not through the frame itself just behind the weld?
99's broke through the weld. In the 00's, they strengthened the join, but the process weakened the surrounding aluminium - so photos are probably from an 00 model.
GENTS I HAVE A SET OF THE TTS SUBFRAME BRACES ON MY 99 BUSA AND THEY ONLY COST ME $110.00 TO BE SHIPPED FROM ENGLAND TO TASSIE,TOOK ABOUT 10 DAYS AND ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO FIT.THEY HAVE DONE THE JOB SO FAR.
REGARDS
BUSA
I didn't know that Richard.
Brought back from the dead, as I, like Rocket****7777 am after some of these things...
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