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 Broken while riding. Build Date 6/02 |
 Lower crossmember broken free on bike. Broke while being ridden |
 Side view of busted cross member |
 Photo from MSN site of cracked weld in cross member under seat |
 Cracked- found on inspection, mileage is 21,000, Build Date 5/02 |
 Another look at same crack |
 Inspection locations |
 This is a typical weld found on a GL1800. Notice poor quality of weld |
 Build Date 06/02, 9146 miles crack under seat |
 Another view of crack on upper crossmember |
 2003 6K miles non-ABS Broken while riding near Austin Texas |
 Bike Y in Texas Crossmember broke free while being ridden two up |
 Another view of broken crossmember |
 Broken crossmember |
 Broken Crossmember |
 Broken Crossmember |
 Weld Temp after bike is heat soaked |
 Could the high temps from the catalytic converters, exhaust, & coolant bottle be causing over age-hardening of the frame welds? |
 Another Cracked Frame |
 Another Cracked Frame |
 Another Cracked Frame |
 Another Cracked Frame |
 testing left weld with template |
 mark template |
 right side failed template inpection |
 This frame passed the weld gage inspection and later broke and collapsed |
 This frame passed the weld gage inspection and later broke and collapsed |
 This frame passed the weld gage inspection and later broke and collapsed |
 This frame passed the weld gage inspection and later broke and collapsed |