I took my bike to the frame welder today, to book it in to get the plate holding the seat bolt mounts fixed, & his professional eye immediately spotted tiny stress fractures spreading from either side of the metal bracket, which hangs the mufflers off my Scrambler.
In fact there's less than an inch of solid metal holding pipes to bike!
I don't think this has anything to do with the problems caused by my B.U.T., such as the seat bolt mounting plate.
But I don't think it's a warranty issue either, as I give my bike a real hammering (way beyond manufacturers recomendations).
& my TB pipes are enough to void the warranty anyway (& possibly a contributing cause to the crack)
Anyway, I'm glad it was spotted before it failed in service (which would've been ugly).
& all should be hunky-dory by the end of next week.
However I'd recomend that all Scrambler owners check that mount, especially those with loud pipes who like to give their bikes a hard time (hello Rhodie). As the cracks are very fine & hard to see.
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