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firefighter1c57

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I searched around a bit and hadn't found anything on this so...

Like several on here, I've been through a few front fairing stays... about 5 I think...

I've amassed a few broken ones laying around the shop. So, for the current project bike I decided to try to fix one.

here's what I had to work with. This stay had good mounts.
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but it had a broken "ear" here
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and cracks in the webbing underneath here
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they are a bit hard to see in that pic, but they are there.

this stay had all good ears and webbing, but a broken mount
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so... time to cut and weld

out with the bad mount
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off with the good mount
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some fitting... some welding...
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down the side
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not sure the alloy of mag, used N91 rod... probably not it as we had some bug holes, but, great penetration and seems to be a solid weld...
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smoothed the welds, alodined it with alodine 5700, primered, filled, and painted...



and.....



this is what you get
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Thank you for posting this, I have a broken one as well and although bought a new one, I'm sure this will be useful to me in the future. I had no idea you could weld this.
 
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