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Rocket71
Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 01:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
My 04 XB12s has a dent in the right side frame/tank from going down on the right side. I would say it is a moderate dent. Couple of questions?

Can this be pulled like a car dent and repaired? I have been told it is cast aluminum and will crack if it is pulled on.

Is there a fiberglass cover or a cheaper option to cover up the dent? Kinda like the carbon fiber covers I have seen but only cheaper?

Any other options other than replacing it?

I am thinking I may just fill it with body filler and paint it but am worried about vibrations causing the repair to fail.

Thanks, R71
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Froggy
Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 02:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Your best bet is toe use a frame puck and hope it covers the dent. If not, body filler is the next best thing. Got any pics?
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Shawn_calvin
Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 02:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
i have repaired many of the buell frames. you can cut a hole in the back side and knock the dent out. but you need to be able to weld aluminum.
do not use body filler over a 1/8 inch thick, it will not hold up.
if you can get the frame to me, i could repair it. if you are interested in this just send me a pm.

thanks shawn
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Bueller83
Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 02:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
All older bikes without the frame pucks should get them. they saved my 08 XB a few dents a few times
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Bishopjb1124
Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 05:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
My wifes was dented and I used devcon aluminum putty, go to the hampton roads hooligans site to see pictures.

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/37/266401.html?

(Message edited by bishopjb1124 on February 25, 2009)
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Bishopjb1124
Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 06:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/37/ 266401.html?

Here is the link enabled. The right side was dented and scrped pretty badly but it looks good as new now, the light is reflecting off of the frame weird but it looks nice.

Takes a little bit of time to actually work the putty and get it contoured right but it does the trick.

Jimmy
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Rocket71
Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 08:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Here are the photos. Thanks!

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Froggy
Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 08:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Ouch! I hope you did better than the bike!
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Skinstains
Posted on Saturday, February 28, 2009 - 11:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
That don't look so bad. I wouldn't be suprised at all if a puck covered the whole dent. If it doesn't +1 on the Devcon aluminum epoxy. When I did mine I removed the paint and put some nice deep scratches with a screwdriver in the frame for the Devcon to grab on to.
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Dooley
Posted on Saturday, February 28, 2009 - 01:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
My frame dented through the puck...hit a cinder block wall.The blocks were at the right level to put the corner of the blocks into the right puck, and I was going fast enough to knock the wall caps off...I just replaced the puck....no more dent
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Rsh
Posted on Saturday, February 28, 2009 - 02:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Just clean it up and install a set of frame pucks, it will look like new.
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