Repaired and reinforced swingarm skid

[yamarider]

So my DG Baja swingarm skid was trashed pretty bad from the last few rides, all 6 welds were either broken off or cracking, and it was starting to take on a nice curvy shape.

I got my dad to take it along to work at United Defense where they build and repair army tanks. He got one of the fabricators to beef it up a little, which turned out to be straightening it out, welding a 1/4 inch thick piece of aluminum to the bottom in addition to the original plate, then re-welding the bead all the way along both sides of the mounting bracket where dg's crappy welds broke the first time. This thing is bulletproof now, if I mess this it up this time then I know i'm doing somethign terribly wrong.

 

[usdsk8er540]

daaaaaaaamn! that is stout now! hopefully i wont ever have to do that on my moose skid. its pretty beefy though.

 

[pelphrey]

Looks cool...

 

[warriorspeed350]

that must weigh alot......

 

[mattd]

Looks pretty damn strong.

 

[twelveoclockpimp]

DIESEL

 

[06yfm350]

that must weigh alot......

i dont see how it would weigh any more, it's just alluminum.

Looks like you should start collecting beat up skid plates, beef them up, and sell them lol..

 

[yamaharaptor350]

i gotta get mine welded like that, i did the same thing to my dg

 

[jccuiser78]

way beefy=good

 

[timmey27]

looks real good

 

[warlord]

Now you can run over a land mine without being hurt.

 

[jccuiser78]

Now you can run over a land mine without being hurt.

Or a Honda :-X

 

[yamarider]

hell, you don't even need a skid plate to run over a honda