Orphanautos
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Working on a Vado turbo for a friend. The clunking noise in the driveline turned out to be a break in the frame at the motor mount. LBS says they have seen two others with the same break. As this is a second hand bike there is no warranty in effect. No significant incident occurred that would have likely caused this ie a fall or curb shot pothole etc. So it looks like we are on our own to repair the frame. Anyone else out there repaired this? I believe we have designed a strap to reinforce the area where the break occurred after we weld the frame. Common sense says to remove all electronics prior to welding. What problems are we likely to encounter after reassembly? Attached is a photo of the frame break. Looks kinda deficient in strength to me to start with.