Yep, its KTM cheese ally and has inserts (and on mine 2 steel bolts threaded direct into the ally) and over time the inserts come loose/threads go. The inserts if left get that bad they can widen out the box section so bad the subframe snaps (I think jacks did). Most of mine I have now removed the inserts, drilled right through and bolted -but it is not pretty and makes it time consuming/fiddly to take the plastics off.
Being a fat bastard the extra few KG of a soild ally or even steel one does not bother me a bit and 'Mr magic' seemed to think he could make one, so one day when he has time and I can be without the bike for a bit I want to take my subframe down as a pattern for him and see if he can make a 'solid' on as opposed to the Cheesey stock one.
If it works as well as the stand it will be brill
-- Edited by jt on Thursday 11th of October 2012 04:34:01 PM
- been discussing having one made with Mr FIX it (he knows who he is) from solid rather than box section - also looking at Stainless......
