Topic: welding triple tree

[Slow2]

Anyone ever welded or had welded a cracked triple tree? Thinking about getting my 71' cb750 tree welded. Thoughts? Experience?
Thanks.
Ed

[70CB750]

I replaced mine and was warned here that welding broken one never works. Imho it is easier to find a good one than find a facility that would weld it well enough to bet your life on.

[nayto550]

That's a pretty thick casting to try to weld back together.  It probably would be easier to find a decent used one than to find a welder even willing to take on the liability of repairing such a critical component.

[Slow2]

Yeah, I'm kinda partial to my hide!  Always been leary about trying to repair front end stuff. It can get you killed, fast. Guess I'll try to find a used one that won't break the bank.

Ed

[MCRider]

I'm assuming its the unicorn style? You do know why it broke? The spacer was missing in the clamp gap.

Many have tried or said they have tried to fix a broken one. I've never seen or heard of one fixed. HondaMan also ays in his book, they are unfixable.

You'll find good used ones go for $150 and up. If you get one for less consider yourself lucky. But eBay usually has a selection, and you may find someone giving one up for cheap.

many threads on that piece. It is no longer available from Honda, was only used in a few model years, and one by one they get broken. So scarcity is pushing the price up.

[Slow2]

Yeah, I know about all the reasons for cracking. But, all the spacers are in place. Gotta check em after i take the tree off and make sure they're correct. It's cracked in the clamp on the tube. And yes, it's the unicorn.

Ed

[MCRider]

Yeah, I know about all the reasons for cracking. But, all the spacers are in place. Gotta check em after i take the tree off and make sure they're correct. It's cracked in the clamp on the tube. And yes, it's the unicorn.

Ed

If its a homemade spacer, of too thin thickness, the clamp will still break. I have a piece in Tricks and Tips on making a proper thickness spacer.