Extreme frame choppin'...

[TiAvenger]

:Cough:

do it



and forget AL,

think that Ti bicycle tubing   

[DucHead]

:Cough:

do it

and forget AL,

think that Ti bicycle tubing   

 

Stakes just got raised!!   

[Slide Panda]

Woo-Hoo!!!!!!!!   You rule, Theo!   

Are you going to make me resort to something drastic as well Tim? I gotta stay lighter than you bike you know...

[Duck-Stew]

See what I started?!? 

[TiAvenger]

Stakes just got raised!!   

Shit, I'm the Wagyu of raising the stakes.   

Only problem I think TA is a bit more talented than me. 

[hcomp]

Thanks for all the encouragement guys/gals!

As far as the welds go on the frame, how would you recommend I go about doing that without screwing with the strength of the frame?  Just cleaning everything up, and tigging over them, adding some rod as I go if needed?

Tig welding the frame in small sections should not compromise the strength of the frame.  If you do a small section and do not get the area too hot you should be okay.  Do like 15mm of weld and let it cool all the way down. While one side is cooling, do a different section or the other side.

[DucHead]

...Only problem I think TA is a bit more talented than me. 

Maybe, but you're light-years ahead of this armchair mechanic! 

[TAftonomos]

I might make the bike lighter, but my genes didn't bless me when it comes to lightweight myself.  Being 6'5" is good for not getting your ass kicked, but it pretty much sucks when it comes to motorsports.   

[hcomp]

Formula 1 maybe out of the question for you, but you can still do NASCAR! They got some big guys there. Either way, I think your idea for the bike is awesome. I think I am going to make a single exhaust for the 696. Do you have finished picc of your exhaust yet?