You would think that someone who does this for a living would understand welding basics as this was the first lesson I learned from my welding buddy ( who is certified ). He informed me that he has been doing this for thirty years and I was the first person who has complained about the quality of welds and that he doesn't drill holes in his frames and told me "That must be an east coast thing". I also noticed that there were no holes drilled in any of the tubing, this is necessary when you weld any tubing closed to prevent the gases building up and either blowing out the weld or even worse, the tubing seam. Funny he should say that because I just happened to have laser crosshairs. He also noted that his frame jigs are checked regularly and his tolerances are 1/16" where as the industry standard is 1/4".
#Drag mini bike kit install#
I told him of the crooked motor mount and he said that it may appear crooked on the frame loop but he assured me that it was straight with the axle hangers and to install the axle and check again. I called their number and spoke with whom I believe was the owner and he was very nice but that doesn't account for sending out a terrible product. The seat bracket wasn't straight either, it was like it was made on a Friday night after about a twelve pack or so. Then I noticed the welds weren't complete on the axle eyelets and the forks wouldn't fit without first turning them to one side and then hitting them with a rubber mallet just to get them to go on.
I measured the difference forward and aft and there was about an 7mm difference between the two. Last year I ordered a Nitro 44 frame kit, when it arrived the first thing I noticed when taking it out of the box was that the engine plate wasn't welded straight, that was just the beginning.
Personally, I will never buy anything from Minichoppersocal or 909 Minibikes ever again, Here's why.
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