[twyn]

Did Honda get bought by AMC?

 

[serial_thriller]

How a weld looks and how a weld holds are two different things. Until someone does an X-ray on them, then who knows how they are. Now, from a "how does it look" standpoint, well, there is no argument.

 

[Spencer]

How a weld looks and how a weld holds are two different things. Until someone does an X-ray on them, then who knows how they are. Now, from a "how does it look" standpoint, well, there is no argument.

True, but in the looks dept if HD can make complete, smooth, and full
welds like on my NRS (please ignore the dirt) why can't Honda, especially
if the weld is "in your face" like these are on the Fury's neck ?

I remember the welds on my old NT650's aluminum frame, looked like a prefectly lined up row of nickles,
they could do it if they cared about quality control. Looks like not much is going to change with the
new factory.
.

 

[galute]

Looks like there is another tube inside each downtube at least several inches, possibly a solid bar, extending from the precast neck. Looks pretty stout to me just not the prettiest welding I ever saw.

 

[Guest]

How a weld looks and how a weld holds are two different things. Until someone does an X-ray on them, then who knows how they are. Now, from a "how does it look" standpoint, well, there is no argument.

you gotta be kidding!!!

If we are both looking at the vertical tube, take a look again, the tubes don even meet. I wouldn't buy this...

 

[Hazle]

Those are the welds of Honda's non union skilled work force. At least the union shop at harley uses robots to do their welding. You can't hardly get anyone skilled enough to weld anymore for the money that most manufactures want to pay.
hazle

 

[Towerhog]

So they put a fork lock on the Fury? Hmmm! And what about the rubber brake line. You'd think that since they had steel braided looking lines for the controls that they could at least carry it over to the brake line.

 

[Oldbuc]

Did Stevie Wonder take up welding? :lol:

 

[bluestreek-02]

Looks like put together with silly putty, that is way it looked when I was a kid working with silly putty :coffee1::coffee1:

 

[Roadie]

It looks like the welder forgot to put the cover pass on the weld on that side of the frame in the rush of trying to meet the days production quota. Where's QC ? The weld looks like crap, but I doubt that it will fail....it's steel not aluminum, but I wouldn't buy that bike because of the looks of that weld.

 

[Seldom Home]

:wrong:

I'll bite, is that a picture of "benign neglect"?

4:

 

[FredGarvin]

Looks like a bad weld and subsequent crack on a 2010 Honda Fury Chopper? 4:

+1. not much else to add. Looks like crap.

 

[Guest]

:wrong:

I'll bite, is that a picture of "benign neglect"?

4:

Benign plus a few notches of indifference. I have my reasons for being grouchy.

 

[serial_thriller]

you gotta be kidding!!!

If we are both looking at the vertical tube, take a look again, the tubes don even meet. I wouldn't buy this...

Sorry, but the tube does meet the "neck". The neck may even slide inside the tube. But, like I said, how the weld looks and how the weld holds are two different things. It looks like garbage, no doubt. But all of the metallurgists and certified weld inspectors on here are saying it is going to fail just by looking at a photo. If this is what the final product looks like, then Honda is in deep doo-doo. This bike is a joke anyway as choppers are dead. Honda says this is a "first time buyers" bike. Sure, everybody buys a $14,000, 1300c.c unit for their first bike, don't they?

 

[Bartman]

Hal,

I think we all agree it not only represents poor quality as far the how it looks, but also poor quality control and possibly a bad weld in general.

Do you mind telling us exactly what this is a picture of (bike make and model) or are you showing us a pic of an OCC frame weld and trying to get us all going?

Just checking...

 

[tourman]

Hey! Give Mikey a break, lol

 

[Brew]

I'm sure it IS the Fury after looking at Honda's fury page:sad:

 

[BACKDRAFT]

Looks like a frame crack with pretty bad fix it welding job. Has to be on that new Fury Honda is releasing.

Just my 2 cents worth.

 

[KYBLUE]

Hal,

I think we all agree it not only represents poor quality as far the how it looks, but also poor quality control and possibly a bad weld in general.

Do you mind telling us exactly what this is a picture of (bike make and model) or are you showing us a pic of an OCC frame weld and trying to get us all going?

Just checking...

It's the Fury alright.....

 

[Guest]

Under normal circumstances that bike should be at the Cleveland show this weekend. Lets see if it shows up. Anybody gonna take a camera?