Learning To Weld so I can Fix the Cracked SubFrame Cross Member on my TW200

It was a sad day when I found the rear subframe cross member on my TW200 to be cracked. I guess it was better to find it now before it broke completely off. This spot is where my aftermarket manrack attaches to and is the same place the cycleracks mounts to as well. I put a lot of weight on that rack when I go motocaming and to top it off I take the bike off small jumps and drop it a lot with said weight. So it's no surprise that it's starting to crack and I am quite astonished it lasted as long as it did with there being well over 15,000 miles on the clock. Anyways, I decided to learn how to weld myself because it will be a useful skill to have, especially since my exhaust bracket snapped in half and a part of the mainframe is cracking as well. Fixing those will be shown in separate videos but for now I'm hoping this repair will hold up. If it continues to break I will add reinforcement in the future. Thanks for watching, stay safe, and happy riding!

Warning:
Welding can be dangerous, do this at your own risk. You are solely responsible for your own actions. Always use proper safety equipment for the job.

The Harbor Freight welding equipment can be found here:
titanium easy flux 125 welder: https://www.harborfreight.com/titaniu... (you can find this on sale for around 160 from time to time)
welding helmet: https://www.harborfreight.com/arcsafe...
my new welding gloves (ones I used in the videos ripped): https://www.harborfreight.com/profess...
welding table: https://www.harborfreight.com/adjusta...
(a lot of the other tools I got from harborfreight as well, make sure to find a 20% off coupon before you go there)

the things I didn't get from harbor freight can be found here:
3M Reusable Respirator: https://amzn.to/2QhkplZ (amazon affiliate link)
3M Particulate Filter: https://amzn.to/2ObXgPi (amazon affiliate link)
Tip Dip: https://amzn.to/2qdPHPV (amazon affiliate link)
Sheet Metal Thickness Gauge: https://amzn.to/2QiB3lm (amazon affiliate link)
Metal Marker: https://amzn.to/2KjCFrd (amazon affiliate link)
.030 contact tips: https://amzn.to/3799vVB (amazon affiliate link)
.030 Blue Demon wire: https://amzn.to/3799Es7 (amazon affiliate link)
Fiberglass Fire Blanket: https://amzn.to/2QdRdfL (amazon affiliate link)
(buying from an affiliate link will help me support the channel at no extra cost to you, thanks!)

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