I bought this thing new (old stock) in October of 89 so it had been beat on for 15 years so I decided to completely rebuild it. Not a lot of "before" pics but this is the end result of several hours of thrashing and the beginning of hundreds more.
Amazingly, after 15 years of serious abuse by yours truly, the frame showed no signs of cracks and only one small ding on a lower A-arm mount. This is even more amazing if you consider that up until 5 years ago, I pretty much rode Ocotillo Wells and anyone who's ever ridden there will tell you, they don't call it "Rock-o-tillo" for nothing. Definitely a place where you'll need some serious skid plates.
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Amazingly, after 15 years of serious abuse by yours truly, the frame showed no signs of cracks and only one small ding on a lower A-arm mount. This is even more amazing if you consider that up until 5 years ago, I pretty much rode Ocotillo Wells and anyone who's ever ridden there will tell you, they don't call it "Rock-o-tillo" for nothing. Definitely a place where you'll need some serious skid plates.