What's Wrong With This Picture?

[SimonTemplar]

I just happened to notice something whilst looking at photos of various members' rides.

I purchased my '15 B Dlx just three weeks back.....

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Now...what I have noticed is the weld seam on the frame directly above the drivers' left footpeg in this pic. On other pictures, there is some sort of cover trim piece over that seam. The welds on both the left and right sides of my bike are bare and open.

Did mine somehow get missed....or did they stop doing this on later models?




....sT

[wjduke]

I just happened to notice something whilst looking at photos of various members' rides.

I purchased my '15 B Dlx just three weeks back.....

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Now...what I have noticed is the weld seam on the frame directly above the drivers' left footpeg in this pic. On other pictures, there is some sort of cover trim piece over that seam. The welds on both the left and right sides of my bike are bare and open.

Did mine somehow get missed....or did they stop doing this on later models?




....sT

Same on mine...it was called out by a guy at work looking at the bike. He wondered why they would leave it looking like that. Doesn't bother me at the moment. Can't see it while I'm riding!

[willtill]

Same on mine...it was called out by a guy at work looking at the bike. He wondered why they would leave it looking like that. Doesn't bother me at the moment. Can't see it while I'm riding!

Same here. It is a clean looking weld bead anyway; powder coated with the frame. I've seen visible weld beads like that on other bike frames as well. I've always thought of them as a aesthetically natural and common for a motorcycle.

[Fla_rider]

I'm thinking the extra weight from the 40 year emblem force MH to eliminate your frame covers!

[seadog]

When I looked at the new 2015 Deluxe the first thing that jumped out at me was the ugly frame weld on the bike. I knew when I purchased it that it would have to go because its the first bad thing you see that's just plain not to my liking. I may have over compensated for the small weld but that's just me.003.jpg

[Fla_rider]

When I looked at the new 2015 Deluxe the first thing that jumped out at me was the ugly frame weld on the bike. I knew when I purchased it that it would have to go because its the first bad thing you see that's just plain not to my liking. I may have over compensated for the small weld but that's just me.Attachment 17992

Bling it up Seadog!

[seadog]

Bling it up Seadog!

Chrome will take you home, that matte silver was just crying out for chrome pipes and chrome goodies. I don't want to get too crazy because shuttle touches accomplish the task at hand.

[F6B1911]

I believe they eliminated the weld covers to save weight.

[unsub]

I just happened to notice something whilst looking at photos of various members' rides.

I purchased my '15 B Dlx just three weeks back.....

Attachment 17990

Now...what I have noticed is the weld seam on the frame directly above the drivers' left footpeg in this pic. On other pictures, there is some sort of cover trim piece over that seam. The welds on both the left and right sides of my bike are bare and open.

Did mine somehow get missed....or did they stop doing this on later models?




....sT

It's only sticky tape that holds that dressing on. You're not missing much. All the 2014's and up that I've seen do not have the weld covered. As for why Honda stopped covering the welds, only Honda can answer that.