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Am I right in thinking the Spanish series 2 has a weak spot regarding the part of the frame where the engine mounting bolt goes through the frame? Is this area prone to failure/cracking? Might put a tuned motor in, so do I need to strengthen this area up?
Thanks.

You sure about that? Don't think I've heard of one giving way there. Or is it because the later S3 did indeed have strengthened brackets in that area?

first Ive heard of it for sure and Ive been running mine hard for about 8 years!

Early series 2 had a weak spot on the frame tube not sure about Spanish frame

Maybe thinking about this?

http://scooterotica.org/forum/viewtopic ... ck#p113528

Ihateyoubutler wrote:Am I right in thinking the Spanish series 2 has a weak spot regarding the part of the frame where the engine mounting bolt goes through the frame? Is this area prone to failure/cracking? Might put a tuned motor in, so do I need to strengthen this area up?
Thanks.

Yes, a lot of Spanish models seem to have had some welding done at some point, some better than others, although I don't think it's specific to Spanish Series 2, it's also mentioned in Sticky's book that reinforcement can be a good idea

Ihateyoubutler wrote:Am I right in thinking the Spanish series 2 has a weak spot regarding the part of the frame where the engine mounting bolt goes through the frame? Is this area prone to failure/cracking? Might put a tuned motor in, so do I need to strengthen this area up?
Thanks.

Can't do any harm Stu, I've seen 3 Spanish series 2's crack the welding on the kickstart side.

Thanks for all the replies, much appreciated.