Is motorcycling allowed?

[IceCreamMan]

1 hour ago, Wannabe said:

It's crazy what a decent condition stroker costs these days. Saw a "project in progress" 350LC advertised for 120k. ????

wow. At one stage no one wanted em. Now 120k for a project. 

A guy i knew had a bike shop, he had a few for sale a few years ago for around 60k..i should have bought them all. 

 

[Hairy]

 

 

digging this

 

[patches]

Was shifting stuff around in the garage and found an oil stain on the floor. So I started inspecting the Husky 450 and came across this

A crack in the ignition cover ????

I know how it happened (sidestand gave way on slippery driveway), but I didn't notice the damage at the time.

A new ignition cover will be around $200, but I see a number of KTM and Husky owners  who have also befallen the fate of "gear lever vs thin magnesium casing" have opted for the JB Weld ghetto fix.

Anyone here tried it before? Did it do the job?

[WaynejG]

I think Hairy was asking about ammo boxes?

https://bugout.co.za/product/50-cal-ammo-box-olive-green/

[Hairy]

2 hours ago, WaynejG said:

I think Hairy was asking about ammo boxes?

https://bugout.co.za/product/50-cal-ammo-box-olive-green/

Thanks Wayne

I am trying to find something local so that I can place it against the bike and see if it will work with a pillion on the bike and the dual shocks of the Dyna's....and my flipping side mounted license plate.

[Hairy]

Side note, I have my drivers test booked for the new month on the 27th of September ... get that done and dusted and I can then "legally" take the wife on the bike

[WaynejG]

2 minutes ago, Hairy said:

Thanks Wayne

I am trying to find something local so that I can place it against the bike and see if it will work with a pillion on the bike and the dual shocks of the Dyna's....and my flipping side mounted license plate.

Yeah I think the side mounted number plate may be a issue

[WaynejG]

Bit of work to cut and modify it but I like the way it looks.

[GrahamS2]

14 hours ago, patches said:

Was shifting stuff around in the garage and found an oil stain on the floor. So I started inspecting the Husky 450 and came across this

A crack in the ignition cover ????

I know how it happened (sidestand gave way on slippery driveway), but I didn't notice the damage at the time.

A new ignition cover will be around $200, but I see a number of KTM and Husky owners  who have also befallen the fate of "gear lever vs thin magnesium casing" have opted for the JB Weld ghetto fix.

Anyone here tried it before? Did it do the job?

Try it. What's the worst that can happen? 

I used pratley's steel putty on the ignition cover of a quad bike many years back, and it held up just fine. Just prep the area properly and that stuff bonds like crazy.

[patches]

2 minutes ago, GrahamS2 said:

Try it. What's the worst that can happen? 

I used pratley's steel putty on the ignition cover of a quad bike many years back, and it held up just fine. Just prep the area properly and that stuff bonds like crazy.

Ordered some JB Weld. Fortunately it qualifies as an "essential item" so we can get it delivered under our NZ level 4 lockdown.

Plan is to do an oilchange at the same time so I'll take the ignition cover off completely and make sure the protrusion on the inside isn't affecting the stator. I'll then degrease the hell outta it, rough up a patch around the puncture with some 400 grit, and use my finest plastering skills to try get a decent finish.

????

[mazambaan]

9 hours ago, patches said:

Ordered some JB Weld. Fortunately it qualifies as an "essential item" so we can get it delivered under our NZ level 4 lockdown.

Plan is to do an oilchange at the same time so I'll take the ignition cover off completely and make sure the protrusion on the inside isn't affecting the stator. I'll then degrease the hell outta it, rough up a patch around the puncture with some 400 grit, and use my finest plastering skills to try get a decent finish.

????

Late last year I had a loss of talent on my KTM 525 and tipped into some rocks which punched a depressed (me too) hole into the ignition side cover which started blowing oil.  Stinking hot day but mixed some Pratley Steel, scraped the paint off and plakked (stuck for you NZ types ????) the stuff on, waited a few minutes (it hardened very quickly in the heat) and continued the suffering.

9 months later it hasn't leaked a drop, changed the oil and no tell tale flakes, can't get a cover so its done a good few hours since then, well 10 to 15 with no issues.

JB Weld maybe even better.

[Hairy]

9 hours ago, patches said:

Ordered some JB Weld. Fortunately it qualifies as an "essential item" so we can get it delivered under our NZ level 4 lockdown.

Plan is to do an oilchange at the same time so I'll take the ignition cover off completely and make sure the protrusion on the inside isn't affecting the stator. I'll then degrease the hell outta it, rough up a patch around the puncture with some 400 grit, and use my finest plastering skills to try get a decent finish.

????

If you are taking the cover off you have the opportunity of doing a decent job, including ensuring a nice flush finish to the inside of the cover when you are forming the JB Weld Plug

[Andrew_Smith]

Bike has been standing in the garage for 2-weeks plus due to an electrical short somewhere - presume it to be a faulty starter relay. Threw in the towel and book it in with BMW Cape Town, hopefully the can fix all the hiccups with this bike so that I can actually start enjoying it.

[Hairy]

2 minutes ago, Andrew_Smith said:

Bike has been standing in the garage for 2-weeks plus due to an electrical short somewhere - presume it to be a faulty starter relay. Threw in the towel and book it in with BMW Cape Town, hopefully the can fix all the hiccups with this bike so that I can actually start enjoying it.

This used to be one of commuter coffee stops before work .......... pre ^#^$# Covid that is.

They make decent food, and a good coffee.

 

[Iwan Kemp]

Anybody here part of a motorbike or outride club? 

[dirtypot]

13 hours ago, patches said:

Ordered some JB Weld. Fortunately it qualifies as an "essential item" so we can get it delivered under our NZ level 4 lockdown.

Plan is to do an oilchange at the same time so I'll take the ignition cover off completely and make sure the protrusion on the inside isn't affecting the stator. I'll then degrease the hell outta it, rough up a patch around the puncture with some 400 grit, and use my finest plastering skills to try get a decent finish.

????

I've done this before and it worked perfectly.  No need for a new cover.  You also don't need to drain all the oil (if you're not already planning on doing an oil change) as you can just lay the bike on its side.