wasnt sure if this belonged in workshop or general - feel free to move it!

So yeah... on saturday i noticed my speedo wasnt working as i was on the way to get petrol, so i filled up, paid, got back on the bike then remembered i was going to check the speedo... got off the bike... and.. she fell over.. i guess i knocked the kickstand off when i got on the bike!



the result - a broken clutch lever - or so i thought

turns out i've cracked my left-hand engine case too, which promptly dumped its oil all over the car park at work this morning.

I've leant the bike over the other way to stop any more oil coming out..

cleaned up the area with some sand paper and tried to fix it with that putty instant metal stuff, buty it simply will not stick to the aluminium casing!... so i have two questions:

1) to get the bike home tonight, can any of you recommend a more sticky fix - the crack doesnt go to the edge of the casing so should be fairly easy to repair.

2) what bikes share the same engine casings as the GSX-R 400 GK76A (if any)

i would like to get some casing protectors if there are any available, they're obviously quite vunerable.

If you can get the area arount the crack oil free and don't mind the drying time, I have had good results from using silicone sealant (the industrial type one not the white bathroom stuff mind!) ran an engine for weeks without so much as a dribble!

71-76 katana 400 banfdit and rf 400

How's she looking?

My race bike has complete engine covers

Its for sale on this very forum :)

lol - i wish gavsta!

engine cover has been repaired, i'm awaiting it now...

£30 to have the crack welded up, as well as the scratches on the front filled with ally, and then have the casing polished..

(its waiting to be polished now, should have it tomorrow, monday at the latest)

not bad really, its taken 12 hours work apparently, lol.