haven't been around here lately since I sold the Kat to my brother and bought a new bike but I'm looking for some advice.
My brother had a low speed face plant. Bike went down on the left side at about 20mph due to a stray dog and too much front brake input. Bike and brother came out of it with minor scratches and the dog walked away in good health. However there is now a very small oil leak that appears to be coming from the scuffed up area on the left crankcase.
I can't see any obvious cracks and the leak is so small that it has to just be a pinhole in the case. I'm going to pull the cover and take a closer look at it but I was wondering if it is just a pinhole is it possible to seal it back up with a weld? Or are we better off spending the 100 bucks to replace the cover?
It has leaked maybe a teaspoon or so of oil onto my garage floor over the past week it has been sitting there.
-Brian
My brother had a low speed face plant. Bike went down on the left side at about 20mph due to a stray dog and too much front brake input. Bike and brother came out of it with minor scratches and the dog walked away in good health. However there is now a very small oil leak that appears to be coming from the scuffed up area on the left crankcase.
I can't see any obvious cracks and the leak is so small that it has to just be a pinhole in the case. I'm going to pull the cover and take a closer look at it but I was wondering if it is just a pinhole is it possible to seal it back up with a weld? Or are we better off spending the 100 bucks to replace the cover?
It has leaked maybe a teaspoon or so of oil onto my garage floor over the past week it has been sitting there.
-Brian
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