xr650r crankcase up the swanny
Does anybody have any experience of a stone or the chain smashing into the crankcase just ahead of the front sprocket on an xr650r ?
The immaculate, gorgeous xr650r that I have just bought has been hiding a secret
Just behind the sprocket guard I have found evidence of a previous repair to the crankcase (couldn't see it behind the front sprocket/chain guard) where the bike may have thrown a chain or had a stone do its worst
The repair (looks like gunge or chewing gum slapped on the case) is starting to weep a tiny amount of oil.
I'm thinking a) welding is going to be tricky and not a permanent repair and b) new crankcases will have to be bought as a pair and will cost squillions along with gaskets and a complete engine stripdown
I was tempted to move the bike straight on but I believe in karma and all that sh*t, so would feel really bad passing the bike onto a new owner with a bodged repair, knowing that a few days down the line, he would have the same experience as me.
The bloke who sold it says he knew nothing about it and short of sending the boys round, there doesn't seem to be many options there.
If someone has experience of sorting out such a problem on an xr650r I'd be happy to hear it
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