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[jbukwyld]

Hey everyone! I have a gash in my left side fork lower that has some cracks spreading from it. I am looking for advice on a good place to buy a new left lower or possibly lowers for both sides as rebuild parts. Or, has anyone successfully welded a crack like this? Thanks!

[jbukwyld]

Hey everyone! I have a gash in my left side fork lower that has some cracks spreading from it. I am looking for advice on a good place to buy a new left lower or possibly lowers for both sides as rebuild parts. Or, has anyone successfully welded a crack like this? Thanks!

[Michael Martin]

Hi John, As a starting point, I looked the part up for my A19 at Ronayers.com and found it priced at $249.  As best as I can see, that does not include the seal or bushing. So I went to ebay and searched for "klr + 650 + fork" without the quotes.  There were several possibilities to choose from. I would not expect the part could be welded without a chance of rendering it out-of-round. I hope you find something. Mike Martin, Louisville, KY [b]From:[/b] jbukwyld [b][/b] I have a gash in my left side fork lower that has some cracks spreading from it. I am looking for advice on a good place to buy a new left lower or possibly lowers for both sides as rebuild parts. Or, has anyone successfully welded a crack like this?

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "jbukwyld" wrote:

> > Hey everyone! > > I have a gash in my left side fork lower that has some cracks spreading from it. I am looking for advice on a good place to buy a new left lower or possibly lowers for both sides as rebuild parts. > > Or, has anyone successfully welded a crack like this? > > Thanks! >

Dear Thanks! Your description is sketchy at best--smile. For about $4 you could try the JB Weld treatment. Since the lower fork leg is not really a very pressurized vessel, it might work. If it is a gash above the area where the fork slideres operate, shrug, all bets are off. smile. at least bets smaller than $4. Make sure it is absolutely CLEAN where you are going to apply the JB weld; carb cleaner on the gash/cracks come to mind for cleaning. The 4 minute variety sets up quickly! Did I mention to make sure it was clean? Could you tell us how big was the brick wall you ran into to gash/crack a fork lower? Hopefully it did not 'fail', gash, crack after a violent vehicle/motorcycle intersection. revmaaatin.

[jbukwyld]

That is an interesting tip Revmaatin. I did not hit anything myself, unfortunately it was put there by the previous owner and I did not notice it when I bought it. So yeah, that was kinda dumb on my part. But it is close to the bottom of the fork. I also cant tell if it is leaking oil but I have had to wipe oil from the area a couple of times. It is a round spot with a few cracks radiating from the center. It's at the shop checking checked for major oil burning ( 1 liter in 200 miles) so I can't take a photo just now. The JB WELD idea sounds clever. I suppose I can mix it and spread it on like peanut butter? Thanks, John

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "revmaaatin" wrote: > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "jbukwyld" wrote: > > > > Hey everyone! > > > > I have a gash in my left side fork lower that has some cracks spreading from it. I am looking for advice on a good place to buy a new left lower or possibly lowers for both sides as rebuild parts. > > > > Or, has anyone successfully welded a crack like this? > > > > Thanks! > > > Dear Thanks! > Your description is sketchy at best--smile. > For about $4 you could try the JB Weld treatment. Since the lower fork leg is not really a very pressurized vessel, it might work. If it is a gash above the area where the fork slideres operate, shrug, all bets are off. smile. at least bets smaller than $4. > > Make sure it is absolutely CLEAN where you are going to apply the JB weld; carb cleaner on the gash/cracks come to mind for cleaning. The 4 minute variety sets up quickly! Did I mention to make sure it was clean? > > Could you tell us how big was the brick wall you ran into to gash/crack a fork lower? Hopefully it did not 'fail', gash, crack after a violent vehicle/motorcycle intersection. > > revmaaatin. >

[Jeff Khoury]

#ygrps-yiv-1510705490 p {margin:0;}JB-Weld will probably do the trick.  I'm a huge fan of that wonderful epoxy goodness.  I would drain the oil from the fork, flush the area liberally with Carb cleaner to remove all residue. Flush, wipe, flush wipe.  Heh. sounds like a joke in the making. Mix some "J-B Qwik" and spread it on, working it in to the cracks as best as you can.  Wipe off excess before it begins to harden. Once it has completely set, you can sand it smooth (like bondo) and paint the tubes.  Most likely you'll never hear from the leak again.  Your local auto parts store will likely have some nice paint that will come pretty close to matching the original.  Do your prep right and do 3 coats of clear on top.  I would spring for the catalyzed clear that you can get from an automotive paint store.  It comes in a spray can, but has a button on the bottom of the can.  Once you press the button, you have 24 hours to use the clearcoat, but it dries harder and is more resistant to oil and solvents than single-part clear.  A can costs about 20 bucks. This is what the process can look like: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3 ... 1121850447 -Jeff Khoury Astatic Solutions, LLC.

----- Original Message ----- From: "jbukwyld" To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, May 3, 2010 7:16:54 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: need new fork lower(s)   That is an interesting tip Revmaatin. I did not hit anything myself, unfortunately it was put there by the previous owner and I did not notice it when I bought it. So yeah, that was kinda dumb on my part. But it is close to the bottom of the fork. I also cant tell if it is leaking oil but I have had to wipe oil from the area a couple of times. It is a round spot with a few cracks radiating from the center. It's at the shop checking checked for major oil burning ( 1 liter in 200 miles) so I can't take a photo just now. The JB WELD idea sounds clever. I suppose I can mix it and spread it on like peanut butter? Thanks, John --- In DSN_KLR650%40yahoogroups.com, "revmaaatin" wrote: > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650%40yahoogroups.com, "jbukwyld" wrote: > > > > Hey everyone! > > > > I have a gash in my left side fork lower that has some cracks spreading from it. I am looking for advice on a good place to buy a new left lower or possibly lowers for both sides as rebuild parts. > > > > Or, has anyone successfully welded a crack like this? > > > > Thanks! > > > Dear Thanks! > Your description is sketchy at best--smile. > For about $4 you could try the JB Weld treatment. Since the lower fork leg is not really a very pressurized vessel, it might work. If it is a gash above the area where the fork slideres operate, shrug, all bets are off. smile. at least bets smaller than $4. > > Make sure it is absolutely CLEAN where you are going to apply the JB weld; carb cleaner on the gash/cracks come to mind for cleaning. The 4 minute variety sets up quickly! Did I mention to make sure it was clean? > > Could you tell us how big was the brick wall you ran into to gash/crack a fork lower? Hopefully it did not 'fail', gash, crack after a violent vehicle/motorcycle intersection. > > revmaaatin. >

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "jbukwyld" wrote:

> > > That is an interesting tip Revmaatin. I did not hit anything myself, unfortunately it was put there by the previous owner and I did not notice it when I bought it. So yeah, that was kinda dumb on my part. But it is close to the bottom of the fork. I also cant tell if it is leaking oil but I have had to wipe oil from the area a couple of times. It is a round spot with a few cracks radiating from the center. It's at the shop checking checked for major oil burning ( 1 liter in 200 miles) so I can't take a photo just now. > > The JB WELD idea sounds clever. I suppose I can mix it and spread it on like peanut butter? > > Thanks, > > John >

Hi John, I am not so sure that I would put it on like peanut butter, but I would put it on like JB weld. smile. Practice on something else first--I did use a popsickle stick (=craft-stick from WalMart) for smearing it on Damage discovery: The old-discover-it-when-I-get-it-home scenario. annoying at best. I believe every bike/car/horse and used dog has some hidden features that will reveal themselves.... and the agreed price is what you pay to take it home, but it is rarely the final price. Take me for instance. cough. Last summers adventure had me riding a KLR250 1700 miles =N.E. PA to central South Dakota. Bought the bike sight unseen, described as a 'great bike' but it did have some hidden featuress...like, why is there fuel dripping on my exhaust pipe (discovered in LaFayette, IN, ~1/2 way home during an oil change.) Was not leaking when I left, but now it is.... The inside of the tank was less than pristine, and at the lower aft corner, wah-lah, a weld had corroded through. A very minimal sanding to reveal the leak, cleaned the wound with rubbing alcohol and two very lite applications of JB Quick weld, and I motored on home. 3K miles later, still good to go, and is hardly noticeable in the location it is. Give the spot a light sanding, clean with a solvent of your choice, and smear a little JB Quick on it. I used two coats, the 2d coat overlapped the first. Might have been overkill. Something about gas leaking on the exhaust pipe was getting my attention. smile. If the damage is as low as you describe on the fork--I suspect the JB Quick will work just fine. I also suggest you put a tube of 'Quick" in your KLR tool kit. It will cover a multitude of sins. If you ride your bike much into the hitherlands, you will need it. revmaaatin.

[Jim Tegler]

A visual crack in the leg of the fork sounds a bit scary to me. Aluminum has the tendency of just failing structurally. I'd fix it before I rode it much. Used ones are for sale on eBay Jim A5 Posted by: "jbukwyld" voodoojohn@... jbukwyld Sun May 2, 2010 3:05 pm (PDT) Hey everyone! I have a gash in my left side fork lower that has some cracks spreading from it. I am looking for advice on a good place to buy a new left lower or possibly lowers for both sides as rebuild parts. Or, has anyone successfully welded a crack like this? Thanks! _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail & Messenger. Get them on your phone now. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9724463

[roncriswell@sbcglobal.net]

I had a Harley friend with one of those old awful 76 Sportsters. He had a terrible fuel leak from a bad accelerator pump leaking gas all over the engine and a bad oil leak spewing oil all over the rear tire. Did he fix the problems? Nah he was too busy buying tanks and handlebars. But my old TM Suzuki 125 had gas spewing out of the overflow from the carb sometimes hitting the expansion chamber that I never solved. There is a God Rev. Criswell

On May 3, 2010, at 8:58 PM, revmaaatin wrote:   > Take me for instance. cough. Last summers adventure had me riding a KLR250 1700 miles =N.E. PA to central South Dakota. Bought the bike sight unseen, described as a 'great bike' but it did have some hidden featuress... like, why is there fuel dripping on my exhaust pipe (discovered in LaFayette, IN, ~1/2 way home during an oil change.) Was not leaking when I left, but now it is.... The inside of the tank was less than pristine, and at the lower aft corner, wah-lah, a weld had corroded through. A very minimal sanding to reveal the leak, cleaned the wound with rubbing alcohol and two very lite applications of JB Quick weld, and I motored on home. 3K miles later, still good to go, and is hardly noticeable in the location it is. Give the spot a light sanding, clean with a solvent of your choice, and smear a little JB Quick on it. I used two coats, the 2d coat overlapped the first. Might have been overkill. Something about gas leaking on the exhaust pipe was getting my attention. smile. If the damage is as low as you describe on the fork--I suspect the JB Quick will work just fine. I also suggest you put a tube of 'Quick" in your KLR tool kit. It will cover a multitude of sins. If you ride your bike much into the hitherlands, you will need it. revmaaatin.

[mark ward]