Hi all I have a 1/2 Faired Honda Hornet & I was daft enough to jab on the front brake at 5MPH, in the rain, turning a corner so needless to say the bike hit the deck!!
I have crash bungs that saved the bike but I managed to scratch the side part of the engine (Not very technical I know) is it possible to get a replacement part for this as I was thinking of changing it during my next oil change. If I open it up will bits n bobs fly everywhere or will I put out the timing of the engine??
Any help would be great
Small Drop
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Re: Small Drop
poss easist option if the casing is metal is run it down until smooth and either polish or paint back to the standard colour saves removing the casing even
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No, bits and bobs won't fly out! :I can't believe it's not butter! :I can't believe it's not butter! unless its well f@cked!
You can get spare engine casings, but they are VERY expensive. You can get aftermarket ones that are "protected" from damage in a crash, people like NRC do them
http://www.moto-racing.co.uk/Products/E ... sings.html
Normally its a case of draining all the oil, letting it sit for a day or so to make sure it is totally empty, undo the bolts, off with the casing, use a plastic scraper to remove all the old gasket (important it is ALL off and the surfcae is clean and dry), fit a new gasket, on with the new casing, new bolts with loc-tite preferably, torque them up, sorted!.
About an hours work at the most.
You can get spare engine casings, but they are VERY expensive. You can get aftermarket ones that are "protected" from damage in a crash, people like NRC do them
http://www.moto-racing.co.uk/Products/E ... sings.html
Normally its a case of draining all the oil, letting it sit for a day or so to make sure it is totally empty, undo the bolts, off with the casing, use a plastic scraper to remove all the old gasket (important it is ALL off and the surfcae is clean and dry), fit a new gasket, on with the new casing, new bolts with loc-tite preferably, torque them up, sorted!.
About an hours work at the most.
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remember if you do take it off, have a spare o-ring / gasket incase you damage the one thats on there, when i took the clutch cover off the tl it had an o-ring and was ok to use again, but better to be safe than sorry.
also make sure to torque the bolts back up correctly, i dont know that the hornet is like but on the tl if you overtighten them the case warps slightly allowing oil to seep out, and that aint good if it gets on your tyres OUCH!!!
its an easy job but make sure you do it right
greg
also make sure to torque the bolts back up correctly, i dont know that the hornet is like but on the tl if you overtighten them the case warps slightly allowing oil to seep out, and that aint good if it gets on your tyres OUCH!!!
its an easy job but make sure you do it right
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