My Crashed '83, and the '82 parts bike LOTS OF PICTURES

[Tiger]

:) Prof', if your interested, I can send you a couple of rod's to do the repair. They are made for repairing engine block's, cylinder head's, transmission case's, all sorts of aluminum equipment... 8)

                    8).......TIGER....... 8)

[ProfessorRex]

I've worked with brazing rods before, and it's definitely the best method.  The problem is I have no use for 50 rods of the stuff, I need 1/10 of one stick MAX so I'm not going that way.  JB weld is an incredible product, welding uses heat and welding rod to create a molecular bond between two pieces of metal; JB weld creates a chemical bond that is surprisingly strong.  I've worked with it before and have always been impressed.

I'd be a bit leery about some of it melting into the case and gumming something up.

The working temp for that particular alloy rod is near 750*!  If my vision side cases get that hot I think I'll be in serious trouble LONG before any potential weld!  The melt temp for fully cured JB weld is over 600* again, I'd have trouble long before the JB weld failed!

i'm more worried about bits of the case from the crash in there...

I will be pulling the side cover off and very carefully checking everything.  If it turns out unrepairable, I can always swap the crank case from the spare engine. 

Thankfully I won't loose anything by trying to fix it.  As it sits right now the crankcase is tanked.  If the repair works super, if not it's still tanked.  No worries.

[ProfessorRex]

:) Prof', if your interested, I can send you a couple of rod's to do the repair. They are made for repairing engine block's, cylinder head's, transmission case's, all sorts of aluminum equipment... 8)

Well, while I was typing my guardian angel Tiger came through!  I may take you up on that offer, I'll have time to get the side cover off on Wed. and evaluate further then. THANKS!

[Lucky]

Rex, if the engine is toast i might be interested in it to do the 'cut-away' engine i talked about last winter.

hey i was going to take a trip down there anyway to get your bike from Mark before i decided to give it to you anyway...one of you guys owes me an authentic Cajun meal, lol

--Lucky

[ProfessorRex]

Well lucky, I will definitely have A LOT of extra parts lying around after all is said and done.  I'm sure I'll have everything you'd need for a cutaway engine.  I'll know by the end of the week what I'm using and what I'm not.

[Scott_Mc]

Professor Rex, Dude what the heck hit you, a train?  Yikes!  do you have a thread here from when this happened?  I hope you are back to 100% healthy 8) Given your actions to fix up your sweet `83 I'd have to guess you are doing well!

On the factory exhaust, maybe a silly idea but it's so nice it would stink to junk it.  Could the end of the exhaust be cut off somehow creating a shorter baffle?  Only the end is trashed.  Just a thought.

i'm more worried about bits of the case from the crash in there...

I agree here.  I'll admit I see the crack in the cover and block but do not see the chunk missing.  Be sure to change the oil.  Is there a good welding shop in the area?  IMHO a nice TIG weld would be the best fix.  Any part you can save from your black beauty is sure to save you a bunch of time with all the resto work needed to make the parts bike's parts match. 

[ProfessorRex]

Professor Rex, Dude what the heck hit you, a train?  Yikes!  do you have a thread here from when this happened?

Yes I do
The accident: http://ridersofvision.net/forum/xzindex.php?topic=5488.0
and the surgery: http://ridersofvision.net/forum/xzindex.php?topic=5574.msg47228#msg47228

I'm back to about 50%

On the factory exhaust, maybe a silly idea but it's so nice it would stink to junk it.  Could the end of the exhaust be cut off somehow creating a shorter baffle?  Only the end is trashed.  Just a thought.

I know SUCH A SHAME!  I'm going to try to do something with it, but it's more damaged than the pictures show.