Broken alternator cover

[drz hoffy]

Hi everyone
2006 DRZ400e
I did it broke the alternator side cover on the weekend, stopped to take a photo of the SNOW we were riding on and slipped:Oops: and the bike fell on the gear lever leaving a hole in the cover OUCH, so my question is does anyone know where to get the case cover protectors i read so much about, in New Zealand or Australia, bit late now i know LOL
Cheers
Hoffy

[popelli]

take it to a decent welder and get it welded, clean it up and repolish it and nobody will know the difference

[drz hoffy]

For that but it's made of Magnesium can they weld that also it's pretty much crumbled LOL cheers

[F5 Dave]

Try Ballards in Aus, google it, someone will likely make them. Thumper talk or Dirt rider net will likely throw up an answer. For a temp repair a welder with magnesium filler rods may be able to patch it up enough that you could seal it with JB weld unless it is completely eggshelled.

[Squiggles]

Ask morcs where he got his...

[Morcs]

I had to get it welded, a new cover was OMG$$$

Youll need a good welder though, most wont touch magnesium. Cost me about $90, and id put a hole the size of an egg through it and didnt have the pieces.

Get case armour once its fixed - literally two pieces of alloy that you silicone on the cases, I never had a broken case after that, and it hides the welded cover too ;)

[vifferman]

Youll need a good welder though, most wont touch magnesium.
Huh.
Many (many) moons ago, I cracked one of the covers on my Elsinore (magnesium alloy). Even though this was back in the Stone Age, and I was living in Rotorua, I had very little trouble getting it welded.

My current Heap-o-Shite(TM) also had a cracked case. Dunno what the ferk it's made from, but I fixed it with JB Weld. Cost me $14, plus a new gasket. Could've bought a new clutch cover for US$180 instead, I guess...
Might still need to.

[Transalper]

Got my engine case guards online from these guys... http://www.motorcycleproducts.org/
They do DR650, DRZ400 and XR650 now.
About $16.50 USD each guard and less than a week to arrive.