Magnesium cases = crap

[Morcs]

Took a spill on the DRZ this morning (wont say how :P) but it was 20m from my house which was lucky. Lets just say my number plate and rear fender are scraped, and I ground my tail light lens off completely

Bike landed on the left side, cushioned by me, and the gear lever bending a tiny bit punched a 50c sized hole straight through my left engine casing - I had a look, and its like an eggshell! why on earth make an exposed engine casing that weak!

naturally it left oil all over the road. I didnt have anything to clean or put on it, so I called the council and they said yep its all arranged to be cleaned up, in a time frame of 7 days - WTF?!

But casing aside, these bikes crash well, not a scratch on anything else.

A new casing costs 320+gst (ouch) so will get it welded. A new gear shifter is on order from the UK, Casing armor for both sides on order from the states, and a new tail light from cycletreads. Sorted.

Now just to make sure no-one on my street saw the incident...

Ill post up photos tonight.

[Swoop]

why on earth make an exposed engine casing that weak!

You bought a suzuki and had to ask that question???

[scott411]

it is a fairly comman site in motocross to punch a brake lever or gear shift lever though cases, it does not matter if they are magnesium or alloy, all brands will do it,

[more_fasterer]

You bought a suzuki and had to ask that question???

x2.

You got a place lined up for the welding Morcs?

[TOTO]

yea man, get a honda

[The Stranger:Me]

Took a spill on the DRZ this morning (wont say how :P) but it was 20m from my house which was lucky. Lets just say my number plate and rear fender are scraped, and I ground my tail light lens off completely

When good wheelies go bad.

[Morcs]

x2.

You got a place lined up for the welding Morcs?

Yeah Mike at Phoenix engineering behind treads. Though i went to see the welding guys across the road from my work and they said they couldnt do it cos magnesium is a bitch.

When good wheelies go bad.

2nd time this year.

[The Stranger:Me]

2nd time this year.

The answer is obvious then isn't it?










More practice!

You coming out tonight?

[more_fasterer]

Yeah Mike at Phoenix engineering behind treads. Though i went to see the welding guys across the road from my work and they said they couldnt do it cos magnesium is a bitch.

That dude is the fucking man when it comes to TIG welding

[jrandom]

You bought a suzuki and had to ask that question???

My Suzuki's alternator cover survived a 120kph spin (as in, the bike was resting on it and spinning around and around) down Taupo racetrack.

Extent of damage when I picked the bike up 80m away from the crash point: the cover plate now said 'SUZU'.

Then again, GSX1400s might use slightly heavier-duty parts than DRZ400s.

they said they couldnt do it cos magnesium is a bitch.

I was about to make that point after reading your first post.

Throw away the stock part, get yourself a billet job with replaceable sliders.

[Deano]

naturally it left oil all over the road. I didnt have anything to clean or put on it, so I called the council and they said yep its all arranged to be cleaned up, in a time frame of 7 days - WTF?!

Ring the Regional Council and ask for pollution response team to investigate - as a concerned motorist of course. You could try the Police as well if its a safety hazard.

Say that you rang the Local Council about it and their response.

Once the oil is on the road it becomes local Council's problem, especially when no culprit is identified

[Morcs]

The answer is obvious then isn't it?

More practice!

You coming out tonight?

Nah, ive got to drop the oil and get the casing off, and remove all broken bits and tidy it up a bit. And ive got a badly stumped toe.

That dude is the fucking man when it comes to TIG welding

he is indeed.

Throw away the stock part, get yourself a billet job with replaceable sliders.

No money ow. Im gonna get it welded, then armor over the top.

Ring the Regional Council and ask for pollution response team to investigate - as a concerned motorist of course. You could try the Police as well if its a safety hazard.

Say that you rang the Local Council about it and their response.

Once the oil is on the road it becomes local Council's problem, especially when no culprit is identified

Problem is, if I get the police involved, there might be a a few drops and if they followed it might end up my house...

the boy racers who come down my street and do donuts at the end of the cul de sac might like it though.

[AlBundy]

Have you filed the gear lever?

On Thumpertalk, they said the sharp edges help to punch the hole... So recommend rounding the lever off around the front...

At least, that was my understanding of it...

[Owl]

Problem is, if I get the police involved, there might be a a few drops and if they followed it might end up my house...

the boy racers who come down my street and do donuts at the end of the cul de sac might like it though.

You could always clean it up yourself, or are you waiting for some other poor sucker to drop their bike!

[Pumba]

Man I really am sorry you dropped your bike, fantastic that you did it in true Morcs style, and reading this thread as made me laugh more than anything else that has happened today