I wish I had a case saver - to JB weld or not

[Jammin]

My DRZ at one point had a set of ThumperTalk case savers but when I got the bike the crankcase cover saver was not there (looks like it fell off) and I told myself, I should mount a new case saver instead of regretting it. Well, I waited and now I regret not mounting one.

My wife was riding the DRZ and she's such a sport. The seat is too tall for her and she was on tip toes. We came to a left turn that was slopping to the left and she lost balance and the shifter punched a hole in the case and all the oil dripped out. We got a uhaul trailer and got the bike back home.

I'm reading online that if the hole isn't too serious, JB weld and a case saver might be an option instead of replacing the whole case. I would like to get my wife riding again soon before she loses her riding momentum. What do you think? Does this hole look like a good candidate for JB weld?

 

[bwdmax]

I would JB that one.

 

[JMZ]

It could be worse. This was fixed with quick steel.

 

[Vec]

Yup yup I would as well

 

[veriest1]

I would JB that one.

Agreed, it's cheap to try and should work fine on that little hole. Definitely time for a case saver though.

 

[Jammin]

Awesome, thanks for the quick input. I'm going to try JB and see how it holds.

 

[Jammin]

It could be worse. This was fixed with quick steel.

That's crazy! How did you fix that with quick steel? Used a patch of some kind?

 

[JMZ]

That's crazy! How did you fix that with quick steel? Used a patch of some kind?

That's @RolingJ on this board . He cleaned it up and used black tape as a backing. He rode out of the State Park and then all weekend in the National Park.

 

[WFO75080]

Funny how when people need to get something done in a pinch they can! Well Done!