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  • marczozaya
    #1

    magneto cover cracked!

    The previous owner dropped this GS 1100 ez on it's side and cracked the magneto cover - (it's the one on the left as your sitting on the bike) a local mechanic suggested that I could repair it myself with a two part aluminum repair kit that you mix and apply from the inside of the crack.

    I've never done this before and am wondering if any of you have experience and or suggestions about how to perform this repair and if it is a good idea.

    A new cover : $110 BikeBandit, $70 something from crotchrocket.

    thanks,

    Marc
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    • chuckycheese
      Forum Sage
      Charter Member
      Past Site Supporter
      • May 2002
      • 3869
      • The Gulf Coast of south Florida in the winter and northern Nevada in the summer
      #2
      No

      I sold a magneto cover to a guy on this forum a couple of years ago. As I remember, he told me he had tried that (on the original one) and it didn't work. It might work for you but it didn't for him.

      They come up on Ebay reasonably often so maybe you can find one fairly soon if you can't repair the old one. Good luck!
      1980 GS1100E....Number 15!

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        • Rock
          #3
          You can get it welded by a good welding shop that knows how to weld aluminum.

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            • duaneage
              Forum Guru
              GSResource Superstar
              • Apr 2004
              • 6149
              • Wilmington Delaware
              #4
              Send a PM to Richie , a forum member in delaware. He has a house full of 1100 parts and I am sure he has a case lying around.
              1981 GS650G , all the bike you need
              1980 GS1000G Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely

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