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GS1000E clutch basket question

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Outer basket (alloy) has lots of heavy and light hair line cracks around rivets is this ok ?
 
Thats what I though also. I agree with Nessism.

Thats why I wanted to see a photo.
 
My old basket had no "casting" cracks around the rivets but one crack as in photo.
 
Mine shows now such flaws either. I hate to say it, but if in doubt, grind off the rivet heads and take it apart.
 
blowerbike said:
this is cracked WIDE OPEN..
it is junk.
find another one.
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The one that is cracked wide open is my old one ,
the other photos are of the replacement.
I'm weary about fitting due to (what I think) hair line cracks ,
I am looking at a 5000 k road trip when bikes done and I'm able
 
There are crack inspection kits available for aluminum. Zyglo?? Spotcheck??

Do you know anyone with a 10X eye loupe?
 
rustybronco said:
There are crack inspection kits available for aluminum. Zyglo?? Spotcheck??

Do you know anyone with a 10X eye loupe?
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no I don't . and have sanded a hair line crack for 10 minutes with 1000 grit paper and it is still visable to the eye not able to photograph tho
 
I agree with the the others, at what I can see those look like casting lines. Unfortunately we have only your pictures to go by, you on the other hand have it in front of you. Before condemning it as being bad I would at least inspect it under some sort of magnification.

How are the dampener springs on the backside? If they are loose then that's another reason to open it up.
 
cougar said:
if casting flash would not every gs1000 basket be the same?
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Most are - I've got a couple here that look just the same. It's pretty normal. If the rivets are tight, and the springs reasonable, I'd use it.

You're not drag racing it, and unlikely to wheelie it everywhere....

Hope your trip is to the South Island.
 
GregT said:
Most are - I've got a couple here that look just the same. It's pretty normal. If the rivets are tight, and the springs reasonable, I'd use it.

You're not drag racing it, and unlikely to wheelie it everywhere....

Hope your trip is to the South Island.
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Thanks Greg

I'm playing it safe now no dragging or wheelies as just had 5 vertebra's and one disc replace in my neck.

Trip is gisborne to Auckland then to south island top to bottom and across both passes and to the sounds then back to Auckland and home to gisborne

thinking 5 days riding but may be closer to 10

will be two 78-79 1000 and a 850
hope to have coffee with a few GSR members along the way
 
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