01-08-2019, 12:42 AM
Took the bike out for a quick spin this past weekend due to some oddly-warm temps for a Midwest winter. I pulled over quickly to make a helmet adjustment and the kickstand did not bite enough causing the bike to fall to the left. In doing so, it scratched up a cover of the speedo/tach cluster. Not horrible so far but I also noticed that the whole cluster felt somewhat loose. Upon removing the headlight assembly and seeing the damage I found that the actual interior housing for the speedo/tach (white plastic that holds the electrical boards) has cracked and I am looking at around $600 for a replacement. The crack isn't any longer than 1-1/2 inches and I am wondering of trying either a JB weld job or bring it into work and have a guy try and plastic weld it up.
What do you all think? Would you just pitch it and pay the cash or try and repair it? I do not intend to ever sell this bike, especially to an unsuspecting person if I did not replace the part and patch it up.
Thanks,
thebrawnyman
What do you all think? Would you just pitch it and pay the cash or try and repair it? I do not intend to ever sell this bike, especially to an unsuspecting person if I did not replace the part and patch it up.
Thanks,
thebrawnyman