01-08-2019, 02:34 AM
(01-08-2019, 12:59 AM)jedd_imp Wrote: If the bike's a new 2017 EX or a low miles 2014 DLX, i would "consider" a new replacement.
But if it's a 2014 standard, I'd just JB weld that crack.
That's just me...others may not feel as nonchalant as i do with this issue...
Its a 2014 DLX with ~ 7500 miles.
(01-08-2019, 01:20 AM)pekingduck_imp Wrote: If it were my bike, I certainly would repair it. Not only for the cost savings, but because the bikes actual mileage would be rolled back to zero, a problem if you have it serviced or when you do sell or trade it.
Strengthwise, either plastic welding or JB weld should be more than adequate. I would opt for the plastic weld because it may be cleaner looking, and because in the unlikely event the plastic weld should ever fail, you can always revert to the JB weld. (You couldn't do it the opposite way).
I was wondering about the speedo being reset to 0. I haven't consulted my service manual yet but I was really hoping the on-board computer and memory was not housed in the dash but elsewhere. If it was, I could swap it out without any resetting problems. I'm assuming from what you said that this will not be the case.