Mikuzzi

Under the heading - live and learn Had a very ordinary experience when I replaced my battery a couple of months ago (with a yuasa equivalent) by buying over the 'net It took around 4 weeks to get the battery including having to send back one that was damaged in transit due to poor packing and care-less transport. I doubt that this was typical but next time i'll a support dealer that cares a bit more and spend the extra AUD$25. On the plus side, the Yuasa works well!

Eh?? You’re saying that a naked starter motor will still crank the bike! - That I’ve permanently epoxy’ed two fingers of my left hand together for nothing? bugger. . . . In fact, my wife suggested throwing it out as soon as it broke but, she rides a BMW, so I thought ‘what does she know?’ . . . .

I fixed the cover today and embedded a fine mesh, made of a resonably tough plastic (like flyscreen material) in the epoxy. It forms a band about 20mm wide along the length of the repair. The back looks pretty rough but seems solid. On the outside if you look for it you can see a fine hairline. I won't look for it

Thank all for your input. I must admit I hadn't thought of a carbon fibre replacement. I'll go down the two-pack repair route and, if that turns out as my usual unsightly bodge repair, I'll probably go CF. Gstallons - thanks for your offer. Great site this

Hi all, First post with my first problem. I've been lurking and enjoying the site for a while now having bought an '04 Ballabio some months back - love the bike! The plastic starter motor cover cracked into two peices while riding. I don't know why. there was no knock or bump and the bike hasn't been dropped. I was exiting a freeway and couldn't move the gear lever (dark thoughts of shift return springs and other issues....), but it was simply the larger piece of the starter cover had come adrift and jammed between the lever and the frame. Some info on the back of the part indicates the material is ABS so, what would be the best way of repairing? Plastic weld? two part epoxy glue? Other? Any insights appreciated!