I bought a 1VJ early last year and she was a bit of a lemon. Had to have the starter motor clutch changed since the old one was toast and now i tried my luck with a top end rebuild since she was a smoky one and liked to drink oil like there was no tomorrow. Turns out the old piston was 2 mm out of size and there were no piston oil seals mounted
I slapped it all together best i could, this being my very first attempt at anything even remotely this complex, and it worked, she fired up, slapped a little in the pistons but nothing that wasnt to be expected.
On the first run the tachometer cut out, so i pull in to have a look at the drive and when i do so the bike tips falls over to the left and the shifter arm gets knocked into the engine. Now i am left with a decently sized in the left hand (clutch?) cover.
I wanted to hear if any of you had any experience with welding these covers or if its just too much of a hassle to do so. I might know someone who could weld it for me (since i sure cant!), but would it make sense? Should i rather try and source another one? Ill try to take the cover off this weekend and posted updated pictures.
Here is the lovely new ventilation hole i acquired:
And hey, first post!
