MitchMan
XS650 Member
I think it's safe to say that's not stock. Bolt on the clutch side housing right under the Kickstarter assembly. The bolt that was there, measuring 35mm from bottom of the head to tip of thread, stripped out on me when I tried to put the housing back on.
If I grab one of the longer bolts from the other side, it gets tight and by the looks of it, tapped further into to hole. I'm thinking easy route: get a slightly longer bolt put some locktight call it a day, shouldn't leak oil (right?? Haha) second best option: JB weld / epoxy fill the hole drill it tap it. Or the "Ideal" way, to weld the hole (cases are cast aluminium right?? You can weld that right??) And then tap and drill it.
What do you guys think of my situation, what would you suggest?? I don't have a welder so option 3 would ultimately be costly. Unless your in the Canadian maritimes and you wanna help a friend .