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So I did some more research. Welding the crack anneals the alloy and it can lose half of its strength. Axle clamps are available, WP make them seperately but long lead times if you would want to buy one. The clamp is also really difficult to get off, with the chance of ovaling the shock and An...

Same problem here. Had my tires done in Somerset West, and noticed that my front brakes were sticky. Pissing fork oil out between axle and clamp. Tire guy said that the crack was there before Complete fork is R5800 and will take 6 weeks to get here. So you cannot buy the axle clamp seperately...

Price 1 case of beer in exchange, I live in Somerset West

My 990 did the same. If I put it on the centrestand and ran the engine in gear, horrible slapping! Turned out the balancing weight had falled off and the wheel was unbalanced, hence causing the wheel to run " not round". That was enough to cause variable tension on the swingarm and it moved up...

The LC8 has a dry sump, thus you wont find any white residue on the dipstick. Water will gravitate to  the lowest point and will emulsify the oil- like making mayonnaise. Mine lost small amounts of water, but when I pulled the sump plug there was tons of gumpf on the plug. The screen and filter...

JohnnyKamanya, stop fartarsing around and give more RideReport. Its been 2 days!