Sight glasses

[WillyD]

I know this has been covered before, but I will ask...

Right before I got real sick I took the 900 out...When I went to first take off I pulled in front brake....nada...No brake....I drove it that day like that (not far)....Come to find out, the sight glass is ultra deteriorated and leaking...I had heard of epoxying a dime in, etc...

Opinions??

I don't care about being able to see in..A nice neat seal and look is all I need....and while I am at it, I may as well do the other one (clutch) because it is a ZL, it will leak eventually and that could leave me stranded..

So

Just wondering what you all have done??

Willy

[rkerg]

Had the same thing happen to me, but it was the clutch master and did epoxy a nickel on the outside of the sight glass because a dime seemed a bit too small. Anyway it held for about 8 months and then started leaking. Kawtipper had sold me an extra MC that he had so I was kind of playing with house money. After the nickel came loose I took a similar size round piece of rubber and attached it with some Permatex black silicone adhesive sealer and that is still holding, much to my surprise.

[kawboy]

Willy, I did the dime thing. The clear part and the metal ring around it comes out. Best I remember the dime fits right in the hole. Seems like I put 2 in there so it fits flush.

[WillyD]

I may just do that...Did you grind the dime face off? Paint it?

Willy

[kawboy]

I may just do that...Did you grind the dime face off? Paint it?

Willy

No, that's illegal :nono:

[zlMark]

Nickels in the airbox air suction hole, dimes in the master sight glass holes.....These bikes will literally nickel and dime you to death :laughing7:

[rkerg]

No, that's illegal :nono:

I painted my nickel black so it would match the MC, I hope that I am not looking at some time in the old gray bar hotel.