Small Crack in Engine Case
I was replacing the silent blocks on my bike when I noticed a small hair-line crack on the case where the block mounts.


At first, I thought I might have caused it during the installation, but looking through old photos on my phone it appears it was there at least a year ago when I was installing a new top end.

I tried to look further back to 2014 when I first put the bike together to see if the crack was always there but the photos are too vague


I was curious what everyone’s thoughts were, Should I take the motor to a welder and have him burrow out the crack and weld it back up or just go on my way and check and see if it gets worse?
Thanks
Tom


Looked like an artifact from the casting process perhaps. Great news! I'm glad that you looked into to and discovered it was harmless! Happy rides!!