Tiger 800 Tiger 900 Gt Pro - Electronic Suspension - Broken Support

I was washing the bike when I noticed the motor for the rear suspension in an unusual position


the motor is kind of heavy to be hanging from the flimsy clamp, it broke both sides from these 2 positions


the bracket is soldered to the chasis ...

and my bike is out of warranty

so ... time to get creative , good thing the location is fairly accesible

some of the broken ends are starting to rust and I've been complaining at each service about an odd clanking noise in the rear suspension, this might be it

 

back in place




will it hold ? time will tell

threading the bolts in such cramped space tested my patience

I do not know since when this ws hanging loose
the rear spring is a bit scratched


Used zip ties to hold the motor while screwing things together, there is the area that the motor banged against the spring



I did a test ride and everything is working , preload, etc

 

and no , this did not fix the clanking noise in the back

 

this cover got lost , will see if it can be order

 

I was able to order the spare cap, lead time 6 weeks

I spoke with the main mechanic he mentioned those caps are often lost and recommended using some silicon when the new one arrives

About my fix he did not seem to optimistic it will last, and mentioned that in order to weld the support back in place half of the bike has to be dissassembled