Repair / replace threaded boss??

[Dazbo666]

I noticed recently that the luggage rack / top box seemed to be a little loose, so when I removed the luggage rack ready to rub the rack down and repaint, I also took the tail piece off the Bandit to take a look.
One tiny clunk noise later, I found that one of the four threaded bosses that accepts the grab handle bolts has cracked around the weld.
I'll try to upload a pic when I get home, but I was just wondering if I could re-weld the boss, and/or put some metal plate around it to strenthen the new join??

(Bearing in mind that my arc welding skills (?) to date are functional rather than aesthetic at best).

Anyone else had a similar problem??
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1st bike (Sept'06 - May'10) : 1991 GPZ500S / Current bike (since Nov 2009) : 2003 Suzuki Bandit 600N
Word of the day : DILLIGAF

[Vincent]

I'd just stick a couple of blobs of weld over the crack, should be fine I would have thought.

[Dazbo666]

Yep, I was thinking, maybe a few small drilled holes in order to do some extra plug/puddle welds....
However I think I'd still be paranoid about how secure my welding would be until I'd tested it for a few hundred miles..
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1st bike (Sept'06 - May'10) : 1991 GPZ500S / Current bike (since Nov 2009) : 2003 Suzuki Bandit 600N
Word of the day : DILLIGAF