Hey guys,
This is my first post in awhile, I've been riding this wonderful machine, mostly trouble free for the past 39k miles, and she's running as smooth as ever. :super:
To the point of the post, i read all of the oil leak threads after using the SEARCH TOOL, and my issue is closest to these 2 threads:
http://www.m109riders.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117081
http://www.m109riders.com/forums/showthread.php?t=164769
I was riding along, came out of a glorious, properly banked, 30 mph hairpin and nailed it down the following straight when the computer shut down the fun for low oil level. Pulled into an auto garage that was conveniently located right there, bought oil, and limped home, refilling every mile or so.
Once home, pulled the left cover, moved the rear boot, and what little oil remained came pouring out.
Since I had a few seasons where I was going through clutch cables frequently, and my clutch adjustment fluctuates frequently after hard riding, and since I have changed the clutch within the last 5k miles, I figured the front motor mount issue was also adding to my problems. I will get to replacing those front motor mounts another day.
3 questions.
1. if I just get an oil seal and put everything back together with the same shims, should everything line up correctly for gear mesh?
2. Is anyone parting out a bike and selling a secondary gear case (part #10 on page 4-2 of the service manual) I dropped mine and dented the place where the speed sensor plugs in. " smilieid="18" class="inlineimg" border="0"> I will post up my request in the for sale section too.
3. Does anyone have experience with this: I had tons of metal shavings stuck to the speed sensor like shards on a magnet when I pulled it out to inspect it. nothing was melted through, but, I had to chip the metal shards off of the sensor.
Thanks in advance.
This is my first post in awhile, I've been riding this wonderful machine, mostly trouble free for the past 39k miles, and she's running as smooth as ever. :super:
To the point of the post, i read all of the oil leak threads after using the SEARCH TOOL, and my issue is closest to these 2 threads:
http://www.m109riders.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117081
http://www.m109riders.com/forums/showthread.php?t=164769
I was riding along, came out of a glorious, properly banked, 30 mph hairpin and nailed it down the following straight when the computer shut down the fun for low oil level. Pulled into an auto garage that was conveniently located right there, bought oil, and limped home, refilling every mile or so.
Once home, pulled the left cover, moved the rear boot, and what little oil remained came pouring out.
Since I had a few seasons where I was going through clutch cables frequently, and my clutch adjustment fluctuates frequently after hard riding, and since I have changed the clutch within the last 5k miles, I figured the front motor mount issue was also adding to my problems. I will get to replacing those front motor mounts another day.
3 questions.
1. if I just get an oil seal and put everything back together with the same shims, should everything line up correctly for gear mesh?
2. Is anyone parting out a bike and selling a secondary gear case (part #10 on page 4-2 of the service manual) I dropped mine and dented the place where the speed sensor plugs in. " smilieid="18" class="inlineimg" border="0"> I will post up my request in the for sale section too.
3. Does anyone have experience with this: I had tons of metal shavings stuck to the speed sensor like shards on a magnet when I pulled it out to inspect it. nothing was melted through, but, I had to chip the metal shards off of the sensor.
Thanks in advance.