Looking at the cracked shock that I've just removed from my bike I too am not sure how this can be prevented, the corrosion that breaks the eye is between the steel outer bush and the alloy eye, why isn't it stainless steel?
Hey Guzzimax nice collection of V11s,
I've owned Cafe Sport and Ballabio before and they don't really ride any differently just more comfort and the frame mounted fairing seems to work better because its further forward
I've found the leak by putting some petrol in the gearbox and it leaks out of the second joint from the back quite low down so I'm sure it's not a cracked case,
as the leak is so low down it leaks oil constantly onto the exhaust
I'm trying to sell this Greenie and it's got an annoying gearbox oil leak that's putting buyers off, I removed the very back plate and the oil is coming from the next joint, before I dive in what's involved in removing the next plate behind the gears?
I agree its a bad time, I bought the bike as a project before it kicked off, i'm not desperate for the money yet but my business has stopped a month ago, the situation isn't stopping all the silly offers starting at £1k
Friend of mine had a selector spring break this morning, has anyone got a modified one from the States they would sell before we get one shipped over?
I had 6 shipped a while ago but I've used them or sold them on
Thanks Max I've tried everywhere in Europe with no luck, I've listed the bike on Ebay UK to try and cut my losses but will keep looking or get it welded in the mean time