Gearbox Failure after engine repaint

[sk8mutie]

Hi all, a while back i asked if anyone had had any problems shifting from 3rd to 4th.

 

Well, my bike has been off the road at Moto Corsa in Dorset since October.

 

Mike Russell de Clifford has been working of the bike, and stripped the gearbox down to see what the problem was.....2 roller bearings had collapsed, 4th and 6th gears needed replacing, 2nd, 3rd and 4th gear selectors were trashed as was the sleeves and associated lock rings, etc etc

 

All the bits were replaced at a cost of £1138 inclusive of labour, and the bike road tested...changed from 1st to 2nd ok, 2nd to 3rd was a bit stiff, and 3rd to 4th...non starter.

 

On closer inspection, the selector shaft lever was hitting the swing arm...slight denting on the front part of the swingarm.

 

Now, i bought the bike in Feb of last year, and after a week, it went away for the engine repaint under warranty...and it looks like it may have been put back together and the selector shaft lever may have been inadvertently adjusted to increase its length. This would not look out of place when the bike is fully assembled, but only when the gear lever is changed up the gears.

 

So, to that end, the lever has been in contact with the swing arm, loading up the bearings and gears in the gearbox, and has been like this for some months....and being a newbie to V11's, i just thought they were crap at changing gears

 

Mike has done an amazing job...i found myself stamping on the gear lever trying to select 1st and then 2nd, only to realise it was already in gear....he also tuned the beast as the left hand cylinder was 1/2 a mile behind the right...i thought that it ran fine and as i pulled onto the motorway, the front wheel came off the ground for the first time

 

So there you go...no wonder no-one replied to my post when i asked if anyone else had suffered this

[Martin Barrett]

Glad you've got it back, and its seems to working great.

 

Was it all covered under the warranty. i.e. was she new to you in Feb, or had the warranty ran out between the paint job and the gearbox overhaul?

 

Three months is a long time to off the road for. I've been waiting that long for header pipes, but that hasn't stopped me riding. Only when the shock broke nearly two weeks ago, expecting a long wait for parts. But got home today to find out that call had been recieved to say garage had called to say it was ready. Not been able to check will do so tomorrow. Only fly in the oinment is that I can't see being able to get her back till Wednesday, and that envolves next to no sleep after a night shift, due to other commitments.

[sk8mutie]

Hi Martin...the bike was 2 yrs old when i got it...but i took the RAC used bike warranty...and i was very skeptical about this type of warranty, but it paid out the first £1000...so have a practically new gearbox and a fully set up machine including a service for just over £130...legend