BLOWN TRANS ?????
- Thread starter skully
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05 here too.:angry:
Got 300mi on the new bearing al seems well.:2thumbs:
J.T.
Active Member
I had a similar thing happen 1 time. Shifted into 3rd or 4th going down the road and got nothing. Bike just revved as if in neutral. Shifter got real stiff, clutch felt normal. Fucked with the shifter a little with my foot then gave it a hard stomp and it re-engaged. Havent had a problem since...
Slow Vince
Active Member
Finds Neutral
Seems to have been shift linkage - lock nuts had come loose, adjustment was freely rotating. After tightening, has not happened again.
Probably not related to what the rest of you are talking about...
Kind of similar during ride to Daytona: Long uphill grade into Helen GA, accelerating up through 5th. and get "neutral" instead of 6th. Fiddled with foot a bit, went back to 5th. and a bit farther down the road went into 6th. OK. Laters, after running in 6th. for a decent spell, pulled in for food and it started happening between 2nd. and 3rd.
Seems to have been shift linkage - lock nuts had come loose, adjustment was freely rotating. After tightening, has not happened again.
Probably not related to what the rest of you are talking about...
BIGDOGZK9
Member
I was driving my 07 K9 down the road and I lost the use of the clutch. The main nut behind the primary came loose. They never put red locktight on it. I watch the dealership as they took it apart while I waited. Had to drive the bike for about 25 miles with no clutch. Almost went down in a rain storm. I was pissed.
update 03.21.08 well it seems the main shaft busted and who knows what else. the trans was sent back to BD to have it rebuilt.
fyi, mine is an 06 k-9 with over 12,ooo miles. an other friend has an 06 pit with a lot less milage and his let go also.
i'm sure hoping that this fixs the vibration that started also.
they've promised to have it back to me before we get married. we have made plans to take the bikes on the honeymoon.
fyi, mine is an 06 k-9 with over 12,ooo miles. an other friend has an 06 pit with a lot less milage and his let go also.
i'm sure hoping that this fixs the vibration that started also.
they've promised to have it back to me before we get married. we have made plans to take the bikes on the honeymoon.
jwoolf
Well-Known Member
Stroker's will have had mine there for a month this Sunday. I hope your luck is better than mine was, my friend.
My bike has about the same milage as yours and, it was also a main shaft in the tranny. My bike is ready other than them being able to find an inner primary o ring that is backordered somehow.
I think Gas has one and is sending it so, If I get back on the road this weekend, it will be thanks to him.
Hope it all works out for you Skully. It sucks to have to think about the bike and a wedding at the same time.
jwoolf
Well-Known Member
I think reddog had one bust on two different bikes. That's a half dozen that WE know of.:angry: :bang:
jwoolf
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Yep. I'm having to pay for the mainshaft. They've offered to pay for the rebuild labor of the transmission only but, that's it. I'm sure it's yet another of the same part.
What are they doing for you, Skully? I may call customer service and see if I can get this thing done by them totally. It's pretty clear that this part is defective.
What are they doing for you, Skully? I may call customer service and see if I can get this thing done by them totally. It's pretty clear that this part is defective.
That blows. And it does suck that intern it's cash out of your pocket. Is it a bolt that you can get locally? Maybe a hardened bolt?
jwoolf
Well-Known Member
I'm going to call customer service and explain to them that I've not had my bike out of the fucking shop since sept. because they couldn't get me a fucking frame and as soon as I got it out, I put two tanks of gas through it and a fucking main shaft broke. This Sunday it will be a month in the shop for this.... They still can not get parts to finish the job and, I'm tired of it. I post on the board and find that 5 other guys have had the same problem/issue. I'm going to see if they'll do anything for me on this.
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That sucks. Any way you can get me the thread size and the style? I have a local guy that brings us/ and makes us bolts here at work. If need be I'll have him make you about a 1/2 dozen and send them to you. I'm just not sure the bolt you're talking about.