Installed a performance air filter today but have yet to install the new jet. I figure I should wait and run the bike for a few miles and check the plug before I mess with the jetting. I DID notice the bike starts and idles better with the cone type filter on it. Don't worry, I oiled it and then squeezed all the excess oil out before installing it.
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Originally Posted by TeamCheap
The only reason I dont think your tranny is dead is you stated you noticed NOTHING metalic when you changed the oil.
what color was the oil? did it have gray/silver particles floating in it?
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yeah the screen has been totally clean the last couple of oil changes. There were some small particles the first couple and something that looked like glue once but very small. The oil looked slightly darkened but hell, i haven't been leaving oil in long at all. Change about every 200 km. (could that cause a problem???)
today I went out and fiddled with it. the clicking type sound might be the chain rubbing something. I cant say for sure, but as the chain slows down (bike in neutral or clutch in) the clicking slows down. (perhaps a sprocket issue??) It sounds just like something touching chain. I took the chain guard off rode it and the click was still there. Strange thing is, the clicking and vibrations I notice seem to get worse as the engine gets warmer. But once they reach a certain point they do not get worse.
Sometimes it shifts kind of hard down into 1st gear, but that is very rare. I assumed that might work itself out as the bike wore in.
I was going to take the bike in today but the mechanic never called me and so I am assuming that he is off today. I don't wanna harass the people and I need the bike for transport and don't want to have to leave it there for long.
Tomorrow the weather is going to be better and so I am going to take the side off where the front sprocket is and do as was suggested, check for play there and also take a better look at what chain could be rubbing. Its just snowing like mad and colder than a witches teat out so I am limited on what I can do atm.
I've done alot of thinking and I knew what I was buying when I got this bike. I knew I'd have to tinker with it. With that in mind, I am going to look it over again...looking for anything that could be the problem before taking it back to the mechanic next week. Who knows, I might just stumble upon the problem and then I will have learned something.
plus i still have over 3 month of warranty left. I only got the six months.