BULLman Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 on Sat. He seems to think my strange noise in the driveline is related to driveshaft. He's got me covered if it is He said he would work with on the labor too. I a little scared if isn't [insert flying-$$$ out of my wallet] . Will be done between jobs - so it will take a while [guess that is why I have 2 ] All in all.... I think it was worth the 11 hour trip to see him EVERYONE think good thoughts Link to comment
Doug 55 Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 on Sat. He seems to think my strange noise in the driveline is related to driveshaft. He's got me covered if it is He said he would work with on the labor too. I a little scared if isn't [insert flying-$$$ out of my wallet] . Will be done between jobs - so it will take a while [guess that is why I have 2 ] All in all.... I think it was worth the 11 hour trip to see him EVERYONE think good thoughts Uff Da ... that's tough if it's 11 hours (round trip ?) to get to the nearest dealer but hopefully they are correct in diagnosis and will get you squared away ! Link to comment
RichEdwards Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 I've got my fingers and toes crossed for you. You've had enough "interesting" stuff happening with your bikes. Link to comment
Calvin (no socks) Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Dan, the last thing I remember was the black smoke and cutting out thing... left over from the last tech day...? What was the resoloution on that one? Noises that are intermittent are tough to diagnose, but a easily repeated noise should be a piece of cake.... Link to comment
Nevets Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 related to driveshaft. Hey! my 2003 RT-P also had/has a strange noise! They replaced my driveshaft (under warranty), but the noise persists. The dealer does not seem to have any idea what it is. The noise is a "thunk" when the brakes are applied very hard. There should be a thread for it somewhare on this board. What's your noise and when does it happen? Link to comment
BULLman Posted November 7, 2005 Author Share Posted November 7, 2005 Dan, the last thing I remember was the black smoke and cutting out thing... left over from the last tech day...? What was the resoloution on that one? I had help re-adjusting the valves [some were a little tight] One of the spark plugs was loose [was able to get the other one out ] Did another TBS [was a little more finky about it] That seemed to get everything running back to normal. Except for the driveline noise that suddenly appeared Link to comment
BULLman Posted November 7, 2005 Author Share Posted November 7, 2005 Hey! my 2003 RT-P also had/has a strange noise! They replaced my driveshaft (under warranty), but the noise persists. The dealer does not seem to have any idea what it is. The noise is a "thunk" when the brakes are applied very hard. There should be a thread for it somewhare on this board. What's your noise and when does it happen? Steve, My noise sounds like marbles are loose some where in the driveline. It happens when I slow down in gear [or a load is placed on the driveline] like when you are in traffic. It happens in all gears, and does not seem to be related to the clutch [on the test ride, the mechanic tought it was]. This has been a series of problems with this bike: replaced 2nd gear replaced transmission and now this problem The engine has always run flawlessly and it shifts well too. The dealer has been great He has stayed commited to this bike and has gone above and beyond anything a normal dealer would do. All without a warranty... just his word. Good luck with your bike. Link to comment
BULLman Posted November 7, 2005 Author Share Posted November 7, 2005 Uff Da ... that's tough if it's 11 hours (round trip ?) to get to the nearest dealer but hopefully they are correct in diagnosis and will get you squared away ! 11 hours included the round trip and the time I spent at the dealer. There are dealers that are closer, but he is the one is where I bought the bike from and he has worked with me on gettin it back on the road. And besides... he is the only one who knows what he did to it the last time. Link to comment
BULLman Posted November 7, 2005 Author Share Posted November 7, 2005 I've got my fingers and toes crossed for you. You've had enough "interesting" stuff happening with your bikes. What else you got? Doesn't Mikey have toes too? Hmmm.... Thanks for all the good will. But we all have to really believe. Link to comment
TampaJim Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Dan, sit down with the bike and tell it that if it doesn't cut this crap out , you're going to trade it for a Harley. Link to comment
Big D Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Dan: I'll help out too and cross mine except for the ones on my left foot! D Link to comment
Paul Mihalka Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Dan, sit down with the bike and tell it that if it doesn't cut this crap out , you're going to trade it for a Harley. Never make threats you don't want to carry out! Link to comment
Nevets Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 My noise sounds like marbles are loose some where in the driveline. It happens when I slow down in gear [or a load is placed on the driveline] like when you are in traffic. It happens in all gears, and does not seem to be related to the clutch [on the test ride, the mechanic tought it was]. Sorry to hear about your problems. The sound you describe sounds very different from my clunk sound. Good luck resolving it. Keep after it as long as your dealer supports you. It's a GREAT bike, and well worth the effort. Link to comment
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