I drove my (60 000 miles) C14 this week for the first time in almost half a month because of a really bad storm here in the south of Germany (120 mph gusts were registered), with 10 people dead and all, that kept everybody on their toes.
Back to normal life, on Monday I washed the bike (sorry Jim
please don't ban me!) and got under it to check the exhaust system, in particular the lower curve of the 4 exhaust pipes when they go from behind-the-radiator to under-the-engine, which is where all the road grime hits it. It looked a bit crappy and rusted, so I went with a polish paste that's supposed to take off rust and it actually looks absolutely perfect under that oxide looking patina, so no worries there. All the welds in the entire exhaust look like holding up well.
So I get out yesterday and start noticing that the bike has more play on the drivetrain than I recall. Between gears there's more slack, me thinks. Bearings, seals, etc. seem all perfect, however, with no noises (like in one post recently). My question is: have you guys with some mileage on their bikes noticed this increased slack? is this coming from worn out gear wheels
in the gearbox, from the joints on the cardan? the bevel gears? the splines in the cardan? Has anybody tried to address it?