What engine oil are you using?
Mobil 1 98JA11 10W-40 Racing 4T Motorcycle Oil for Sport BikesSee...right there's your problem. You should have been using the Sport Touring formula.
See...right there's your problem. You should have been using the Sport Touring formula.
I know I would never say "bulletproof"Why not? You should have just specified which CALIBER . I'd say the Connie is about 45-cal bulletproof. Or maybe even 357 magnum. But definitely not 44 magnum, or 50 Desert Eagle. And yes, we're only talking handgun calibers. Let's see how the others rate the Connie compared to other such 'bulletproof' bikes, like the ST1100, FJR1300, BMW R bikes, etc.
Quick update on this. Finally heard from my dealer yesterday. I'm dropping the bike off Monday evening finally! 2 weeks waiting to get it in... I'll let everyone know what the outcome is.
Hi
Rough luck.
I assume they are also changing the driven gear? it must have had a rough time when that broke.... and if the gears had a rough time so did the bearings on both shafts.
Richard
I think you are thinking what a lot of us are thinking- this bike had a rough life.I certainly hope you're wrong, especially the past tense part. Mine has more miles on it than Kevin's does and it seems as good as new after they replaced my 3-4 gear (mine broke the tooth on 4th). My replacement gears had a different part number than the original so I'm hoping that is because they are made better (humming beautiful dreamer goes here ).
so this '10 is exhibiting what iirc the fourth catastrophic gear tooth failure
I highly suggest buying those extended KPP warranty plans folks....
At 2.5 yrs old my 2012 still has 3.5 yrs of warranty left. My dealer threw the extended in when I bought it. Also averaging 15,000 miles a year. I don't see me keeping this past the life of the warranty. I will trade this in before that. In the mean time crossing my fingers I don't blow another gear!