Hi Guys/Gals, I'm new to this forum. I bought a 2011 C14 last August 2011. I've had tons of bikes and this one is by far my fav. I live up in Alberta, Canada. I usually will put 20,000 kms or 12,500 miles on my bike annually. Last yaer I was only able to put 6000 kms as I got the bike late in the season and the snow comes quick up here. This year I rode down to Oregon and hit some nice roads. Upon my return to Calgary I noticed the rear hub leaking diff oil badly. The dealer said it was under warrentee and it was the seals. After waiting almost 2 weeks they installed the seals but damaged the bearings. The wait for new bearings was going to take us into late September so they has a 2011 used C15 and decided to use the parts from that bike to get me on the road. The used bike had 6000 miles on it. Rode the bike home last night and after 20 miles distance, I checked the hub and it was warm to the touch.
My question is, should the hub (Pumpkin) be warm? I think not. Now if it were really hot to touch I would think the bearings are done, I do hear clicking when I spin the wheel backwards, but have read this seems to be normal. If warm is the norm then OK but I will be testing it this Saturday to see how hot the hub gets. Just to be clear, the wheel hub was cold, but the diff part was warm, not hot. 20 miles at 65 mile/hour.
Let me know what you think. I'll follow up after Saturday to see if it get really hot in such case will be riding right back to the dealer...
Dave