Buckster Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Replaced them today, I have a tool that uses a drift to remove the originals and a press to fit the new ones. I also have a new shifter shaft to go on but I also pulled the clutch today so will fit the shaft when I reassemble everything. The primary oil smelt nicely burnt from the slipping clutch. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 2 hours ago, Buckster said: Replaced them today, I have a tool that uses a drift to remove the originals and a press to fit the new ones. I also have a new shifter shaft to go on but I also pulled the clutch today so will fit the shaft when I reassemble everything. The primary oil smelt nicely burnt from the slipping clutch. You’re doing quite the going over the whole engine. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YamaHead Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 3 hours ago, Pedro said: You’re doing quite the going over the whole engine. Nice! Indeed! ....that Beast oughta work like new when you're done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 I trust you'll be on that inner gear change joint too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 8 hours ago, Pedro said: You’re doing quite the going over the whole engine. Nice! Well at 60,000 miles it seemed like a good time to go through everything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Nice work has always... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 16 hours ago, Buckster said: Well at 60,000 miles it seemed like a good time to go through everything. It’s only a baby, but nice that it’s fresh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 8 hours ago, Pedro said: It’s only a baby, but nice that it’s fresh! How many miles on the GS now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 4 hours ago, Buckster said: How many miles on the GS now? 147 or 149 km. It hasn’t been used much over the last few months. But that’ll change in September and November. I would expect your engine to last longer than the GS’s, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 1 hour ago, Pedro said: 147 or 149 km. It hasn’t been used much over the last few months. But that’ll change in September and November. I would expect your engine to last longer than the GS’s, though. Well I’m 50,000 km behind you so who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 1 minute ago, Buckster said: Well I’m 50,000 km behind you so who knows? Mine has never used a drop of oil until now, it has started to do so about 10k ago, and is using about 400/500 ml per 6 or 7000 km. We plan to take it apart at around 200.000km and rebuild it, unless it gets substantially worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 14 minutes ago, Pedro said: Mine has never used a drop of oil until now, it has started to do so about 10k ago, and is using about 400/500 ml per 6 or 7000 km. We plan to take it apart at around 200.000km and rebuild it, unless it gets substantially worse. Probably the rings, that’s good for a horizontally opposed engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 41 minutes ago, Buckster said: Probably the rings, that’s good for a horizontally opposed engine. Yes, but these watercooled ones don’t use oil. The amount of oil is acceptable, so I’ll just keep an eye on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 14 minutes ago, Pedro said: Yes, but these watercooled ones don’t use oil. The amount of oil is acceptable, so I’ll just keep an eye on it. After that mileage there will be engine wear, when the bike isn’t moving to pistons lean on the rings in the bores. You have to hand it to those Nazi engineers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Wasn't there something about the Beemers going back to conventional oil as the synthetic was glazing up the bores? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 11 minutes ago, Catteeclan said: Wasn't there something about the Beemers going back to conventional oil as the synthetic was glazing up the bores? There was some words about being able to switching to 10w50 synthetic but that was supposed to be mainly because there was a shortage of the synthetic 5w40 on several markets due to supply chain issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Got some questions about your drift punch bushing installer.... Where did you find it...? Is it a specific Harley tool....or just a generic one that works ? Been looking for one for years but I've been the victim of buying online tools before..that never seem to be the right one or quality you'd hope for....not that I need one at the moment...lol...but owning another Harley isn't out of question...maybe my next one will be a good used one with the upgrades already done...think now that's the way to go...cause really with thousands worth of upgrades all bike sell no higher than retail....unless you have a rare perle...my 2015 was already showing slop at barley 30 though miles...in a way ..lol...i find it's a thing that makes Harley look like a Harley...at idle it looks like everything is about to rattle off the bike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 35 minutes ago, Marcel said: Got some questions about your drift punch bushing installer.... Where did you find it...? Is it a specific Harley tool....or just a generic one that works ? Been looking for one for years but I've been the victim of buying online tools before..that never seem to be the right one or quality you'd hope for....not that I need one at the moment...lol...but owning another Harley isn't out of question...maybe my next one will be a good used one with the upgrades already done...think now that's the way to go...cause really with thousands worth of upgrades all bike sell no higher than retail....unless you have a rare perle...my 2015 was already showing slop at barley 30 though miles...in a way ..lol...i find it's a thing that makes Harley look like a Harley...at idle it looks like everything is about to rattle off the bike... Amazon. It’s specifically for Harley touring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 On 29/07/2026 at 16:18, Buckster said: After that mileage there will be engine wear, when the bike isn’t moving to pistons lean on the rings in the bores. You have to hand it to those Nazi engineers. I found a right hand stand for mine. On the std side stand the oil dribbled past the rings and it smoked like crazy on start-up. Looks a bit odd in a line of other bikes tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted August 2 Author Share Posted August 2 42 minutes ago, Nute said: I found a right hand stand for mine. On the std side stand the oil dribbled past the rings and it smoked like crazy on start-up. Looks a bit odd in a line of other bikes tho Just tell people it is homosexual, it swings the other way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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