| Author | Message | ||
     Dean |
The plastic I placed over the shifter shaft is hung inside the cover... Can I leave any in there? I don't want to pull the case back off & scar the new seal ... Suggestions? 2008 xb12x Dean 615 545 1111 texts ok | ||
| Teeps |
As expensive as transmission repairs can be on this bike. A 30 dollar gasket is going to be cheaper. Than a repair caused because a FOD (plastic) blocked an oiling hole for a gear or bearing. I am speaking speculatively as I do not have an intimate knowledge of the XB transmission construction. What kind of plastic? | ||
| Hughlysses |
I wouldn't think there's much danger of it getting loose and into the transmission, but if it's still stuck between the seal and the shifter shaft, it seems you're apt to have a leak there. I'd keep trying to pull it out. Worst that can happen is you'll pull the new shifter shaft seal out. | ||
| Tempest766 |
re teeps - agreed, but 30 buckazoids for ANY gasket is still FRACKING extortion. (Message edited by tempest766 on September 13, 2014) | ||
| Teeps |
No argument from me on that. I know now how my uncle felt, back in the '70s, when he would lament on the difference in motorcycle parts prices then, as compared to the '40/50s when he first rode. Of course we forget that we made 1/10 of the wages we make now, compared to then. | ||
| Dean |
Pulled the cover & managed to re use the primary cover gasket. I did install a new shifter shaft seal AFTER I put the cover back on - easy that way LOL. The new gearing makes it a sprinter for sure... 75-80 is ok on the freeway - it used to like 90. I think I'm gonna like it. Dean | ||
| Rayycc1 |
I love the XB9 gearing in mine...the bike loves 80 MPH ...and my wallet likes it also cause i'm not getting any 90 MPH tickets | ||
| Woodnbow |
What kind of mileage are you guys getting with the xb9 gearing? I consistently return 50 mpg on the stock gearing. MY wallet likes that! | ||
| Tempest766 |
I'd kill for 50mpg on my XT. I very consistently get 38 or 39mpg in this hilly, two-lane, 10% ethanol, stop-n-go western PA terrain. | ||
| Rayycc1 |
I get exactly the same as i did with stock gearing...43-45mpg | ||
| Argentcorvid |
my 09 gets about 45 highway with the xb9 primary, the same as before the swap (verified on a 430 mile day recently). I've got 51 only once. 06-07 models seem to get better mileage. | ||
| Reepicheep |
With the new metal gaskets, provided you handle them carefully, I've had no problem reusing one or two times. The old paper ones were the problem. You had a 50/50 chance that they would hold the first time, and no chance of any reuse. | ||
| Arcticktm |
My '06 gets 46-49mpg in normal mountain road/sprited riding with the XB9 gearing for 5 years. About the same as the mileage with the stock gearing. Maybe it would be a bit lower if I was doing a lot of expressway, but I rarely do that for more than 20-30 miles on a full riding day. | ||
| Woodnbow |
Well this is looking better and better... I'd love the quick pick up and a bit shorter first gear. Didn't want to give up the economy. | ||
| Tootal |
Dean, if you clean the splines on the shifter shaft and wrap them in some thin tape you can pull the cover off without hurting that seal. | ||
| Arcticktm |
Hmmm. I've had my primary cover off at least 4 times over the years (not recently). I never covered the splines at all, and never replaced the shift shaft seal. Sounds like I am lucky I don't have a leak (yet). | ||
| Dean |
I dont find myself in fourth on the freeway anymore. 75-80 you're ok. Accelerates more quickly at any realistically normal road speed. Don't catch myself looking down surprised to find I'm going 90+ |
