| Author | Message | ||
     Skidonenko |
Call me retarded (would not be the 1st time) But just to clarify since i do not have access to a shop manual for my 07 xb12r at the moment (damn websense) but is the primary fill/drain for the trans also? This thing is different than my 500cc enfield. | ||
| Reepicheep |
The transmission drain plug is under the case, the transmission oil is completely separate from the engine oil. Asking isn't stupid. The journalist that had a Buell demo bike at a track day, dropped the bolt under the transmission to drain the oil, and then proceeded to wonder why it took so little oil to refill the swing arm, but rode it anyway... *thats* stupid. For the record, and un-lubricated XB transmission will do exactly 1.2 laps before exploding. :0 | ||
| Skidonenko |
LOL, thats funny. I got that the engine is seperate but are the trans and primary together? Thanks for the help. Hope to rack up the miles this summer (1k miles in 1 month compared to a buddies 2800mi in 1 year) | ||
| Jhanz |
Yes, primary oil=trans oil, at least in the 06's anyway | ||
| Sloppy |
I like that journalist demo story -- my favorite come from City Bike out of the San Franisco area. They picked up their demo Buell, but before riding it they checked the oil and noted it was low. So they filled it up... without reading the owners manual or even recognizing that it's a dry sump engine During their tour of the city the oil popped its plug since they completely overfilled the tank. Then City Bike commented that it was a nice bike but they have major oil leak issues... | ||
| Reepicheep |
Ahh! Yes, the primary oil is the transmission oil... same cavity and circulates freely. | ||
| Skidonenko |
Thanks for the help, I work on fords and doing my own work for the 1k svc saved ~$420 | ||
| Djkaplan |
I think I've saved enough money by doing all my own servicing (cars, trucks, motorcycles, everything really...) over the last 30 years, I could buy a new 1125R with the savings. |
