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Freyke
Posted on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 08:17 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Well, I did the 1000Mi Break-in maintenance...

Some observations....

The new helix cut tranny is sweet and obviously built to a higher standard than the old straight cut geared masher... After I warmed up the bike to op-temp I soon drained the fluid and noticed that; gee, unlike when I changed the primary fluid on my old 03 XB9, the drain magnet held very little metal shavings/debris.. In addition, the primary chain tension was still within spec (1/2” play - cool)…

FYI- the Formula + primary fluid looks like 15W-50 motor oil both in color and viscosity… So it looks like using Synthetic ATF is out…. I plan to stick with the Formula + for now… I’ll let someone else be the Guinea-Pig on finding a synthetic equivalent…

I plan to stick with using Mobil 1 15W-50 for the engine. That has worked well for me for 3 Buells so why change now….
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Nedwreck
Posted on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 04:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Did I accidentally get an 06 tranny in my 05 city?
Mine shifts just smooth as silk. I can't imagine it getting any better than it is.

Bob
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