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06-09-2015, 02:50 PM
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Talk about luck......
So I took the bike to the stealership on the weekend..... put it in for some warranty work. Needs a new volume switch, a saddlebag latch and a couple of other small items. I told them that I wanted the cam chain tensioners checked as well, since the bike has 91,000 kms on it. That's about 57,000 miles to y'all. the service tech tells me that I will probably have to pay about $200 to get them checked, since they would probably be fine at that mileage....... I tell him to check 'em anyways.
So yesterday, I call to see what they found. Me: well, what did you find out? Tech: It looks like the tensioners are worn enough to warrant replacing them, so we'll do that under warranty, but we decided that we want to check the cams and lifters as well. Me: Sounds good - let me know what you find. Tech: I'll call you tomorrow. Fast forward to today at lunch, when I get a call from the Tech.... Tech: Well, we checked your cams and lifters, and they're still in good shape, but...... Me: But what? Tech: we looked at your oil pump and it seems to be scored a bit, so we're gonna replace it. Me: OK. Anything else? Tech: We saw a small oil leak by the rear of the primary, so we pulled the cover and your clutch basket, and the mainshaft seal is leaking, so we'll replace that. Then, we noticed that the mainshaft seemed to "growl" a bit when we turned it, and it seems that the bearing is shot as well. We also noticed that you have an oil leak by your stator plug, and by the bolts near your oil filter, so we're looking into that as well. Me: that's a bit more work than we thought, huh? Tech: Yeah, plus the shifter shaft seal is leaking, and so is your oil pan gasket. You need a new oil sending unit. By the way, we're replacing the gaskets and covers on both master cylinders as well. We submitted it to warranty for approval - $3800 worth of work so far. Me: So far? Tech: Yeah, we're still checking a few more things out.... I'll give you the final word tomorrow. damn glad I took her in for some minor work........ 
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06-09-2015, 03:13 PM
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If they can't get it outta you, they'll get it from the mother ship.
Glad you're getting all the new stuff!!
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06-09-2015, 04:26 PM
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ESP paid for itself already
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06-09-2015, 04:38 PM
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Now that is a bit of luck as it turns out. Good on them for being so conscientious to check all those other things.
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06-09-2015, 04:58 PM
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You must be living right.
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06-09-2015, 07:39 PM
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Quote:
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06-09-2015, 09:24 PM
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I had pretty much all that stuff happen on my 05 as well. Had cam chain tensioners checked first thing when I bought the bike. Both in bad shape and one really bad. Then developed some steadily worsening top end noise that they attributed to all the plastic crap from the shoes clogging fine oil passages. So keep an ear on it. ESP is a beautiful thing.
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06-09-2015, 09:46 PM
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Dang, sounds like someone has a new fishing boat on order...
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06-09-2015, 10:26 PM
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Let see, how does that go........oh yah...
Timing is everything. Glad your timing was spot on. Sent from my new space age communicator.
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06-09-2015, 11:34 PM
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Darn good thing you didn't their word for it that the cam chain tensioners "would probably be fine at that mileage."! My brother took his service tech's word for it and wound up with plastic bits in his oil and throughout his engine. Good on your techs for the thorough follow through once they found a problem.
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06-10-2015, 04:38 AM
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I bought the 7 year warranty for the '15 RK. Cam chain tensioners and primary chain tensioner are s'posed to be checked at 70,000 miles.
Since they made all the good changes on the 2014 touring bikes does anyone know if they stopped using the Chinese bearings?
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06-10-2015, 08:00 AM
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Good on ya Stony for getting her ck'd when you did, and willing to maybe have to pay $200 just to ck' .... Glad she's getting all fixed up, lots of riding ahead
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06-10-2015, 11:55 AM
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Reminds me of the time my bike was caught in a flood at the Indie's shop. They ended up "going through" the motor twice for me.
Not quite as good as your luck but otherwise being in the right place at the right time.
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