Donald M. Haney
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Riding my Happy Time to work this evening, I started to notice a rattle coming from the motor. I thought at first it was my imagination, but soon, it was clearly a major problem. Clacking, metallic chatter, clutch in, or out, it chattered away. Rolling the throttle on made it worse, and it felt as if it were slipping. Got it to work, pulled the clutch plate and it was LOADED with pulverized metal dust, and the ring gear teeth were worn down to nubs. The pinion is fine.
What caused this? The bike acted absolutely fine until the failure. No grabby, slippy, lurchey surging in the drive, no vibrations, nothing. The clutch felt like it was adjusted fine.
I wonder if it's cost effective to replace this ring gear, or if it's new engine time. I've barely run 2 gallons through this thing.
Glad it happened only 2 miles from work!
What caused this? The bike acted absolutely fine until the failure. No grabby, slippy, lurchey surging in the drive, no vibrations, nothing. The clutch felt like it was adjusted fine.
I wonder if it's cost effective to replace this ring gear, or if it's new engine time. I've barely run 2 gallons through this thing.
Glad it happened only 2 miles from work!
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