Recent content by RasaCarta

Perhaps that has something to do with how the last mechanic put me in this situation to begin with then, heh

Forget lucky, I'd call it straight blessed. It came off RIGHT as I was parking. I'm aware how badly this could have gone, lol. Two minutes prior I was doing 80 on the interstate - God is good! Roger on the red Loctite. Ordered the lock washer.

Didn't catch that when I ordered a new one, unfortunately. I'll just use blue threadlock and double-check torque after two weeks of riding. If it's loosened at all, I'll see about tracking down the lock washer.

As mentioned, I have a parts bike but I would prefer to avoid tearing down two gearboxes to replace the output shaft if I can avoid it. Having said that.. Worst case scenario in an attempted repair and subsequent failure, I end up having to to flatbed the bike home again and do that full gearbox...

Is that going to allow the new nut to re-cut the output shaft threads?

The threads are a little stripped where the sprocket spun around them, but they may be alright. I won't know until the new nut gets here. I do have a lower-mileage parts bike, but if I can avoid it I'd rather not tear down the entire powertrain just to salvage a flippen' output shaft out of it...

That's it. Straight up gone. I had noticed during my troubleshooting last night the cover over the front sprocket was loose, so that was going to be checked eventually... But it probably would have been one of the last things I checked. Thank you. While I have you - could you give me any extra...

I'm not certain about range of motion but the actuator is certainly moving. Looks to be about the same.

Update: the bike is behaving like it is stuck in neutral or the clutch is stuck engaged as well.

There may have been some minimal slippage for a day or two prior to complete failure. I consulted a mechanic near where my bike broke down, he did mention that a failed clutch spring could potentially cause these symptoms... The clutch lever feels pretty normal. I checked the lever at the engine...

I rode my 2006 FZ6 about 30 minutes to the office today. While parking, I tapped down on the shifter a bunch of times until I didn’t feel it click anymore, attempted to creep forward into my parking spot a bit more… Nothing. Tried shifting up to second, letting out the clutch and feathering the...