Yet another Roadster with a dead transmission

Tripps said:

Sorry to hear that, if you're doing it yourself, you might save a couple bucks by sending it direct to Robinson, I think a few guys here have, @warp9.9 probably could enlighten you.

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warp9.9 said:

I'd quit riding it, especially if it hasn't exploded yet. And it will. Ribinsonson does the work after the shafts have been removed and sent to them. Have carpenter do it and they will pu the shafts and send them to Robinson's. Then put it back together. If you do the labor yourself you'll probably save a couple grand.

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warp9.9 said:

I'd quit riding it, especially if it hasn't exploded yet. And it will. Ribinsonson does the work after the shafts have been removed and sent to them. Have carpenter do it and they will pu the shafts and send them to Robinson's. Then put it back together. If you do the labor yourself you'll probably save a couple grand.

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bernard said:

I plan on tearing it down myself and pulling the trans shafts to send. Called Robinson twice yesterday, no answer, left message twice. Sent them email, too, no reply yet.

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warp9.9 said:

They're quite busy not sure how big they are and how much overhead is in the office. I've seen a few well 3 or 4 guys in this site do the work and use Robinson's with great successes. Guys who themselves did it and never pull a motircycle apart like that before in their life. And if yours didn't suffer from catastrophic failure it will be easier.

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bernard said:

Just got off the phone will Bill Robinson -- very nice guy. As soon as I get the shafts out, he'll take them and work their magic. I've got one of my other bikes in my small shop right now waiting on parts. As soon as I can move it out, in goes the R3R. I'm sure I'll have to ask for help along the way. I've got a service manual, metric sockets, wrenches, torque wrenches & determination. I'll probably need to buy some special tool, too, starting with T3880063 for the adjusting collars.

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warp9.9 said:

The most important thing to remember is to pull the oil pressure sensor out of the back of the head. In fact the first thing you should do is remove tank, then remove ducting if yours is stock. Then remove oil pressure sensor. Its just less expensive that way. I know I paid to learn that

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warp9.9 said:

The most important thing to remember is to pull the oil pressure sensor out of the back of the head. In fact the first thing you should do is remove tank, then remove ducting if yours is stock. Then remove oil pressure sensor. Its just less expensive that way. I know I paid to learn that

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