Riding style and gearbnox problems

[Mike Rocket]

Dream on your turn is coming. My bike made it to 68,000 and then one morning after getting gas got on the highway and found quickly that forth gear was not there. I live in Oklahoma which is primarily flat and very open roads. Most of the miles on my bike is done around 70 to 80 miles a hour with very few stops. Enjoy riding back and forth to work which totals about 110 miles a day. Your 2014 is a prime candidate as much so as my 2015 X. Bike is modestly built. Paul's three into one, Street cams and Ramair. Last dyno was at 168 horse. Kept the bike modestly built knowing i would rack up some miles. Figured at 68,000 i was good. That is what i get for thinking.

Mine is pretty low mileage so far so i have a long way to go if it even makes it near your mileage. I never thrash it so it may last. As its been said many times before, we only hear about the blown up gearboxes on here.

 

[Mike Rocket]

I don't think all the gearboxes explode, or are a ticking time bomb. Some of them have definitely failed. There has been speculation before that the majority, or a higher percentage, of the transmission failures have came on higher horsepower bikes. I don't know if it's true or not, but I think any vehicle if you add power or ride it extremely hard, it places more stress on stuff, and sometimes stuff breaks.

This is true also

 

[sonny]

Mine is pretty low mileage so far so i have a long way to go if it even makes it near your mileage. I never thrash it so it may last. As its been said many times before, we only hear about the blown up gearboxes on here.

So true but a lot of folks on here have issues with the transmission. I truly thought i was good to go. I use my bike daily and do not abuse it. The bike is fantastic that is why am rebuilding it from the ground up. The bike is very simple and easy to work on.

 

[Mike Rocket]

So true but a lot of folks on here have issues with the transmission. I truly thought i was good to go. I use my bike daily and do not abuse it. The bike is fantastic that is why am rebuilding it from the ground up. The bike is very simple and easy to work on.

Yes, i agree. I find i cannot give it up as i just love the bulk size of it as well as the power. I guess i am gonna find out if it,s a good gearbox in time to come.

 

[sonny]

When i said "Good Luck" that was not meant to be sarcastic. I really meant it in a positive sense. The day my transmission went south I nursed it home and called work with a beer in hand. Upset would be a understatement.

 

[Mike Rocket]

When i said "Good Luck" that was not meant to be sarcastic. I really meant it in a positive sense. The day my transmission went south I nursed it home and called work with a beer in hand. Upset would be a understatement.

Thanks for that. No offence taken, i did,nt take it as sarcastic. If mine blows the financial hit would be annoying but it would be fixable as long as we can still get the parts as they have now discontinued the model. (which is another worry in the back of my mind now). I will continue to respect it and enjoy it. I hope you are lucky with your rebuilds as luck seems to be the word for these bikes!

 

[Broadside]

Yes, thats true. I am not too worried but it is always in the back of my mind. Mine is a 2014 Roadster too.

I have a 2013 roadster with tors, ramair and a tune I have heard about the gearboxes and was worried but now I just ride it and wouldn't have any other bike ! Love it .

 

[Mike Rocket]

I have a 2013 roadster with tors, ramair and a tune I have heard about the gearboxes and was worried but now I just ride it and wouldn't have any other bike ! Love it .

Me too, i completely agree.

 

[Dr.D]

Yes, thats true. I am not too worried but it is always in the back of my mind. Mine is a 2014 Roadster too.

Be careful not to let the back of your mind destroy the enjoyment of the day.

 

[Martin-Brighton-uk]

Is it really the fact that if you ride the rocket hard the gearbox explodes and if you are a fairly medium/easy rider they are trouble free?

I find the performance fantastic without hammering the life out of it. It still scares me on the acceleration. (and i have a Hayabusa too and that scares me too if i get too handy with the throttle).
But i cannot live without them.

I suspect my transmission failure may of been accelerated by clutchless upshifts that I am striving to train myself to get out of the habit of doing. Although one of my shift forks was worn, the root cause may of been rounded dogs. I've replaced items where cogs / dogs were worn and new bushes and it all feels much tighter on the shafts now. I had a right wobbly 4th output gear but new bush sorted that out. Mind you, transmission is still apart, I've only just placed the new items on the two shafts today, will put back in the cases tomorrow, so who knows, I've not tried riding it yet.