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5th Gear Whining - How Big a Problem?

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My '82 GS 1100 EZ has a pronounced whining sound in 5th gear (only). Its been doing this for 30000 miles and has not gotten any worse over the years. I keep riding it on 3000 mile binge rides but am getting more and more nervous that something catastrophic is goining to happen. The bike has 65000 trouble free miles on it now. There is never any metal filings in the oil.
* Any body heard of this problem before?
* How likely is a complete transmission lock-up at 120 MPH?
* Should the transmission be torn down and repaired ASAP or should I keep driving it?
 
If it has been doing it for 30k miles already Just keep riding it
 
run it, if there is a noticable change then be worried, some noise is normal, the gears are straight cut and will make noise.
 
If there are no metal filings in the oil, then it doesn't appear that anything is wearing prematurely. Maybe you need a 4 into 1 so you can't hear it! :lol:
 
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