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I need help trouble shooting what could possibly be wrong with my motorcycle since i don't really have much money to spend on paying $500 for the mechanic to open up the motor just to tell me whats wrong. Here's the story...
Purchased The GS850L a few weeks back and was running great. I noticed i had some kind of leak on the bottom end under area where you put in the gear oil. I tightened the some bolts down there and the leak stopped. What i should have done was replaced the gear oil but thinking i didn't lose much i bothered not to. So after riding it for a few about a hundred miles i heard lock click almost like a hit a rock and it bounched off the bottom of the motor. nothing else happened after that. then another 30 miles later. the same thing happen but alot louder. well 1st and 2nd gear is fine and when you get to 3rd gear theres there clicking and occasional clunk. 4th gear and 5 is a constantly clicking and vibration sound almost as if you have some loose metal vibrating. The Sounds are very irregular. there is no pattern to it. sometimes all the noise will stop for a few seconds then return... when the motor is running and i am not moving everything sound normal like nothing is wrong. But as soon as I start moving thats when everything comes back.
Again, i have only owned a motorcycle less than a month. But common sense(the one i lacked that probably caused the problem) tells me i messed up the gear and something along the drive train. I don't dare to ride it around but after a local shop failed to deliver with their quick diagnostic without opening the motor i had to drive it home. It is drivable and shifts through all the gears with no problems. But i did notice when im in the lower gear if i throttle it and let go of the throttle it almost feels like theres something loose inside. you feel a slight clunk.
My next question. How ambitious is it for me to try to work on it by myself?. i Have the manual and plan to buy the proper tools for it. When i open up the motor. Will i be able to tell which parts to replace with this untrained eye and mechanic skills? and how likely is it for me to get the parts(which im most concerned about).
ive only ridden this bike for a few weeks total and already attached to it. i do not want to get rid of it!
Thank you for reading and i will appreciate any input that will help me out!
I need help trouble shooting what could possibly be wrong with my motorcycle since i don't really have much money to spend on paying $500 for the mechanic to open up the motor just to tell me whats wrong. Here's the story...
Purchased The GS850L a few weeks back and was running great. I noticed i had some kind of leak on the bottom end under area where you put in the gear oil. I tightened the some bolts down there and the leak stopped. What i should have done was replaced the gear oil but thinking i didn't lose much i bothered not to. So after riding it for a few about a hundred miles i heard lock click almost like a hit a rock and it bounched off the bottom of the motor. nothing else happened after that. then another 30 miles later. the same thing happen but alot louder. well 1st and 2nd gear is fine and when you get to 3rd gear theres there clicking and occasional clunk. 4th gear and 5 is a constantly clicking and vibration sound almost as if you have some loose metal vibrating. The Sounds are very irregular. there is no pattern to it. sometimes all the noise will stop for a few seconds then return... when the motor is running and i am not moving everything sound normal like nothing is wrong. But as soon as I start moving thats when everything comes back.
Again, i have only owned a motorcycle less than a month. But common sense(the one i lacked that probably caused the problem) tells me i messed up the gear and something along the drive train. I don't dare to ride it around but after a local shop failed to deliver with their quick diagnostic without opening the motor i had to drive it home. It is drivable and shifts through all the gears with no problems. But i did notice when im in the lower gear if i throttle it and let go of the throttle it almost feels like theres something loose inside. you feel a slight clunk.
My next question. How ambitious is it for me to try to work on it by myself?. i Have the manual and plan to buy the proper tools for it. When i open up the motor. Will i be able to tell which parts to replace with this untrained eye and mechanic skills? and how likely is it for me to get the parts(which im most concerned about).
ive only ridden this bike for a few weeks total and already attached to it. i do not want to get rid of it!
Thank you for reading and i will appreciate any input that will help me out!
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