82' 850G shaft drive question

[Guest]

I bought and 82 850g in December and have been putting back together as the po had it ripped apart to make a cafe out of it. I've got it all together with a few exceptions and after reading the post I decided to take a look at the rear spines to make sure they are not going to fail the first time I ride it and of course to lube it.
The question I have is this bike only has about 7000 miles on it I understand the 82 came with the gold splines and they are the weaker ones but with this few miles am I good for a while? How soon do these fail? Is it just higher mileage bikes or should I be looking for a new spline set now so I have it when it fails?
Lastly I found a new one for $150 good price?


Thanks for the input.

[tom203]

Me, I'd wait before dropping $150 bucks. You are aware of spline issue, so stay vigilant- but at 7k, this shouldn't be a problem.

[850 Combat]

I changed out a spline on an '82 at around 50,000 miles. I'm not certain it was original though. I was not the original owner.

It cost round one hundred bucks in '09. Its $128.54 at Partshark today.

[bbjumper]

Splines anyone

I replaced mine around 4k ago and it was worn about a third of the width of the splines, it was original and was one of the gold ones. Once they start to show wear they will go in a hurry. That connection is not designed to move back and forth. It isn't a difficult job just to take a look, clean it up and re-lube if that's all she needs. Then you will now for sure and won't need to think about it until you pull the wheel to change the tire.

Cheers

[bwringer]

They usually go somewhere between 25,000 - 40,000 miles. Sometimes more, if the bike is only ridden by a little old lady on sunny Sundays.

How's that for vague?

Anyway, you've got a while to save up a few more rubles.