How Hard Can It be

[barry sheene]

to get a quick fix on the lunched gearbox on my 99 Tiger....(I think I've stripped a gear and it's rattling round loose)

Quite hard apparently. All the main dealers (Lilleys, Haslemere, Rosners) are booked up for weeks and so, it seems are most the local places round here.

Normally I'd happily wait until the 12th Aug for Lilleys to fix it, but as this is my working bike I really really need to get it fixed ASAP.

So is there anyone here (or anyone you know) with mechanical experience who wants to earn a little cash
and come fix my bike. ? Otherwise, looks like I'm on compulsory holiday for several weeks

I'd have a go myself, but chains/sprockets and brakes are about the limit of my capabilties...

PS I'm in Woking.

>> Edited by barry sheene on Tuesday 2nd August 17:21

[Carrera2]

barry sheene said:

to get a quick fix on the lunched gearbox on my 99 Tiger....(I think I've stripped a gear and it's rattling round loose) Quite hard apparently. All the main dealers (Lilleys, Haslemere, Rosners) are booked up for weeks and so, it seems are most the local places round here. Normally I'd happily wait until the 12th Aug for Lilleys to fix it, but as this is my working bike I really really need to get it fixed ASAP. So is there anyone here (or anyone you know) with mechanical experience who wants to earn a little cash and come fix my bike. ? Otherwise, looks like I'm on compulsory holiday for several weeks I'd have a go myself, but chains/sprockets and brakes are about the limit of my capabilties... PS I'm in Woking. >> Edited by barry sheene on Tuesday 2nd August 17:21

Get yourself a haynes manual and give it a go - you might be suprised how well you do. If you can't work anyway you may as well give it a shot....

[barry sheene]

Cheers but brakes, chains and sprockets are the limits of my mechanical capabilities. Judging by the complex set of instructions in the service manual If I 'give it a go' I will def. make it worse.

I know my limitations....hmmmmm

Unfortunatley one of my other limitations is impatience, so no doubt that will overide the aptitude one pretty soon I'd imagine....

Watch here for a list of spannering disasters soon


>> Edited by barry sheene on Friday 5th August 01:58

[dern]

barry sheene said:

Cheers but brakes, chains and sprockets are the limits of my mechanical capabilities. Judging by the complex set of instructions in the service manual If I 'give it a go' I will def. make it worse. I know my limitations....hmmmmm Unfortunatley one of my other limitations is impatience, so no doubt that will overide the aptitude one pretty soon I'd imagine.... Watch here for a list of spannering disasters soon

If you don't have any experience of gearboxes or (if required) splitting the crank then prepare yourself for a steep learning curve. Not trying to put you off (I'd do it if I had to and haven't done it before) but you may well find it'll take longer than simply waiting and may cost quite a lot if you have to tool up for the exercise.

One thing I'd consider regardless or whether I attempted it myself or wait would be to scan the local paper for a cheap bike to use for the intervening period and stick it back in the paper when yours is sorted.

Mark

[Steve_T]

No chance of getting a reconditioned 'box to reduce the man hours involved?

[dern]

Steve_T said:

No chance of getting a reconditioned 'box to reduce the man hours involved?

As far as I'm aware the gearbox on a bike isn't something you can unbolt and bolt a new one off and the gears are held in the same case as the engine. I could be wrong but I believe my blade is like this and I'm pretty sure the R1 engine in my garage is like this too.

Mark

[barry sheene]

dern said:

As far as I'm aware the gearbox on a bike isn't something you can unbolt and bolt a new one off and the gears are held in the same case as the engine. I could be wrong but I believe my blade is like this and I'm pretty sure the R1 engine in my garage is like this too. Mark

Spot on, the clutch is in the RHS of the rear of the engine block and the gearbox in the LHS. Gear'box' is a bit of misnomer when it comes to bikes. Gear Cartridge would be more accurate.

I'd read and re-read the manual, and it seems to do the whole thing (gearbox and clutch) requires several special tools and given that it also requires the tank to come off and the crankcase splitting followed by a fairly obtuse set of instructions that would take me several weeks to achieve that I might just wait another week and let the pros do it. I'd dearly love to service my own bike but as I spend 8-10 hours a day on it every day ,I'd feel safer knowing that someone who might know what they're doing has fixed it (just wish it was me). Given the time (and money) I'd leap in, but this time I think I'll play it safe. Tough one though.

Then having said all that I will whip of the clutch cover this w/e and see if it's anything obvious.
After all I'm getting more and more withdrawn not being able to go for a ride....

Hi, My Name is Dave and I'm a Bikeaholic. I've been a pedestrian for 7 days



>> Edited by barry sheene on Saturday 6th August 01:47