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I bought the Zombie Slayer. A customised 1987 Honda XL600VH Transalp. I know this bike. Have ridden with it on a ride last year. Very nimble in the corners.

Its going to Pezz. I don't know that he is on this forum.

ME 109 wrote:

Ross wrote:I have sold the R80.

So now what?

hehehehehehehe you will have to wait and see.

I have sold the R80.

The problem that I now see is that we don't bother to use what is readily available. I see many questions asked that are answered on my website, but few bother to look. It is hard to have a BMW motorcycle question that isn't answered on one of several websites. Google is your friend. Er, that's exa...

I had hoped I would never have to open my gearbox... WRONG. So am reading this thread Charlie.

Pulled the swingarm and diff off the swing arm.

The uni joint is stuffed. Clunks and has notches.

Grabbed hold of the output shaft from the gearbox. It clunks and has notches.

So now i know why I have a notchy and noise rear wheel.

khittner1 wrote:Whatever the source of the clunk, it can undoubtedly be fixed by welding or riveting on some recycled steel.

I am a viking when it comes to this.

This morning I adjusted the rear shock. I had wound it out a few months back to make the back end come up higher. My thoughts were that maybe on the main stand the rear wheel drops too low and that the shaft is hitting the housing at that angle. It was not. Sat on it two up and moved the bike (paddl...

My final drive clunked. It was the gearbox. Remove the 4 driveshaft/gearbox bolts and see if the wheel spins freely. I can feel the clunk at both the uni joint and in the diff. If I wiggle the wheel and hold the gear box up near the uni joint I can hardly feel the clunk. Which makes me think it is ...