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Major Softie wrote: I wouldn't bet my life on it, but I'd bet money.

I am thinking the failure mode will be a slow noisy stop that won't involve a great deal of pain.

Duane Ausherman wrote: no wheelie starts, or skidding the rear wheel when downshifting.

I stayed at Neils Gap on the Tail of the Dragon a few years ago. When I asked the rules there they said,

No Wheelies
No Stopies
No Burn Outs

I decided those were good rules and adopted them for myself as well. Your input is reinforcing though.

Actually, the failure mode comes when you are attempting to pass a couple of semis doing 90 uphill, and then >chukka chukka zinnnng< as it lets go. Not a smooth transition, feels like the engine is cutting out.... HARD! First time it happened to me, I thought I had sucked a valve.

Did FD splines 4-5 years ago @ Bruno's .....$375 + postage to get FD to and from his shop in Iron Bridge, ON

Bruno cuts the old ones out and welds in new one. I ordered a new rear wheel drive dog and new rivets and installed myself although had professional shop do the preening. Total cost for part and preening about $150.

Now you can order the complete new rear drive splines from Motobins. On a high mileage 78 R100/7 I had our local shop do the labour ( cutting out the old ones and welding in the new one) he charged me $200 for labour and I supplied part for about $125.

Even though Bruno's is in Canada, 95 % of his business comes from the US....and the US dollar is very strong to the CDN$ about %15 ....

No financial interest in Bruno just a very satisfied customer over the years.

Bamboo812 wrote:Actually, the failure mode comes when you are attempting to pass a couple of semis doing 90 uphill, and then >chukka chukka zinnnng< as it lets go. Not a smooth transition, feels like the engine is cutting out.... HARD! First time it happened to me, I thought I had sucked a valve.

Once it lets go - is it gone totaly? Can you move slowly? Could you wrap beer can parts around the drive and shove the wheel over it and idle out of the desert?

Next month I plan a ride into wilds of Texas near the border. We usually turn around at a hot springs that is about 8 miles west of the end of the pavement.

On the one that let go under acceleration, it reengaged once I got off the throttle. Did it 2-3 times before I swapped it out. The splines were like nubs! The problem is, once you wear past the gear faces, wear is rapidly increased as the contact patch becomes progressively smaller. I would do that trip, no question, but that off road portion isn't going to be doing you any favors in the longevity department...

you,ll make it.....just take it easy.

Well if your with fellow riders you can always hitch a ride...

If not try the beer cans....after ya drained a few

bbelk wrote: Could you wrap beer can parts around the drive and shove the wheel over it and idle out of the desert?

Hell yeah, but who's gonna take beer into the desert on a motorcycle?

ME 109 wrote: Hell yeah, but who's gonna take beer into the desert on a motorcycle?

actually I will be taking wine - in glass bottles - but Randy drinks out of a box and that aluminized blatter may work. If not, this is Texas and you are never too far from an empty beer can.

bbelk wrote:....... this is Texas and you are never too far from an empty beer can.

Much the same here too.



The recent Boxerworks Blue Duck campaign...

they usually let go and you won't go much further, maybe nothing.

Tim said, "First time it happened to me, I thought I had sucked a valve."

Let me see if I understand it correctly. You allowed this to happen more than once? mmmm, gotta think about that.