R1100s - no drive
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:47 pm
Went out for a ride this afternoon and was aware of a developing noise from under the seat which sounded like I was running over a lot of gravel.
Never had any issues before, the bike is well treated and ridden very gently all the time.
Before I got home the noise was getting steadily worse, I slowed down and started to get even more noise on a light/trailing throttle. Then, at the top of a hill within 200 yards from home I lost all drive and very luckily was able to freewheel back to base. At least I wasn't 50 miles from home as I was an hour earlier.
Anyway, it sounds like stripped splines. If I catch the revs right/gently, I can get a bit of drive before the slip/graunch/grating starts and drive stops.
How do I best begin to determine where the problem is? I've read that if it's gearbox splines then for a bike worth less than £2k yesterday it's probably going to breaker's heaven.
Andy
Never had any issues before, the bike is well treated and ridden very gently all the time.
Before I got home the noise was getting steadily worse, I slowed down and started to get even more noise on a light/trailing throttle. Then, at the top of a hill within 200 yards from home I lost all drive and very luckily was able to freewheel back to base. At least I wasn't 50 miles from home as I was an hour earlier.
Anyway, it sounds like stripped splines. If I catch the revs right/gently, I can get a bit of drive before the slip/graunch/grating starts and drive stops.
How do I best begin to determine where the problem is? I've read that if it's gearbox splines then for a bike worth less than £2k yesterday it's probably going to breaker's heaven.
Andy
What mileage on it by the way?