Aprilia RS50 It Has Life!

[Fnatic]

So I got the Mum to pick up some 75w-90 transmission from Halfrauds and picked me up after getting my GCSE Results.

Drained it fully as I also got her to buy me a spanner set.

Filled it up and started it on the paddock stand.

It went through all of the gears with no noise to my disbelief.

I've given it a good de-greasing courtesy of Holts Motorbike De-greaser and came up lovely.

I really dislike it with all this polish shit as it smears when you touch it.

I've got a video and some pictures I'll get up later

Bikes Back and 8 A*-C's... Best Day in AGES!

[ms51ves3]

Has the noise gone just because you are using very thick oil? If you replaced it for 10W30 (which I assume the RS50 would use) then the noise would probably come back.

[Cigaro]

Well done

Were you the guy who blew it up by having no oil in it?

[Fnatic]

Using recommended oil and it works fine...

[Ariel Badger]

[ms51ves3]

I'd be very suprised if that was the oil it was supposed to have. Scooters have very thick oil such as that but both my bikes require 10W30 (I use 10W40 though).

[truslack]

[Ben.]

DONT RIDE IT FFS! i only told you to do that so you can flog it on to some poor unsuspecting bugger.
It hasn't solved the problem, just get rid.
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[JakeyR]

I seized my senda twice, just wack some redex down the bore jobs a good un.
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[Fnatic]

What the hell are you lot on about?

I read my service manual.

It said Agip 75W-90 Gearbox Oil.

So I got the same oil but a different brand and it works.

I checked the drained oil and magnetic drain plug and there are no more fillings in the oil than it shows.

[Graham88]

If that's what's in the service manual then why shouldn't he ride it.

[Ariel Badger]

If the box is ok he is one lucky little bugger
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[ncrn]

Very lucky, when I ran my NSR out of oil (I know I'm a tit) I wrecked the gear box, took me forever to rebuild the engine, but to be fair its now even better than before .
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[Ben.]

if thats what it said in the man. your one lucky little f*ck.
if it seems okay then go for a ride
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[prawny1]

surely that oil is making your clutch drag, cars use 80-90w gearoil its pretty thick stuff.

[cal91]

oh man now your a lucky git!

By any chance do you know what oil was in it before?
It might have been the wrong oil and thats what made it happen.

Just fingers crossed it doesnt bugger up again.
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[Fnatic]

I was out on it for 3 hours yesterday.

It's running better and the gears feel smoother.

Oil is leaking again from the bottom drain point so I'm going to order a new sealant washer.

Nothing to me suggests that there is any damage.

No more metallic in the drained oil than the Haynes Manual Suggests.

It still kills my mates ped.

And the gears feel smoother.

I think I am fucking lucky

[Fnatic]

The oil in it before according to the owner was Fully Synthetic Agip 75W-90.

https://img168.imageshack.us/img168/1849/oilds1.jpg

[cal91]

yeah mint, sounds like the problems fixed then

That reminds me, i need to lube my chain, its starting to squeek abit at low speeds
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[reu]

Your bloody lucky mate good to hear its pratically fixed though
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[Fnatic]

Aye...

Just need a new neutral indicator light and a sealant washer for the gearbox drain point and It's ready to sell.