oh.... now thats embarrassing (gearbox oil)

[befdelta7]

hi,

go easy on my please lads

i have just emptied my gearbox oil from my supercity, while it was all black and shitty... there was another problem there was only about 90-100mm that emptied out i dont think i even topped it up the last time i emptied the oil... just done the nut back up and went for a ride. how stupidly thick am i!! done about maybe 1000miles with that tiny ammount in the box
cant believe myself, what a stupid error to commit!!
think i should be burned at stake

but hey, im filling her up with 800mm of nice new brown fresh light oil.
god forgive me for i have sinned

wondered why finding neutral was so difficult upon the first few miles on the day and why the was a ting ting ting noise coming from the gearbox.
would that of been the result of a very deprathed gearbox?
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[delvey91]

That is a bit stupid but at least it didnt break!! Thats the main thing
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[Finglonga]

90-100mm? 800mm?

Think you mean ml.
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[befdelta7]

[Hutchysrs50]

iv done the asme thing myself

easy enough to do eh
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[befdelta7]

well now the fresh stuff is in, the bike rides a whole lot better and also doesnt make the ting ting ting noise it did before, or maybe its dampened the noise. pull away is also so, so much better. clutch seems happier anyway
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[rotax81]

consider it run in properly now then
easy mistake to do when your mind is on other things.

one of our artics at my old place lost its sump plug on the M6, dropped all the oil (35 litres of it ) and fookered the crankshaft. the garage didnt do it up.
consider yourself a bit lucky.
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[bikedemon99]

brave of you to admit to that mate, I take my hat off to you for your honesty, I would have topped it up and said nowt though 1000 miles says good things about your engine and the fact you dont thrash it, good luck with future oil changes
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[befdelta7]

[LeeR]

I'm no expert but as the CityFly is based on the XLR125 and therefore a 4-stroke engine with shared gearbox/engine oil (possibly with a wet clutch) aren't you in danger of having shagged the whole thing?

I'd be inclined to consult a manual, as 800ml may or may not be the correct amount of oil for your engine (too much can be just as damaging as too little).

Also I've managed to glean, from a web search, that Honda recommend changing the oil every 1250 miles (2000Km).

In fact try PM'ing cicatrez he's got one.
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[Fnatic]

I bought an RS50 that the owner said had been serviced.

I took his word and didn't check fluids. Was out on a ride out and I hear a grinding noise so I clutch in and stop at the side of the road.

The noise goes when the clutch was pulled in. So 80 quid recovery truck later and I try to drain the box and fuck all comes out

I replaced the sump plug and washer and topped it back up and it run fine

[LeeR]

[befdelta7]

[kev...]

should be fine my mito only had 0.3L in it when i got it and that was metallic soup. had major problems with it not coming down the gears.

anyway drained it then filled it with cheap oil did 5 miles then drained and refilled with 0.8L 15w 50 motul it's nice and smooth now apart from neutral which is normal lol

hope this helps kev