Sunday 03.03
So...there I was....on my return trip from a Biker Event about 1000km from home.
About 200km to go I start feeling a very very slight vibration through my handle bars.
I stop my music and start paying some more attention to what's happening to the bike. I listen but can't really hear anything.....I am doing about 150km/hr. Slow down some and the vibrations increase.....I can also hear a strange sound. My first thought are of my front wheel bearings.
So I slow down some more and come to a stop to have a closer look at the front wheel. Strange thing happens as I come to a stop..the bike goes off. Oh well, what to do. I get off, put the bike up on the centre stand and have a look/feel of the front wheel. All appears ok. So I start the bike again and the knocking/crashing/grinding sound that greets me causes my heart to sink.
I am not going anywhere now....well at least, not on the VFR.
Hire a minivan and load her up. About 2 hours later I am home and she is standing on the driveway. I can't bear to listen to her again so I go in and call it a day! But as I go to sleep, I am filled with thoughts of having to purchase a new engine! Sleep doesn't come easy!
Monday 03.04
Get to her and start a visual check.
Oil level? Check
Water level? Check
Electricals or DTC? All good
So I start her up again.
The noise is terrible...but I listen on and I am pleasantly surprised to hear that the sound appears to be coming from the rear of the engine/gearbox assembly. perhaps the engine is OK and its just a shaft or bearing in the gear box? I engage first and the response is normal and as would be expected.
So dissassembly starts! I figure that I might be able to do some investigation from the sides. Taking the clutch cover doesn't reveal much....and I realize I have no choice that to take the engine out of the frame and open her up.
As the day end I ponder on what might be wrong. Starting from what I know
1. noise comes with the engine running
2. gear selection appears to be "normal"
3. noise appears to be coming from the rear of the engine/gearbox assembly.
I figure that its either the countershaft or the main shaft thats screwed up.
Tomorrow, I will share what I found.
Uploading the video with her running this morning. Will share the link when the upload is ready.
Has anyone had any experience with the DCT like this or similar?