Parksey

P.S. I was wondering: has anyone ever heard of this universal joint failing? What prompted the recall?

Yes. Met a rider on the TT2000 in February (2000 km in 48 hours - choose your own route in New Zealand's South Island) who sold his VFR1200 after his failed. He said he rode quite some distance over a few weeks until the occasional clonking noise annoyed him enough to get it checked out. The cushioning and some metal bits in the rose joint had disintegrated but it still meshed enough to work. He showed me pictures on his phone.

I enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for sharing.

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