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| | Hello all! Bought the intruder's naked cousin, still feel like family | |
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jkunkel Prospect
| Subject: Hello all! Bought the intruder's naked cousin, still feel like family Thu Aug 12, 2021 6:32 pm | |
| Hi all,
I'm Jake--
Here because I picked up a '90 VX800 with 28k miles as a project bike last weekend. Excited to partake in this community--my bike was largely clean when I got it, complete, running, beautiful shape--but the previous owner reported an issue shifting through second gear. His thought was a bent shift fork. From what I hear from other VX owners and read from Intruder owners, transmission failures, especially on a bike with the low 28k miles mine has, are exceedingly rare. Hoping that I can troubleshoot this without having to crack the crankcase open.
The catch: I've never done much more than routine maintenance on bikes in the past. I don't have much in the way of tools or a workspace, but I'm eager to learn. That's why I picked up a project bike!
Looking forward to chatting further with everyone.
Can a mod explain what the thresholds are for creating topics in the engine and gears area? I didn't realize that I could post anywhere because that was my first stop. Would like to pick y'alls brains about what I'm seeing so far inside the clutch case.
Not looking to do a driveby and only take from the community--I've been taking lots of pictures and while I have minimal expertise, I plan to share the teardown process step by step to help others in the future. As a complete amateur, working on a bike that is relatively rare means I'd like to add to the collective knowledge for others in the future as I go.
Cheers, Jake from North Carolina, United States | |
| | | Badger Valued Member
| Subject: Re: Hello all! Bought the intruder's naked cousin, still feel like family Thu Aug 12, 2021 7:30 pm | |
| Welcome Jake. Plenty of VX posts here. Try a search of what you want to find on 'search' in the middle, just below the heading. | |
| | | jkunkel Prospect
| Subject: Re: Hello all! Bought the intruder's naked cousin, still feel like family Fri Aug 13, 2021 2:16 pm | |
| Thanks for the gracious welcome, Badger! | |
| | | Slurpysam Member
| Subject: Re: Hello all! Bought the intruder's naked cousin, still feel like family Sat Aug 14, 2021 9:37 am | |
| Welcome bud. Sounds like a great plan you have here. Looking forward to your adventures. | |
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