Topic: at the risk of sounding a bit thick..

[mattd]

i think i know the answer to this one but i need someone to give it a yay or nay. on the 500 and 550 the enigne and gear box are in unit so they share the same oil dont they. or do they?

[WarwickE36]

yay

[mattd]

ta. good luck with the strip and rebuild by the way. im some way from that as you can tell by the questions pal

[WarwickE36]

Thanks man, its a little bit of a learning experience.  I am an ASE tech, but motorcycles are not really my area of expertise.  The only thing I am really liking so far, is the weight of all the parts is less than that of a car, obviously.  Makes everything a little easier.  That being said, some of the shifting mechanisms and bearings have me fooled.  I definitely pulled a shaft out to inspect it and 6 little needle bearings bounced all over my workbench.  I got them back in their races, and learned to be a little more careful.

Have fun with riding, its much more fun than wrenching.

[Brandotheamazing]

Thanks man, its a little bit of a learning experience.  I am an ASE tech, but motorcycles are not really my area of expertise.  The only thing I am really liking so far, is the weight of all the parts is less than that of a car, obviously.  Makes everything a little easier.  That being said, some of the shifting mechanisms and bearings have me fooled.  I definitely pulled a shaft out to inspect it and 6 little needle bearings bounced all over my workbench.  I got them back in their races, and learned to be a little more careful.


I hear that, I've been an auto mechanic since about 03, and now doing much more big stuff then when I first started, it's nice to work on a motorcycle, like, um I can pick up the engine.... the  whole thing with trans.... no jacks needed, no being worried about engine supports and what not. but yeah, thre are some confusing "totally not like a car" things to get used to.

Have fun with riding, its much more fun than wrenching.

[dave500]

its a yay,they also have a wet sump,,the oil sits in the sump and drains back down into the sump after it gets pumped into the rocker area,so do the 350/400/650 fours,,the 750 has a dry sump,its held in a tank and is pumped around the engine and back into the tank where its stored,both types lubricate the entire engine and gearbox with the same oil.

[Don R]

that's why we need to be careful what oil we use, the clutch is in there too.