From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

On 13/01/2026 11:36, Simon Wilson wrote:

On 10/01/2026 20:35, Simon Wilson wrote:

As part of The Great Sort Out, I've got around to starting to fit the
replacement gearbox I got for the ex-Turby GS.

Flippin' 'eck it's a lot of work to get to it. I've pretty much undone
everything, untangled all the loom etc. to split the bike in two.

It's ll factory as far as I can tell - no-one's been in there already,
not bad for a ~20 year old bike.

Decided to stop for today as it hasn't easily separated so I'll double
check tomorrow I haven't missed anything.

I can see why it's a cost prohibitive job to have done at a dealer. I
think putting it back together is going to take quite a long time.

I've got the original gearbox apart and the shock absorber shaft seems
in good condition, the tabs holding the spring in compression are all
fine. So maybe it's just a trait of these gearboxes they are noisy in neutral. There does seem to be quite a lot of backlash between the input drive shaft and the gear it engages with.

Do I swap the gearbox out for the unknown quantity replacement I have
for it, or just put the original one back in? Hmmmm choices.

Indeed. Better the devil you know?

At least the job will not have been a waste of time as the balancer
shaft seal and clutch plate definitely needed replacing.

This.
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From Newsgroup: uk.rec.motorcycles

On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:22:06 +0100, Ace <Ace@ch.com> wrote:

On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:31:53 +0000, Simon Wilson ><siwilson@nodamnspamn.hotmail.com> wrote:

I'll be thoroughly inspecting my shaft later on today, once I've whipped >>it out.

Fnaar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pelfWEEwseQ

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