VSTAR 650 Driveshaft.

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bob - 17 Apr 2005 23:56 GMT

Friday, the driveshaft on my bike went out AGAIN. It happened in Feb,
with only 11K miles on the bike. This time, I only had 3k on this
drive shaft/rear end.

WTF??????/

The dealer seems pretty concerned too. He's checking alignment, etc.

I do NOT hotrod the bike.

Any ideas??? (Trade it in is looking good)

cheers

bob

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Bruno - 18 Apr 2005 02:04 GMT

>Friday, the driveshaft on my bike went out AGAIN. It happened in Feb,
>with only 11K miles on the bike. This time, I only had 3k on this
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>bob

I'm on my fifth Yamaha, all shaft drives, and never had a problem.
Must be something wrong with that particular bike.

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bob - 18 Apr 2005 14:53 GMT

Yep. As I said, the dealer was pretty concerned about it too. I
suspect some misalignment, stressing the shaft. They're gonna check it
out pretty carefully.

This time I ain't gonna baby it. I still have a year of the extended
service so this isn't consting me anything but "no bike" time.

If it happens again, I'm gonna start working on Yamaha for a
replacement bike. I belong to the STAR Riding and Touring organization
with a couple hundred members here in Phoenix, so really pissing me off
is probably something they're not going to want to do.

cheers

bob

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Jeremy Yeoman - 18 Apr 2005 17:28 GMT

> Friday, the driveshaft on my bike went out AGAIN. It happened in Feb,
> with only 11K miles on the bike. This time, I only had 3k on this
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>just for that reason. I have also had the starter on my 1100 go bad, and
>1000 miles later the new one getting there.

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bob - 20 Apr 2005 17:21 GMT

Spoke to the mechanic today.

Last time, it was the coupling/ring gear, which they replaced along
with the pinion. They did NOT replace the drive shaft.

This time, it was the shaft itself that stripped the spline. The
mechanic thinks that there was wear on the shaft that they didn't
notice. THIS time they're going to put a new shaft, new coupling, ring
gear...the works. He says there is NO misalignment. We shall see.

I AM going to stress the drive line this time. If it fails again, I'm
talking to Yamaha, not a dealer.

cheers

bob

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Bruno - 20 Apr 2005 22:18 GMT

>Spoke to the mechanic today.
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>bob

Keep in mind that your dealer seems to be handling this issue
adequately. I wouldn't take it out on them. Unless there is another
shop nearby you can use ;-)

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bob - 21 Apr 2005 16:20 GMT

Yes, my dealer is being pretty responsible. I'm happy with them with
the exception of the fact that it seems the second failure stemmed from
their not replacing the driveshaft after the first failure.

It'd be the parent corporation that I'd start on.

cheers

bob

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