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Message started by DanJa on 08/28/21 at 22:13:11

Title: gearbox and oil leak questions
Post by DanJa on 08/28/21 at 22:13:11
Hi guys, I am loving my LS650, but a couple things are these known for any gearbox issues, cos my 4th and 5th gears appear to be the same ratio, also I have a bit of an oil leak from the speedo drive. Does anyone have some tips for these (I have clocked up over 5000km in the past 3 months)

Title: Re: gearbox and oil leak questions
Post by Dave on 08/29/21 at 03:23:07
Yes, there is not a lot of difference between 4th & 5th ratios.

Does your cable still have the little oil seal at the bottom?

The speedometer drive is supposed to have an oil seal at the end of the cable.....it drops off easily when the cable is removed from the engine.  According to Serowbot it can drop down into the cavity where the stater is.

Title: Re: gearbox and oil leak questions
Post by Ruttly on 08/29/21 at 11:29:09
Mine had a seal on the cable and it had a spare seal under the starter.

Title: Re: gearbox and oil leak questions
Post by DanJa on 08/29/21 at 13:47:00
Ah that would do it, im pretty sure i probably lost that haha!  And yeah good to know about those ratios. Thanks mate


407B7661707C67617A727F60130 wrote:
Yes, there is not a lot of difference between 4th & 5th ratios.

Does your cable still have the little oil seal at the bottom?

The speedometer drive is supposed to have an oil seal at the end of the cable.....it drops off easily when the cable is removed from the engine.  According to Serowbot it can drop down into the cavity where the stater is.

Title: Re: gearbox and oil leak questions
Post by Tocsik on 08/29/21 at 14:10:56
If you need taller gearing, the front pulley can be swapped for a slightly larger one from a Kawasaki bike.  Dave machines these to fit our bike and sells a kit.  The kit includes a machined pulley, new lock washer and the screws that need replacing with lower profile heads.  It's an easy upgrade.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1490012095

Title: Re: gearbox and oil leak questions
Post by DanJa on 08/30/21 at 01:15:23

645F5343595B300 wrote:
If you need taller gearing, the front pulley can be swapped for a slightly larger one from a Kawasaki bike.  Dave machines these to fit our bike and sells a kit.  The kit includes a machined pulley, new lock washer and the screws that need replacing with lower profile heads.  It's an easy upgrade.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1490012095


Thanks mate, I don't really need taller gearing, top legal speed is only 110kph, does that easy enough! had just been asking cos 4th and 5th seem almost the same

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