So i just purchased a 2013 cbr500r and on may 24th i took her home, i have about 7000 km already and literally cannot get off my bike. My 1000km service was done in June ($300) and about 2 weeks ago I did my 2nd service / oil change and switched to synthetic Motul. Now the first thing that alarmed me was the bike takes 2.7L of oil and we only filled 2 1L jugs with the old oil that came out! (i thought the dealership didn't fill the oil up properly)
I spent a few hours cleaning and detailing the bike and took the chain guard off and there was TONS of gunk behind the front sprocket, i thought it was just me being a dumb *** when i first greased the chain and used to much lube.
Then the next day after i cleaned everything up the engine was covered in oil and a small drip on my garage floor, went down to the dealership where i bought it thinking it was a gasket or something simple they messed up during the first service.
Well apparently the oil seal behind the front sprocket is leaking (who know for how long? 0km or after the 100km service) and the part is back ordered. I dropped the bike off on the weekend and today finally heard that an estimated date is August 26th for this seal!
It will all be covered by warranty but WTF am i going to do for 2 weeks without a bike in August. First off i'm paying 400 a month for insurance to ride, so 200 of that is essentially wasted, they only gave me a 1 yr warranty and if i have been riding for 0-7000km (who knows) with almost 1L less oil than required did i hurt my motor? with my awesome luck next season the day after warranty ends it will explode.
Really not confident in this bike AT ALL anymore and even more upset that Honda wouldn't have critical parts on hand for a brand new bike!
Anyways that's my rant, i also requested a loaner bike which they do not have so i'm literally SOL till the end of the month.
So how else can i keep busy, im sitting here at work and just watching bikes cruising up and down the road is killing me inside, i don't want to drive my car!
I spent a few hours cleaning and detailing the bike and took the chain guard off and there was TONS of gunk behind the front sprocket, i thought it was just me being a dumb *** when i first greased the chain and used to much lube.
Then the next day after i cleaned everything up the engine was covered in oil and a small drip on my garage floor, went down to the dealership where i bought it thinking it was a gasket or something simple they messed up during the first service.
Well apparently the oil seal behind the front sprocket is leaking (who know for how long? 0km or after the 100km service) and the part is back ordered. I dropped the bike off on the weekend and today finally heard that an estimated date is August 26th for this seal!
It will all be covered by warranty but WTF am i going to do for 2 weeks without a bike in August. First off i'm paying 400 a month for insurance to ride, so 200 of that is essentially wasted, they only gave me a 1 yr warranty and if i have been riding for 0-7000km (who knows) with almost 1L less oil than required did i hurt my motor? with my awesome luck next season the day after warranty ends it will explode.
Really not confident in this bike AT ALL anymore and even more upset that Honda wouldn't have critical parts on hand for a brand new bike!
Anyways that's my rant, i also requested a loaner bike which they do not have so i'm literally SOL till the end of the month.
So how else can i keep busy, im sitting here at work and just watching bikes cruising up and down the road is killing me inside, i don't want to drive my car!
That way I always have something to ride when one's in the shop.