Don't shoot me for being sacrilegious . . .

[mfarrington]

I'm having tranny problems for the second time in 6 months, and am thinking it might be time for an engine swap. I absolutely love the frame config of the XS11. Anyone have suggestions/recommendations?

[cywelchjr]

I think that by the time you managed to get another engine into the frame, it would be a different bike, and I would go for something that had better handling if I wasn't sticking with the standard engine for the frame. That said, unless your abusing the tranny or didn't fix it correctly, it shouldn't need to be done again after only 6 months.

[CatatonicBug]

I'd say it's time to take another look at your tranny fix. I had to do mine a total of 3 times before I got it completely fixed. Of course, that was my own fault, for not being thorough on the first run.

[James England]

I'd say it's time to take another look at your tranny fix. I had to do mine a total of 3 times before I got it completely fixed. Of course, that was my own fault, for not being thorough on the first run.

This is why I personally think it might be better to buy brand new gears. They cost about $90 each I believe. If I had to 'fix' mine 3 times, with all the associated aggro, I would go mad. The gears are still available at www.cmsnl.com I wonder if the precision of repair on the Dremmel fix is achievable by hand? I mean, if just one of the three dogs isn't making a proper contact (and let's face it, with the steadiest hand in the world, they are going to differ) then the problem may not be cured, surely?

Given the nature of the problem, the effort required to get at the gearbox and the risk of it not being done correctly, it'll be new gears for me when required, I reckon.

[CatatonicBug]

This is why I personally think it might be better to buy brand new gears. They cost about $90 each I believe. If I had to 'fix' mine 3 times, with all the associated aggro, I would go mad. The gears are still available at www.cmsnl.com I wonder if the precision of repair on the Dremmel fix is achievable by hand? I mean, if just one of the three dogs isn't making a proper contact (and let's face it, with the steadiest hand in the world, they are going to differ) then the problem may not be cured, surely?

Given the nature of the problem, the effort required to get at the gearbox and the risk of it not being done correctly, it'll be new gears for me when required, I reckon.

I dunno about you, but $90/gear is WAY more than I want to spend on my bike. Now that I have the practice, I am fully confident in my ability to make really accurate dremel cuts on the gears, freehand. You have to remember that the gears are not precision ground - they are just cast and case-hardended. After the dremel fix, the "case" is cut away, and the gears do become slightly softer on the contact patches. As long as they are back-cut, that softness might actually work in your favor, smoothing out any imperfections in the cut. That's jut my take on it anyway.

As for the "associated aggro", It's really not THAT bad. It's just a Saturday afternoon project and a chance to intimately bond with your bike.