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posted September 27, 2007 07:14 PM
 Edited By: dubious on 27 Sep 2007 20:19
Have any of you guys bent the countershaft before?
My chain is wobbling back and forth from side to side, I pulled the c/s cover and watched the sproket wobble on the end of the shaft... No its not loose ... LOL
I pulled the c/s sproket back off and definately alotof run out on the shaft.... argggh
Noticed it before and thought it may be a bad chain, but new sprokets and chain just installed , good stuff too vortex sprokets and 530 drzzz chain.....
Looks like I'll have to install a new countershaft when I stroke the biotch this winter...
Weird, I dont recall any reason for this...
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posted September 27, 2007 07:50 PM
big heavy bike, on dope.........
That did it.........
I have broken a chain back when running pro et with my 12. if it had not snapped, i would have broken or bent the countershaft..........
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posted September 28, 2007 01:21 AM
i never heard of a 12's CS shaft getting bent. Very weird.
Come to think of it, i've never heard of those 2 big bearings in the trans going bad either.
Time to split the cases and see what's up.
Get after it, I'm curious!!!! 
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posted September 28, 2007 01:33 AM
Wow first time I've ever heard of that happening. I know on busa's they have broke or bent output shafts before..
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posted September 28, 2007 06:09 AM
Only a couple of weeks left of riding season...
Will tear into it this winter...
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posted September 28, 2007 07:15 AM
I also have heard and seen a LOT of things other people have not and this is a first for me also! Bear Racing is "STILL" running the same shaft on his 00 and the bike has about 10,000 Miles 90% From Serious Drag Racing on Flat Drag Slicks using Traction VHT and NOS
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posted September 28, 2007 09:46 AM
My bike came with some cosmetic crate damage....
Damaged wheel, and lowers, and both mid pipes were damaged as well....
I am thnking that is the cause... waranty is over now....
I would rather not have anyone working on my bike anyway, and thus the lack of concern.
It will be fixed when I install the pistons, rods, and stroker crank.
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posted September 28, 2007 11:21 AM
My Dealer and I had a good understanding! I would bring my bike over and show them what was wrong and get the warranty work approved by Kawasaki! The I would take what ever it was apart and bring them the Bad part and get the New or different part and install it myself! I got the parts and they got the Little Warranty payment and we were BOTH 100% Happy with the results! The Last work they ever did on a ike of mine was an 1983 VFR750F and they hand tightened the drain Plug, then scratched the fairing when they picked it up to repair it! Then they sold me a West Coast ZX11 with all of the emission Charcoal Cannisters that it took a while to remove and replace everything! After these events, Niether of us had any problem with my last agreement!
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posted September 28, 2007 01:49 PM
This was a 14 right?
Busas were know for having a weak output I think............
What do you weigh?
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posted September 29, 2007 11:20 AM
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This was a 14 right?
Busas were know for having a weak output I think............
What do you weigh?
Thanks, SOme how I was thinking that this was a 12! WHo knows about the 14??
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posted September 29, 2007 02:14 PM
Edited By: dubious on 29 Sep 2007 15:18
Yea a 14.
I weigh 210 suited.
I have not heard of anyone else having this problem... It was crate damage I am almost 100% certain. I thought it was the old chain , thought maybe I had a stretched section, but it is still the same after throwing new drivetrain on it.
I pulled the chain off last night and ran it , the shaft is bent....
bearings are good, err no apparent play anyway... and the seal is good.....
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