nemeanlion
Registered
Long story short ... i bought my second Busa last year and rode it in this years pride parade in Vancouver. The temperature read as fine but if felt rather warm around my knees. Once the bike was turned off at the end of the parade, it wouldn't start again for 2hrs until it fully cooled down. i noted it as odd but didn't see anything unusual or signs for a cause of the issue.
The next day I went for a ride and found oil all over my rear tire, it traced back the oil cap ... the tread was completely melted off! I changed the oil and the filter and put an aluminum cap on and took the melted cap to the dealer and said "what the??" They then tell me that my riding is the cause for the cap melting even though they have never heard of it before. I told them i wanted them to give the bike a full look over as I will be shipping it back to Australia next year and don't want to find any heating issues. They decide to check the clutch and advise me that all is ok.
2 months later, I ride to Lake Louise and Jasper, but I don't make it home, not on the bike anyways. My clutch is fried. I take it back to the dealer after they argue with me over what is wrong with it, talking to me like a dumb woman, where they tell me my riding style fried it. This is my second Busa, my first I rode approx 60000km in 2 years and absolutely no issue, definitely no clutch problems. This bike is only at 7500kms and there was another Busa in the Pride parade that had absolutely no issues with the ride.
Has anyone heard of any faults that would allow the oil to get that hot it would melt the cap off? is there a link between that and the clutch plates burning out? I have a little mechanical knowledge but don't know much about the clutch mechanism.
The next day I went for a ride and found oil all over my rear tire, it traced back the oil cap ... the tread was completely melted off! I changed the oil and the filter and put an aluminum cap on and took the melted cap to the dealer and said "what the??" They then tell me that my riding is the cause for the cap melting even though they have never heard of it before. I told them i wanted them to give the bike a full look over as I will be shipping it back to Australia next year and don't want to find any heating issues. They decide to check the clutch and advise me that all is ok.
2 months later, I ride to Lake Louise and Jasper, but I don't make it home, not on the bike anyways. My clutch is fried. I take it back to the dealer after they argue with me over what is wrong with it, talking to me like a dumb woman, where they tell me my riding style fried it. This is my second Busa, my first I rode approx 60000km in 2 years and absolutely no issue, definitely no clutch problems. This bike is only at 7500kms and there was another Busa in the Pride parade that had absolutely no issues with the ride.
Has anyone heard of any faults that would allow the oil to get that hot it would melt the cap off? is there a link between that and the clutch plates burning out? I have a little mechanical knowledge but don't know much about the clutch mechanism.