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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 05:54 AM
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My '08 Street Bob has been leaking oil for the last little while. My spouse (short stop) and I both thought it was our car, but not so.

I took it in to my nearby dealership yesterday, and it turns out, the engine casing has a crack in it I'll have to 're-instate' my warranty, as I didn't go through with "Canadian-ize"-ing my bike (new speedo) when I brought it over from the US. But for the price of a new speedo, I'm getting a new motor.

I'm really bummed about it, as the bike is only two years old. It's practically new. Is this common?

Is it also common with a crack in the casing to have screwy tranny issues? On the ride home yesterday, I geared down into second, and my poor Bob thought it was in sixth and displayed this on the speedo. WTF?
 
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 06:31 AM
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That doesn't sound so much like a tranny issue as it does electrical.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 10:58 AM
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my 6 gear light does that as well.....there was an issue with them but i dont remember where i read that..
 
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 11:05 AM
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my 6 gear light does that as well.....there was an issue with them but i dont remember where i read that..
mine occsionally does that as well....really doesn't affect anything so i don't worry about it
 
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Is this issue with the engine casing common?

Is my bike safe to ride? It's not leaking like crazy, but it does concern me.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 05:17 PM
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I'm sure if you keep riding it, there will be a catastrophic failure. It's not going to heal itself.
 
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