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Heat in Final Gear
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<blockquote data-quote="jestal" data-source="post: 363379" data-attributes="member: 477"><p>The final drive will run pretty warm. I wouldn't expect to be able to lay a hand on it (for very long anyway....) after running at highway speeds. The temp is going to vary according to the speed and load. Since Yamaha specs a special lube for it (that they are very proud of) they must expect it to run pretty warm....warm enough to require a synthetic gear oil. What you describe sounds perfectly normal from my experience.</p><p></p><p>Not sure about the dust observation. I always assumed the rear wheel gets dirtier because it is following the front tire that is kicking up dust to be deposited inside the rear wheel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jestal, post: 363379, member: 477"] The final drive will run pretty warm. I wouldn't expect to be able to lay a hand on it (for very long anyway....) after running at highway speeds. The temp is going to vary according to the speed and load. Since Yamaha specs a special lube for it (that they are very proud of) they must expect it to run pretty warm....warm enough to require a synthetic gear oil. What you describe sounds perfectly normal from my experience. Not sure about the dust observation. I always assumed the rear wheel gets dirtier because it is following the front tire that is kicking up dust to be deposited inside the rear wheel. [/QUOTE]
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