OK, this is post #1 for me here.
I've worked on cars a lot, but this is my first ATV/bike, though I've ridden (friends') for a long time...
I found a really good deal (we'll see) on a low-hour 2011 Outlander 650 XTP.
Story has it, it was mostly used for snow-plowing, which is why there is corrosion on quite a few of the bolts.
It does show signs on the frame bottom having hit some stuff, but definitely not what I would call bad.
I bought a Ricochet skid plate set and put it on yesterday.
While I had the front end way up in the air, working on the bottom, my front diff started "oozing" fluid out along the front drive shaft.
Is this "normal" when you have the front end lifted up near vertical ? (ZERO drips when level.)
- or is this the first sign of a worn/scored wear sleeve & seal that need replaced ?
I've worked on cars a lot, but this is my first ATV/bike, though I've ridden (friends') for a long time...
I found a really good deal (we'll see) on a low-hour 2011 Outlander 650 XTP.
Story has it, it was mostly used for snow-plowing, which is why there is corrosion on quite a few of the bolts.
It does show signs on the frame bottom having hit some stuff, but definitely not what I would call bad.
I bought a Ricochet skid plate set and put it on yesterday.
While I had the front end way up in the air, working on the bottom, my front diff started "oozing" fluid out along the front drive shaft.
Is this "normal" when you have the front end lifted up near vertical ? (ZERO drips when level.)
- or is this the first sign of a worn/scored wear sleeve & seal that need replaced ?
It's hard to understate how controversial the move to a V4 is for Ducati — or how sweet the powerplant is.
