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So I recently picked up a 2013 Renegade 1000 used. I got a pretty good deal on it but its a bit of a project. Went to change fluids and the oil was surprisingly cleanish and free from much metal on the drain plug magnet.

Went to drain the gearbox and was surprised to find that no fluid drained, I looked at the drain plug and it had what appeared to be heavy grease on it. I added a few ounces of Royal Purple into the filler and those few ounces flowed back out the drain plug so its not clogged. It appears the gearbox was completely empty, the fluid solidified, or the fluid was replaced with grease.

I tried to search about this but did not turn up anything. The bike has 200 hours on it and ran and drove fine without any major gearbox noise prior to this. Should I just add fluid and go about driving it or is there anything else I can do to prevent further damage at this point?

New here so any advise helps.

I am looking at getting new tires for my Outy 450. I do allot of trail Riding also Mud & snow. I am looking at these tires

Zilla
Mudzilla
Mega Mayham

Anybody know how to decipher the old 7 digit VINs. I Found an 88 trailboss 250 for sale, but the frame was painted and I was only able to make out 5 of the 7 digits. I think I missed the first digit is which I determined is probably a 1. I'm at a lost as to what other digit I missed and what number it could be.

Thanks,
Mike