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Big seal leak
Wayne Orwig:
There is no pinion seal. Rear end lube will splash up into the swingarm. It is only an issue for the shocks are shortened or the bike is overloaded and the lube runs towards to transmission.
There is an o-ring to seal the rear drive to the swingarm.
Clean it up and pack it with new grease. I don't really see a lube leak in the photos. Maybe a bit over greased is all.
Gusable:
Curtis said run it last week. I’ve got it all cleaned up now, standard length shocks on the bike now and we’re good to go. Thanks so much!
TN Mark:
Many years ago, there was a trend to add a bit of Power Punch, or some other moly lube, into the front of the swingarm. Typically the owner would pull back the transmission rubber boot to add the lubricant in an effort to keep the U-Joint wet with lube. Adding too much, resulted in what’s shown in the pictures above.
I ‘think’ the practice was mentioned and/or supported by Dave Richardson at Moto International. It always seemed like a good idea to me to keep a bit of lubrication on the u-joint.
aklawok:
--- Quote from: Gusable on June 13, 2026, 08:30:43 PM ---Curtis said run it last week. I’ve got it all cleaned up now, standard length shocks on the bike now and we’re good to go. Thanks so much!
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Man..I really like that drag exhaust, nice and clean!
Gusable:
--- Quote from: aklawok on June 14, 2026, 04:25:30 AM ---Man..I really like that drag exhaust, nice and clean!
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Me too! I had them on my last Guzzi just so happens to have the same mufflers on this one. Never seen them before and don’t know the brand They’re loud but not obnoxious. The sound at 3k cruising is sublime!!!
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