I have a 2024 V7 850 that has done a little over 3000miles ,just had it serviced and found out the gear linkage has some play in it . They have greased it up pretty well , but said its not covered by the warrantee ,has anyone else had a similar problem and if so how was it delt with or is it just accepted that play is normal ? .
Not covered after only 3K.!
That’s pants eh.
In 1986 I did 24,000 miles in the first 12 months on my FZ750, I had all sorts replaced under warranty .. including ‘consumables’ like discs & silencers..
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I’d ask them to show me the written exclusion in the warranty documentation. Failing that, get yourself onto eBay and look at M3 (anyone?) rose joints and associated threaded linkages - it’s not an uncommon upgrade on older Guzzis to replace these linkages with something better (but that doesn’t excuse that 3000 mile reply).
Grease doesn’t fix free play, really, huh?
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If it helps - I have recently seen a photo of a snapped off ball joint (at the threaded stud) apparently this is not unusual - I have just bought left and right threaded rose joints to try out, from eBay, the thread is M6. But, no play in my OEM joints that I know of, at 5,000 miles.
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Thank you i have a friend who also has a v7 and he is in the process of trying to source a couple of spares for both of us. But agree not a good response from dealer but not surprising ,just had a problem with my car and main dealer couldn’t care less! Seems to be way of the world nowdays…sadly!