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Just wanted to hear what ya'lls thoughts might be on replacing the transmission in a motorcycle (but not the engine) with a used one from a similar bike. I've got some minor issues starting to develop with the VTX transmission after 92k miles on it (false neutrals / doesn't fully seat third and fifth sometimes, etc.) and was curious what the opinions were on swapping just the transmission vs. swapping the entire engine/transmission. I'd think that a same-year, same-engine bike would be a straight up swap of the gears/gear dogs/ratchet and would be introducing fewer 'unknown' parts than the full motor swap, but I'm hoping you guys might have experience that says one way or the other is better (e.g. "last time I swapped just a transmission the motor went out as soon as I finished it due to the extra load/increased resistance/etc." or "I swapped the transmission on my old Shovelhead at 70k and that motor lasted another 100k miles.") At the prices these bikes are selling for, simply buying a whole new bike is also an option- particularly when you include the cost of the swap.
I'm pretty sure I've got another 10-20k miles I can get out of this transmission, but I wanted to hear input and have a direction chosen in my head before it becomes a real issue. Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences.
Just wanted to hear what ya'lls thoughts might be on replacing the transmission in a motorcycle (but not the engine) with a used one from a similar bike. I've got some minor issues starting to develop with the VTX transmission after 92k miles on it (false neutrals / doesn't fully seat third and fifth sometimes, etc.) and was curious what the opinions were on swapping just the transmission vs. swapping the entire engine/transmission. I'd think that a same-year, same-engine bike would be a straight up swap of the gears/gear dogs/ratchet and would be introducing fewer 'unknown' parts than the full motor swap, but I'm hoping you guys might have experience that says one way or the other is better (e.g. "last time I swapped just a transmission the motor went out as soon as I finished it due to the extra load/increased resistance/etc." or "I swapped the transmission on my old Shovelhead at 70k and that motor lasted another 100k miles.") At the prices these bikes are selling for, simply buying a whole new bike is also an option- particularly when you include the cost of the swap.
I'm pretty sure I've got another 10-20k miles I can get out of this transmission, but I wanted to hear input and have a direction chosen in my head before it becomes a real issue. Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences.