........will go back to the original fuel and temp gauges as they look water resistant......
Got nothing to do with your trans clunks, but a comment on the OE fuel & temp gauges & their 'water resistance' or lack thereof!! :sour:
I must admit that I have been known to ride in pretty much any weather, & even tho it is mainly hot & dry where I live down-under, there are places & times where things can get very wet..... ie water more than just 'inches deep' over the road & absobloodylutely pouring rain type wet - and yet those gauges have never even
looked like being the slightest bit susceptible to water entry. Just to provide some frame of reference, I'm now on my third 'waterproof' marine type dash-cam tho - it's been replaced twice under warranty cos they are
meant to be able to withstand solid jets of water spray at high speed as well as being dunked in a bucket of water... I haven't tried the bucket dunking, but mounting them behind the windscreen on top of the dash hasn't kept
enough road spray off them!!
BUUUT, riding in the rain does sometimes mean you get to leave your Spyder standing in the rain when it's not moving. If I park it overnight out in the open, I almost always use the travel cover, the gauges havent had any issues then; but if I just leave the bike in the rain for a 'short while' (lunch break or evening meal type 'short while') invariably when I get back both those gauges have at least
some condensation inside the glass, if not obvious water drips running down the inside face of the glass.
The local dealer (admittedly not one I feel really confident with) has had a couple of tries at sealing/re-sealing them properly, but it's still happening every time the Spyder spends anything much more than a couple of minutes standing in the rain. The gauges haven't failed (yet) & I've got the 'dry out' process down pat now (a couple of minutes with a hair dryer or heat gun on low works) but I've had a look at other Spyders that've been parked for the same period as mine in the rain, & many of them seem to have the same problem, so it's not something unique to me!
Sooo, while those gauges seem to be sealed perfectly adequately for whenever the bike is moving regardless of how intense the rain may get, they don't seem to be so well sealed once you stop & they get to stand in the rain for a short while..... but they do seem to be robust enough to handled repeated water/condensation exposure & dry out cycles. However, do note that while they are foggy or wet they can be fairly hard to read.
Im looking in at swapping the OE gauges out, altho I might not replace them with a/mkt versions of fuel & temp gauges, I might try some that provide additional info, given that the built in digital gauges seem to be more accurate than the analogue gauges anyway. :thumbup:
