bikelee Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Or you could go here.... :http://www.agostinimandello.com/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/Albero_di_trasmi_50811eb5c12e4.jpg Leon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowRyter Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 that is confusing Leon. I don't get the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp838 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I am curious, is there anything special/better/exotic about that agostini driveshaft vs. a new stock one? Is it lighter, or stronger, easier to service? Not being sarcastic, genuinely curious. The product description page doesn't offer any details about it. It is a little bit cheaper than the one on MG Cycle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowRyter Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 actually I checked the website and the Ago is 400 euros vs $700. quite a markdown. Plus shipping and waiting. I am just going for the $70 U Joint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Good call. Keep us posted. When you get the original U-joint off, clean the needle bearings, grease it, and I'm thinking you'll have a good , reliable spare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp838 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Wasn't asking for you LowRyter, was asking for me. Looking at the photos up close, they appear to be identical, so if there is a difference it isn't apparent. Anyway, just so you know, €366 minus the 22% VAT which you don't have to pay of buying from and shipping to outside Italy, is actually a really big markdown: $388 vs. the $730 at MG Cycle. Who will also charge for shipping unless you plan on swinging by and picking it up from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstallons Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 To whom it may concern : who ever removes this driveshaft , make sure there are paint marks on both the slip yoke and main tube of the shaft . We got into this discussion some time ago about timing a driveshaft tube/slip yoke . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mznyc Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 LowRyter, how many miles on your Sport? 24-25k miles. I bought it with 14k, Aug 2012. 4th back tire going on since I bought it. 2.5K average per tire.What are you using? I tend to only get 3-4K with PR2's CT and I ride hard but not race-speed and dont abuse the clutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowRyter Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 no wait. The tire that came on the bike was toast and I got rid of it after a month. Then I purchased a Dunlop Qualifier full Sport tire and replaced that one with a Michelin PR3 (which I rode to North Carolina and back). I noticed the PR3 was center channeled and getting down to the wear bars (and much more worn that the PR3 on my Bandit), so I decided to replace it now with Pirelli Angel GT. I still have aPR3 on the front. Of course, I still haven't even ridden it with Angel. I've learned the hard way, not to go off on a trip when the wear bars are even starting to show. I've gotten home from a couple of trips with lots of steel belt showing from the center pretty scary -which I think was why I got rid of the Qualifier. So I am prepping for the Daytona trip and getting everything prepped (even though I taking the 5th wheel). I am not certain when I installed the PR3 but my inclination is that I didn't get the mileage I expected. Docc will tell you I ride like a little old lady. In fact, I am retired, a senior citizen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Yeah, . . . yeah - that's right. Lots of little old ladies passed me going up the Cherohala that morning . . . I'm not mentioning any usernames, but . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldini Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Define worn out, please. What exactly are the symptoms? It's not really a common fault and your's probably still well also.... I think mine's worn out: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldini Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Define worn out, please. What exactly are the symptoms? It's not really a common fault and your's probably still well also.... I think mine's worn out: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossi46 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 this seems reasonable for us Euro types www.agostinimandello.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=19&Itemid=59&vmcchk=1&Itemid=59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luhbo Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Define worn out, please. What exactly are the symptoms? It's not really a common fault and your's probably still well also.... I think mine's worn out: Maybe. But grenaded is something different, I think, and not so uncommon. Your's is the second one I've seen so far. Those clamps may break, due to hardening faults, improper slotting, whatever. For a worn U-Joint people shouldn't need a 'specialist mechanic' to detect it. Hubert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowRyter Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 I'm on the road now. Actually entered the Greenie into the local bike show. I put the HB bags on it, the MG tank Bag and the fiber fly screen. Also has a new Angel on the back. Cleaned off the grease. Bike ran good. I've taken a 3rd place trophy with the EV (which was also pictured in "Motorcyclist" magazine). We'll see how the Sport works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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