Need urgent help.

[CrossX]

Hi guys,

A friend of mine broke the drive shaft of the universal joint (what we call in Spanish "Cardan" ) of his manual Crosstourer 3 days ago. And I know of another of the spanish CT forum members with the same problem at about 60.000 km in the odometer, both of them.

So far, Honda refuses to face the facts and repair.

Has anyone had a similar case as this and please could help as with any advice?

Thanks very much indeed.

Cheers.

[Kawa]

Thanks a lot CrossX
 

[CrossX]

These are the images of the breakage:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/131824770@N08/

In the images you can see two different drive shafts.

[CrossX]

Originally Posted by Kawa

Thanks a lot CrossX
 

You're welcome 

[ojo]

I have had my drive shaft broken exactly a week ago with 63000km on odo. I am very dissapointed about it. Got struck at easter holiday in eastern europe. Still waiting the bike to be brought back and see what Honda says. I am just out of warranty now.

[Kawa]

 
Hi ojo.....
I'm sorry a lot to hear this, in spain a colleage and mi with the same problem both with similar kms. His bike 62.000 and mine 64.000.
 I hope honda will arrange thses issues without charge.
I'll go informing about this.....

[pabwon]

NOT AT ALL SUPRISED TO HEAR THIS HONDA REPLACED MY DRIVESHAFT AFTER I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BACKLASH AND NOISE IT MADE. DEALER TOLD ME IT COST £2000.ALTHOUGH IT WAS BETTER I WAS STILL NOT HAPPY WITH IT AND SUSPECTED IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM AS THE MILES INCREASED. I THINK IT IS A DESIGN FAULT IV'E HAD MANY BIKES WITH SHAFT DRIVE BUT NEVER HAD BACKLASH OR NOISE PROBLEMS BEFORE.REAL SHAME EXCELLENT BIKE BUT COULD NOT LIVE WITH IT SPOILT IT FOR ME. NOW SOLD.

[CrossX]

Wow. 

Thanks everyone for your cooperation. This seems a serious problem that can arise in a good amount of our bikes when they have around 60 or 65.000 Km.

I think selling the bike is not the solution. We should do something altogether like writing some different letters to Honda Europe or writing a note as a group.

My Crosstourer makes some annoying noise coming from the drive shaft since it was new... it's a sort of clac clac clac when I ride it at low speeds. Maybe this is affecting the drive shaft and weakening it till it ends with a breakage or something worse.

Any suggestions?