Just completed a trip from Geneva, NY to Nashua, NH via the Adirondacks on my new DCT Wing. The bike had 424mi on it at the start and ended with 1461mi. I have a lot of positive things to say about the performance of the bike, I soloed up and my wife and I rode back together, she loved the ride despite some issues with our Senna SRL systems. The electronics seemed to be the biggest issue however, we kept smelling oil but I was sure the bike wasn't burning oil and it's had a good break-in. When I looked at the bike this AM I noticed an oil drip on floor and it's coming from the left side of the bike. It's hard to say where it's coming from but it's not coming from the cylinders, it seems to be coming out of one of the sump covers. Oil level was a little lower than when I left, but well with in the acceptable range. I talked to the shop this morning and they want the bike immediately.
I'm a Mechanical/Machinery engineer and am very involved with all aspects of rotating equipment design, application, installation, operation, maintenance, and reliability upgrades. Along the way I've also done a lot of Root Cause Failure Analysis and not much intimidates me in regards to machines except oil leaks. I put this out there because in my experience if this isn't something simple it will turn out to be a chronic and unacceptable issue. I've learned a lot of things along the way and one of them is what separates great companies from mediocrity is how the handle situations when something goes wrong. Honda is a great company and the dealer has been excellent to work with so I'm confident it will get resolved so far. I'll keep the team posted.
Has anybody heard of this issue?
I'm a Mechanical/Machinery engineer and am very involved with all aspects of rotating equipment design, application, installation, operation, maintenance, and reliability upgrades. Along the way I've also done a lot of Root Cause Failure Analysis and not much intimidates me in regards to machines except oil leaks. I put this out there because in my experience if this isn't something simple it will turn out to be a chronic and unacceptable issue. I've learned a lot of things along the way and one of them is what separates great companies from mediocrity is how the handle situations when something goes wrong. Honda is a great company and the dealer has been excellent to work with so I'm confident it will get resolved so far. I'll keep the team posted.
Has anybody heard of this issue?