So, I have 225 miles on my new F6B in about a day and a half. Dropped the bike off at the dealer to have my Garmin Nav / Valentine 1 hardwired to the bike last Monday.
On the advice of another member here, I texted the dealer to check the rear gear oil level since some have been delivered with less than the 4 oz required. I usually change it out to full synthetic 90 wt every other oil change or so. But, figured they had the bike at the shop and could easily do this.
Good thing I did.
Dealer called and said that just by chance when they removed the rear gear inspection/fill bolt they saw the 5 teeth exposed had aluminum built up on them. None of the rest did, just these. Apparently, there was some kind of burr or other casting defect (??) that these teeth sheered off. I don't know why the other teeth were not affected. But, taking this bike on a 2000 mile trip with ground up aluminum running around the rear bearings doesn't sound like a good thing.
Mother Honda is overnighting a complete new rear end. Shop will install it tomorrow.
I'm a bit concerned .... maybe I shouldn't be ... about taking it on the trip Sunday with only a couple hundred miles on the clock.
What do you guys think / recommend?