I just completed the 1800 to 1300 final drive swap. It did everything I wanted it to do & was easy to swap. I have a 2002 VTX1800C. My goal was to reduce the top-end RPM & increase fuel mileage. I bought a VTX1300 final drive off Ebay ($75). The gear ratio is the only difference between the two...

For those of you who have swapped or replaced final drives does the swing arm get removed? Or how do you get the shaft into the u joint? Is it just slip in before buttoning up the new final drive? I have Clymer's manual but it's not clear to me. My Honda service manual is somewhere in storage...

Swapping out final drive after losing 2 drive shafts in 20K, need tips & tools info Hi Gents and gals, Long time VTX cafe'er, new log on since it's been awhile. Long story short once my VTX1800R hit 106,000 miles I have since had two and likely now a 3rd drive shaft & coupling round out. So I...

I have a polished 1300 differential that was on my 1800. I put the 1800 differential back on. I liked the low rpm cruising and long first/second gear with the 1300 final drive... but at heart, I'm more of a torque lover. The part is in great shape inside and out. I will sell for $80 plus shipping.

I have been following a thread on another forum regarding shaft vs chain vs belt. One guy (who claims to be a mechanic) gave a long list of stuff he has to do to maintain the shaft drive on his Vulcan 750. I have owned several shaft drive bikes, and never had to do more than just change the oil...

regarding the final drive gear oil plug-- the outer nut size is 17mm. honda was able to tell me the thread diameter is 14mm but could not tell me the thread pitch. i went to autozone and bought a bunch of oil plugs. the correct size is 14M 1.50 (cost $2.99 including washer) when i tried to...