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With ALL due respect to the savvy mechanics who suggested the engine would have to come out to address your scoots problem @Papa Fred,,, I dont agree,,, at least not yet. Its highly doubtful that the debris you found would have landed under the clutch basket if the failure were inside the cases beyond the area where the clutch is housed. Personally I would not make that suggestion until I had pulled the clutch entirely to examine the bearings, corresponding shafts and geared associated surfaces.. I truly think it would be in your best interest to pull the clutch out and inspect (no engine removal needed).

While I had the cover off, I was looking around the case beneath the clutch looking for more shrapnel and saw that plastic gear behind the clutch. It's where I suspected the piece was from, but on the part of the gear that I could see I there was no damage. I guess I could try bumping the motor on the starter to turn that gear, couldn't I? Sorry @cowpucand @Marcarl..I wasn't thinking that those pieces were engine related. I am truly hoping it's clutch or tranny, but my understanding from shop manual information is that the engine needs to be pulled to get at the trans. Naturally, I'm certainly hoping it's something I can get at from the outside. Regarding the basket removal. There is the lock washer and large nut to remove, but it looks like the clutch push rod..the short #1...has to come out first. Besides keeping track of that little ballbearing, should I be expecting that inner push rod to come flying out after pulling the small one? There seems to be a bit of outward pressure on that small rod and I'm wondering if I'm going to get a fluid bath once that first rod pops out. One more item that I just now saw looking at the parts manual (pdf). The exploded view shows a bearing (#93306-00304-00 or B6003C4) as being to the outside of the push rod , nut and lock washer..as in it comes out first, yet the service pdf makes no mention of that bearing, nor does it appear in any diagram of the clutch removal. Any thoughts? I have replaced the OEM clutch with a Barnett Spring & Pressure Plate Conversion, along with their fiber and steel discs The only bearing I can think of is the one in the center of the pressure plate, however I don't remember taking OUT a bearing from the OEM. Not saying I didn't...just don't remember. (geezer alert!!) I appreciate the info guys...both the hand-holding while I sob into my cold adult beverage, and the part # for that idler. I now have something to do this evening. I'll yank the clutch cover and take a shot at removing the basket to get eyes on what's back there. If I can figure out how to get pictures up here, I'll try to post a few. Visuals are usually more helpful than words.

If memory serves me correct I think there is a plastic gear behind the clutch basket and it's yellow, and I agree with @cowpucthat anything laying under the basket is not engine internal.

Yummi looking!!!!

It took me 11 years, but I'm finally back and in the saddle of a RSV. In fact, it's not just any RSV. Two days ago I purchased @Dano's 08 along with what I'm told is Aussie Annie's trailer from her first trip to the US. Really hoping to reconnect with some old friends on here, make some great new ones, and become part of this community again. I'm now in Central Kentucky, so if anyone is in the area, hit me up and we'll go for a ride!

There is still another fuse down the left side of the battery close to the starting relay. It's not like most fuses we are used to seeing. Its easier to see if you remove the left side radio and dash panel. The case is a black base with a clear cover which you remove from the base.and has 2 red 12 gauge wires connected to it with white connectors. The fuse itself is a thin blade mounted between 2 screws. In most cases in a little pocket to the side of the fuse within the same fuse holder you may find spare fuse blades which look like thin metal straps with a hole on each end. Alternatively you could replace it with a maxi fuse and 10 guage pigtail as shown below.

You KILLED 'em! They were supposed to be dead already.

We gonna have a good time oh yes we are

Greetings, gang. Although I have been listed as Expired for the past week or so it seems as though I'm still here. (a serious brain-cramp on my part prevented me from getting the membership renewed on time.) This past Saturday wife & I got home from a 1200 mile adventure. Good weather, no rain, no wind to speak of, with enough turns and elevation changes to be interesting. We were pulling our Aluma MCT with a fairly light payload, and all-in with the bike, us and the trailer were probably in the 1200 lb range. The bike (2000 RSV) did well overall and as expected the VMax diff I put in a cpl of years back made it a bit easier to get going. Having said all that, the bike had been making a bit more noise this past year..seemed to be from the clutch area...and as this trip progressed the noise was becoming more prominent. It sounded alike it was clutch related as it would decrease/increase depending on clutch use. The bike had no issues once underway with respect to accelerating or pulling hills...no slipping. The bike got us home into the driveway, and in the short time it took to unload and unhook the trailer the clutch gave up being nice. I tried to back down the drive to take a short solo scoot and couldn't get the bike to roll backwards while in gear with the clutch lever pulled. When I DID get it onto the street, it sounded like a handful of gravel had been tossed into the clutch / trans. I put the bike in the garage for the night, not wanting to work on it in the heat. When I pulled the clutch cover Sunday, there were a few small pieces of something probably important laying in the bottom of the engine case below the clutch basket, along with a chip of yellow-ish plastic. The icing on this is that the clutch basket moves side to side along with the center shaft. I found no damage to the friction or steel clutch plates when I removed them, so I suspect there is a bearing behind the clutch basket that is no longer intact. Several mechanically savvy people have indicated that the engine has to come out of the bike for the repair...if that is indeed the problem. Although I have tackled a number of jobs on the bike over the past few years, I have neither the expertise nor the space to attempt that level of work. If anyone has had a similar issue, I'd be curious to hear what the problem was and, more importantly, the outcome. Given the overall reputation of rock solid, trouble-free life expectancy, I gotta say this is quite a letdown. While I get that it's a soon to be 23 year old toy, it hasn't been abused by me or the original owner, and with my mechanic unable to get into it til September-ish, my riding season just got a whole lot shorter. Respectfully submitted ( with a small amount of *@$*!!).. Fred

Just heard from Dray that a former member, Charlie E-Fishin-C from Canada passed away this morning. I’ll post some details later on as I get them. RIP Charlie 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻