2004 Pulsar 180DTSi gearbox cracked!

I have a Pulsar 180 DTSi which I bought in September of 2004. I’ve been using it since then. I’ve covered about 30,000 kms.

About an hour ago, as I was returning from dinner, there was this sudden grrrrrr noise and the bike stopped moving. The engine was running, but no power was being transferred to the rear wheels.

I stopped and this was the sight that greeted me.

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YouTube – Cracked gearbox of 2004 Pulsar 180 DTSi

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What is the next step? How can something like this even happen? I had got the bike serviced less than a week ago. Last Saturday(30th Jan 2010) to be exact.

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