[Skwerlee]

Anyone else notice that when you go from neutral down into 1st you get a fairly loud noise from the transmission and feel a simultaneous jolt forward for a split second? I’ve experience this on other bikes but this seems a little more intense than what my sports bikes did. I’ve adjusted the clutch lever according to the owner’s manual but if just seems like the noise and feel is a little excessive. Also when I shift from 1st to 2nd it’s a pretty loud clunk. I wonder if i need to adjust my clutch other than at the lever? May be totally normal for all I know.

 

[schimbo stryker]

Make sure you are shifting at the correct shiftpoints. check your owners manual to see the correct speeds to shift.

 

[Skwerlee]

well when i go from neutral to first I'm not even morning yet so i don't think that's it

 

[schimbo stryker]

oh alright, it is kinda loud but this is my first bike so i thought it was normal

 

[SillyFingaz]

Yeah....it's loud and clunky...

 

[11Stryker]

Normal for this bike friend, Been posted a few times already. Gets a little better after first service. Just ride the Mutha!! LMAO

 

[Skwerlee]

Normal for this bike friend, Been posted a few times already. Gets a little better after first service. Just ride the Mutha!! LMAO

OK that's good to know, i appreciate it!

 

[AnthonyL]

what? i couldnt hear you over my transmission.

 

[kcl-labrat]

Normal...

 

[richard3]

Normal here also bro, this bad boy just doesn t want to sit still, it wants the holeshot !!!

 

[clar2001]

louder pipes will solve that issue. 8)

 

[Skwerlee]

louder pipes will solve that issue. 8)

that's **** right!!!

 

[strykenshane]

yep, loud pipes and a cranker bag take care of all that stuff

 

[claytonandson]

are you going from nuetral to 1st while moving, or after you stop. as ive done for years on my harleys, i take it down to nuetral and stop, then kick it into 1st. harleys give a nasty clunk like that also, so i take it as normal. i've never downshifted all the way to 1st gear.

 

[Skwerlee]

Just an update on the loud gearbox. I just had my bud do my 4k service. He took apart and lubed the clutch cable as well as the pivot point on the lever. The service manual calls for 5-10mm of clutch lever free play so that's how I've been running it. My bud prefers to set them about the width of a nickel (1.95 mm)…lemme tell you what…the “clunk” from the gearbox while changing gears is GONE 8)

 

[strykenshane]

yeah, i adjusted mine and continued riding it like i stole and it went away as well

 

[elle]

That's good to know for my next service cause I have quite a clunk too.

 

[vicarc]

Mine has always cluncked I thought it was normal, I also get a loud noise when I'm on neutral and I have to shift up to second.

 

[bozzly]

I really dont get much of a clunk since my first service and adding the performance kits, intake, pipes and processor. I do get a little clickity click or grinding if i shift from second to first to softly. Boy, I hate that sound. It is the sound of a gears life being shortened..