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Chichiman
Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 01:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

bike shifts smooth once warmed up, but cold into first is horrible (chatter-chatter-clunk.)is this from the chain too tight or too loose? & yes i adjusted it to 3/4 cold, oil is only 2 months old.or is this a shift pawl thinggy problem?
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Djkaplan
Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 01:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Sounds like maybe your clutch plates are sticking together when the oil is cold. I generally blip the throttle a few times with the clutch disengaged to break them free for a silent shift into 1st from neutral.

Try it and see if it helps. Don't blip it like a madman, just rev it sharply a few times with the clutch in and then shift into first when the engine returns to idle. I do this all the time and get a silent drop into first.
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Firstbuell
Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 04:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

dj,

that's a great practice - never thought about doing that......
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Firebolt020283
Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 07:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i have them same problem in the mornings when my bike is not warmed up and it actually almost breaks my toe the first time or two i shift from 1st to 2nd.
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Chichiman
Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 10:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i'll try this,I know sportys have clunky shifting, just not really sure how much is normal,thanx.
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Djkaplan
Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 01:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Before you start your bike, pull the clutch in with the transmission in 1st and push the bike a few feet. You'll feel the clutch plates stick and then free up when the surface tension of the oil between the plates is broken. This will give you an indication of what is causing the clunk when you shift into first from neutral and it's this 'stick' that blipping overcomes. Don't fret though, it's entirely normal.

You can also break the plates free by pulling the clutch in and letting the engine idle for about 30-45 seconds. The herky-jerky synchopated idle will free the plates up without blipping the throttle.
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