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Offline Heebeegeebee

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Gear Change
« on: August 22, 2008, 10:26:13 »
Does anyone crunch the gears when going from 1st to 2nd. I seem to have this problem a lot unless going really slow. It's very annoying and I'm afraid I could be damaging the gear-box.
Any solutions?

I seem to remember someone on another forum with the same problem but I'm too lazy to go look.

Maybe I should of put this in the oily rag section. :o

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Offline Fat Rat

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Re: Gear Change
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2008, 10:41:50 »
Yep, mine is just the same, although it is getting better with age (probably taken the edge off of the cogs)  :shock:
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Offline Heebeegeebee

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Re: Gear Change
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2008, 13:23:14 »
that's nice to know. Wish I could fix it though.
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Offline Urban Tangleweed

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Re: Gear Change
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2008, 14:20:36 »
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Offline Piglumps

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Re: Gear Change
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2008, 08:36:32 »
Hi all! I presume this could be a problem with the 1000 only? I did find the 1st to 2nd change to be jerky but since I have started changing (all) gears much more quickly it seems to be OK. Never any crunching though.
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Offline Heebeegeebee

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Re: Gear Change
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2008, 10:23:06 »
Hmmmm my problem gets worse the quicker I change.......
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Offline MR TiGGer

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Re: Gear Change
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2008, 23:02:33 »
I only get it occasionally slip out of 2nd into neutral cos I was too girly with the upshift, or was clutchless shifting again, and unlike Hondas, you really need the clutch for 1st to 2nd on mine but all the others, clutchless is fine ... on mine.

And the only real annoyance with the big vee is the space in the revs between 1st & 2nd, change any earlier than 6K in first and you're under 4K in 2nd which = no smiles at all. Big ratio step almost like the 5th to 6th

Grrr:-)

EDIT: PS: Any chance it's a simple case of the clutch not quite separating enough and just adjust the clutch lever setting thingy with the numbers on it .... something or other??
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Offline timberwolf

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Re: Gear Change
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2008, 23:08:44 »
don't know if this helps but I found a bit of pre tension on the peg helped a heck of lot, seems to make the change to second without the clunking now.... :-)
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Offline Heebeegeebee

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Re: Gear Change
« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2008, 10:03:03 »
Will give it a bash when home (not literally)
Cheers
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Offline KLV-Rider

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Re: Gear Change
« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2008, 17:09:39 »
Quote from: "Urban Tangleweed"
You need some spacers matey.

http://11109.rapidforum.com/topic=106869596114

Worked for me!.... ;)
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Re: Gear Change
« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2008, 18:01:45 »
Quote from: "KLV-Rider"
Quote from: "Urban Tangleweed"
You need some spacers matey.

http://11109.rapidforum.com/topic=106869596114

Worked for me!.... ;)


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Re: Gear Change
« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2008, 18:13:56 »
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Offline Stobie

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Re: Gear Change
« Reply #12 on: October 04, 2008, 21:15:09 »
Mine used to do it quite a lot when new but with 7,000 miles it is very rare now. My Bandit was pretty much the same until I had over 5k miles on it.

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