Hey all,
I have a some more issue that came up recently:
Transmission shifting getting harder after 2000 Miles.
Key/Lock assembly for my seat latch mysteriously fell off somewhere between here and 300 miles ago.
Left passenger foot peg assembly fell apart and I lost a washers and the lock washer.
But most importantly the Transmission: When I first got the bike I was impressed by the smoothness of the transmission. With a quick and some what firm flick the bike would change gears no problem. But as time goes on the transmission is getting loser and it takes a lot more force than it did to change gears. 1st to 2nd unless I hammer it in 2nd I will slip into neutral with out a neutral light.
This is annoying for 2 reasons: 1. it screws me up while I am riding. 2. when I push it into second after the false neutral the sound is not pretty (metal to metal clank, with a slight crunch.)
Also when riding aggressive or accelerating on the highway I will get a false neutral between 3-4, and 4-5 sometimes. The first time this happened freaked me out big time going about 80 shifting into 5th and nothing, then I pushed it up again and clank, crack into 5th finally.
So I moved the shifter so it points down a bit more to see if this helps. Now I will have to try and bend my foot under the shifter even more than before (not so easy with moto boots). We will see if this helps. I hate the pegs on this bike, never was comfortable on them from the beginning.
Have any of you guys experienced any shifting issues out of the ordinary? Is there anyway to take out the free play on the shifter?
Thanks
I have a some more issue that came up recently:
Transmission shifting getting harder after 2000 Miles.
Key/Lock assembly for my seat latch mysteriously fell off somewhere between here and 300 miles ago.
Left passenger foot peg assembly fell apart and I lost a washers and the lock washer.
But most importantly the Transmission: When I first got the bike I was impressed by the smoothness of the transmission. With a quick and some what firm flick the bike would change gears no problem. But as time goes on the transmission is getting loser and it takes a lot more force than it did to change gears. 1st to 2nd unless I hammer it in 2nd I will slip into neutral with out a neutral light.
This is annoying for 2 reasons: 1. it screws me up while I am riding. 2. when I push it into second after the false neutral the sound is not pretty (metal to metal clank, with a slight crunch.)
Also when riding aggressive or accelerating on the highway I will get a false neutral between 3-4, and 4-5 sometimes. The first time this happened freaked me out big time going about 80 shifting into 5th and nothing, then I pushed it up again and clank, crack into 5th finally.
So I moved the shifter so it points down a bit more to see if this helps. Now I will have to try and bend my foot under the shifter even more than before (not so easy with moto boots). We will see if this helps. I hate the pegs on this bike, never was comfortable on them from the beginning.
Have any of you guys experienced any shifting issues out of the ordinary? Is there anyway to take out the free play on the shifter?
Thanks