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shifting -- gets better?



when i first got the RS, shifting from first to second was well nigh
impossible.  since a different bike (an ST) that i'd test-ridden at
only 15 miles had a similar problem, i wasn't worried, and sure
enough, by now, at just over 1000 miles, the RS is almost tolerable. 
but when it's dead cold, that first shift still has to be excuted
_just_ right, with the shifter loaded, and the shift done just at the
initial easing of the throttle.  otherwise it's a no-go, and it

does this ever change?  i'm getting better at remember to be extra
careful on the first couple of 1st to 2nd shifts of a ride, and since
i try and use the pre-loading method in general, it's not _too_ bad,
but i sure wish it would loosen up.

the other time it's hard to shift is at a full stop -- getting from
first to neutral or second is quite hard.  it takes so much pressure
that i invariable end up in 2nd, and have to go back down to neutral. 
is this also common?

paul
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  paul fox, pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (arlington, ma, where it's 33.6 degrees)
  'oh-oh Sprint RS, '91 VX800, DoD #1462, AMA #545601

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