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Re: shifting -- gets better?



I think you may find that if you hold the clutch in for a couple 
of seconds before shifting to first from a standstill, the clunk 
is quite diminished.

Blake Sobiloff wrote:
> 
> Neil Lindsey wrote:
> 
> > My '99 ST transmission has smoothed out considerably now that I am
> > approaching 9000 km, but my biggest issue would be about the considerable
> > CLUNK that I get when I shift from neutral into 1st (or 2nd for that matter)
> > when at a standstill after the bike has fully warmed up.
> 
> Neil, they all do that. Well, at least all the ones I've ever ridden
> with. I also remember it being mentioned in a recent magazine review,
> too. It's yet another bit of the bike's "character" for you, so revel in it!
> 
> --
> Blake "Dawgbert" Sobiloff <sobiloff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Burlingame, CA, USA
> 
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