Shift clunk?
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Road Warrior
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Shift clunk?
My first Harley is 500 miles old now and I was wonderin...
Is it normal for the gears to "clunk" in the first 3-4 gears? Or I just cant shift?
My old Honda VTX 1300 had the clunk in 1st and 2nd... but that was normal. Same here?
Is it normal for the gears to "clunk" in the first 3-4 gears? Or I just cant shift?
My old Honda VTX 1300 had the clunk in 1st and 2nd... but that was normal. Same here?
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RE: Shift clunk?
Topspin... my 07 Low Rider (and all Harleys I know of) clunk into gear... there big, bulky, American Iron ! You can really smooth that tranny out though by dumping out that quart of whatever in there now and puttin in a quart of Redline Heavy ShockProof Gear Oil... I didn't change till 5K when it was suggested to me... now with 10K plus, wish I had switched at the 1K service... Ed H. VaBch, Va
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RE: Shift clunk?
If it ain't clunking, it ain't working.
After awhile you'll really appreciate a clunk here and a clunk there - the true Harley sounds. They took the potato potato sound away with the damn high idle for the EPA but at least so far, we can still feel good old strong beefy American gears clunking.
Gives me a warm feeling all over......now just don't tell me they make em in China now.
After awhile you'll really appreciate a clunk here and a clunk there - the true Harley sounds. They took the potato potato sound away with the damn high idle for the EPA but at least so far, we can still feel good old strong beefy American gears clunking.
Gives me a warm feeling all over......now just don't tell me they make em in China now.
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Road Warrior
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RE: Shift clunk?
Yes, they do go clunk.....its just part of the music that goes with the engine noises. 
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RE: Shift clunk?
have you ridden with a group of harleys yet. it's a pretty good chorus of clunking goin' on most everybody shifting in sucession. some onece describe a harley transmission shifting like a piece of agricultural equipment going into gear CLUNK. ride safe.