Gear Changes are getting clunky
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Gear Changes are getting clunky
Hi Everyone,
I recently traded-in my trusty Sporty for a brand-new Dyna Street Bob.
Very happy with the bike so far... except for one thing:
When I first got the Street Bob, the gear-changes were pretty smooth: much better than on the Sporty. More like a gentle "click" than the traditional "clunk".
However, as I've been riding the new bike (just hit 600km) , the gear-changes have become more and more clunky so much so that it now feels identical to the Sporty.
Anything I should be having checked out or is this normal?
I recently traded-in my trusty Sporty for a brand-new Dyna Street Bob.
Very happy with the bike so far... except for one thing:
When I first got the Street Bob, the gear-changes were pretty smooth: much better than on the Sporty. More like a gentle "click" than the traditional "clunk".
However, as I've been riding the new bike (just hit 600km) , the gear-changes have become more and more clunky so much so that it now feels identical to the Sporty.
Anything I should be having checked out or is this normal?
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7500 on mine. Sometimes it klunks louder than other times. It's been doing it all along. Doesn't matter when the oils were changed either or how long it's been runnning or the temperature outside. It just is.
Mine clunks sporadically, sometimes it is a smooth click, and other times a good clunk, it is completely random.
On a different note, my bike shifted like crap until I got my idle adjusted properly down to 1000rpm
On a different note, my bike shifted like crap until I got my idle adjusted properly down to 1000rpm
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My Superglide does same thing as yours. I think it could be how you hold the clutch. If you let go of the clutch and then put it in 1st, I get the clunk. But if I shift down through the gears while holding the clutch, when slowing down, I get the click.
For example when stopped in nuetral, shifting in 1st gets a clunk or click depending how far in the clutch is. I get the clunk only when I have the clutch lever pulled in all the way.
I get the click when I have the clutch partially disengaged past the "FRICTION ZONE" or when holding the clutch down when downshifting to a stop.
Who knows but it's random and I assume that the clunk is normal.
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Do I need to replace just the compensator (40274-08) or other bits as well?