Shifting Symptom
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Stage III
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From: Colorado
Shifting Symptom
This is a followup to a question I posed last year, with a little more detail.
Before I give up and take my 2008 FatBob in for this I wanted to ask the forum for feedback one more time.
It seems that a small % of my 1-2 shifts, and smaller yet 2-3 shifts, are for lack of a better word, a bit un-smooth.
That's being kind, the shift is downright like trying to put it through glass and sand. I pop the gear lever up, and there is a crunch and feedback as if a little ******* leprachaun is in there hitting it with a hammer back towards my foot.
The shift never misses, it always ends up in the next gear all right. And the other 90% of shifts are as smooth as silk.
This is NOT my error as I cannot duplicate this if I tried. If I granny shift or speed shift at any speed or RPM, it happens just about every 10-12 shifts.
And it seems to happen in perfect rotation, for example if the shift crunches I notice the following pattern post-crunch:
Shift 1: smooth
Shift 2: smooth
Shift 3: smooth
Shift 4: smooth
Shift 5: smooth
Shift 6: smooth
Shift 7: smooth
Shift 8: smooth
Shift 9: smooth
Shift 10: smooth
Shift 11: CRUNCH
Shift 12: smooth
Shift 13: smooth
Shift 14: smooth
Shift 15: smooth
Shift 16: smooth
Shift 17: smooth
Shift 18: smooth
Shift 19: smooth
Shift 20: smooth
Shift 21: smooth
Shift 22: CRUNCH
(repeat and so forth)
Clutch? Worse?
Thank you.
Before I give up and take my 2008 FatBob in for this I wanted to ask the forum for feedback one more time.
It seems that a small % of my 1-2 shifts, and smaller yet 2-3 shifts, are for lack of a better word, a bit un-smooth.
That's being kind, the shift is downright like trying to put it through glass and sand. I pop the gear lever up, and there is a crunch and feedback as if a little ******* leprachaun is in there hitting it with a hammer back towards my foot.
The shift never misses, it always ends up in the next gear all right. And the other 90% of shifts are as smooth as silk.
This is NOT my error as I cannot duplicate this if I tried. If I granny shift or speed shift at any speed or RPM, it happens just about every 10-12 shifts.
And it seems to happen in perfect rotation, for example if the shift crunches I notice the following pattern post-crunch:
Shift 1: smooth
Shift 2: smooth
Shift 3: smooth
Shift 4: smooth
Shift 5: smooth
Shift 6: smooth
Shift 7: smooth
Shift 8: smooth
Shift 9: smooth
Shift 10: smooth
Shift 11: CRUNCH
Shift 12: smooth
Shift 13: smooth
Shift 14: smooth
Shift 15: smooth
Shift 16: smooth
Shift 17: smooth
Shift 18: smooth
Shift 19: smooth
Shift 20: smooth
Shift 21: smooth
Shift 22: CRUNCH
(repeat and so forth)
Clutch? Worse?
Thank you.
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Stage III
Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Colorado
Funny you ask because this started happening immediately after the last clutch adjustment. Because it only happens every 10-12 shifts and because I did not ride very much the last 5 months, it has not been in my thoughts very much until recently. I would hate to have to go through the whole appt process this time of year to get it fixed.
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From: Knoxville, Tn
Clutch Adjustment
Adjusting the clutch just isn't that hard especially after watching that video that was going around. Do a search for the video and start when the bike is completely cold.
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