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Old Sep 14, 2016 | 11:01 AM
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Have noticed on the 2 '17's I test rode and on my CVO I just purchased I can feel the shifting in my clutch lever. Curious if anyone has experienced the same and possibly the cause
 
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Old Sep 14, 2016 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by us1fountain
Have noticed on the 2 '17's I test rode and on my CVO I just purchased I can feel the shifting in my clutch lever. Curious if anyone has experienced the same and possibly the cause
Yep thats just a quirk of the new clutch setup
 
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Old Sep 14, 2016 | 12:29 PM
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Yep, I feel a definable "pulse" when shifting
 
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Old Sep 14, 2016 | 03:31 PM
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Yep..me to. Don't notice it much anymore unless I think about it.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2016 | 07:05 PM
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Never felt anything in 1,200 miles but I am used to hydraulic clutches from my CVO's.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2016 | 07:31 PM
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It's the slip-n-assist clutch. Some previous models of CVO's has that clutch
 
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Old Sep 15, 2016 | 03:50 AM
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I have felt this from the get go on my 2014 CVO Limited, hardly notice anymore. Clutch still works excellent at 25,000 miles.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2016 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by lyork
Yep, I feel a definable "pulse" when shifting
Same here. I can feel every Clunk although it's not a clunk per say. You can feel the gears move in the lever. Definitely enjoy the minimal clunk in 1st gear. In face sometimes it takes a good push on the shift lever to even get it in.

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I've taken 2 test rides on the new ones. Both times i could feel each shift in the clutch lever. Upshift and downshift are felt in the lever. Not saying it's bad, just really different.
 
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