Downshift issue on quick decel
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From: lancaster, pa
130 miles on it so far and its getting a lot better but reminds me of my 07 when it was new. click clunk ,gears acting up......07 is smooth as glass now ,I hope its just me.. or bike will wear in... or i will have to start the process all over on the new bike.
please tell me its not going to start marking its spot.
please tell me its not going to start marking its spot.
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From: Niles Canyon Ca.
Well I know its been awhile since my OP but Ive been trying to work through some of the feedback shared here. What Ive found is theres nothing wrong with the bike. Its the user. 
Short answer, I dipped, sipped and blipped and the suspected downshift issue is a nonissue. Blipping to sync is the key with a little clutch handle action at times. Thanks for the feedback.
Short answer, I dipped, sipped and blipped and the suspected downshift issue is a nonissue. Blipping to sync is the key with a little clutch handle action at times. Thanks for the feedback.
Had zero issues with shifting on my 17 RK and engine braking is reflex with me I don't even think it.
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From: lancaster, pa
with only 130 miles on 2020 its not all me, somethings too tight, question is will it wear in sufficiently or not.
I'm wondering if they got the prim chain adjuster sorted out, i know its like the third one. that was my first thought.
I ride like i'm on a shovel so ruled that out in 50 miles....winding and blipping
I'm wondering if they got the prim chain adjuster sorted out, i know its like the third one. that was my first thought.
I ride like i'm on a shovel so ruled that out in 50 miles....winding and blipping
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From: Niles Canyon Ca.
My RK was stiff shifting for about 500-700mi. 1st was a crap shoot, sometimes it would snick in all nice others it would clank real loud. Did settle down with some miles. I do a lot of in town commute riding so the gearbox gets a workout 1 through 5 regular, only see 6th over 65.
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I always love to hear when rice riders say, "harley guys always blipping the throttle" and of course they are too but they can't hear it and don't notice it because it's a natural reflex. I rode with this guy (one time was enough) who would pull in his clutch coming to a light then sit there stopped trying to shift down, needless to say his bike would stall on takeoff because he was in 3rd gear or sometimes between gears. I tried to explain over the course of an hour how to shift correctly and he couldn't get it. I left him at the gas station while filling up.
Engine braking (for me) is about managing bike performance without touching the brakes entering hard cornering in the twisties and then accelerating out of the turn. Other than that I use the brakes,
Engine braking (for me) is about managing bike performance without touching the brakes entering hard cornering in the twisties and then accelerating out of the turn. Other than that I use the brakes,
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From: Niles Canyon Ca.
Naw new meat likes loud so they can get their " Hey Dig me " on with their badazz harley. We all did it at some point.
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