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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 03:50 AM
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Hi all,
I'm a new harley Nighster owner,And the look is pretty much what iv'e wanted from a bike.i road suzuki's for years My GS 750 was choped pretty much to the nighster theme.Ok! now for some Questions the gearbox feels alot less suttle than Jap bikes with 2nd and 3RD with quite audible clunks ,this normal? Aso is it worth while doing the heavier oil swap in the front forks for a smoother front end.
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 05:51 AM
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Clunking is normal.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 07:06 AM
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I noticed the same thing when I got my XR1200 compared to most metric bikes the shifting is very positive and audible, but nothing to be worried about.
 
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