first gear clunk fix
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Joined: Sep 2009
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From: The Internet (& Dyer, Indiana)
The clunk? I have that. LOL
Road Captain
Joined: May 2009
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From: Allen TX
Easy fix actualy, first you get a large hammer 5-10lbs should do it. then go out and find every metric bike out on the road and hit their tranny with one good hard swing... this should make them have a nice "clunk" when they try to shift , ergo your bike is normal and nothing is embaressing....
Get over it, its a Harley, its going to make noise.. is it broken no, is it giving you problems no.. its funny going on here and hearing people complain about tranny noise and tire noise, when your riding a ficken motorcycle.
Get over it, its a Harley, its going to make noise.. is it broken no, is it giving you problems no.. its funny going on here and hearing people complain about tranny noise and tire noise, when your riding a ficken motorcycle.
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Joined: Aug 2007
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From: north of Daytona
(brup brup blap blap blap.......bruppa bruppa)
chuck the mensh
Road Warrior
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From: Victoria, Australia
As a professional poser, I have learned to embrace the clunk; the clunk is our friend. It causes people to turn and look in my direction whereby they can gaze upon my perfectly matching outfit; just like the guy on the cover of the HD Motorclothes catalog.
If and when I decide to quiet the clunk down, I will use Redline ShockProof and just be content with watching my reflection in the downtown stores windows as I slowly cruise by, occasionally revving my engine to get people to turn and enjoy me.
If and when I decide to quiet the clunk down, I will use Redline ShockProof and just be content with watching my reflection in the downtown stores windows as I slowly cruise by, occasionally revving my engine to get people to turn and enjoy me.
Now that's funny! Thanks for that one!
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Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Illinois
When you hold the clutch in while starting, oil gets between the plates. And if you have a driveway with a grade, coast down to the street then shift. It will be silent for quite a few shifts. Many HD techs will tell you to hold the clutch in for that very reason. The oil gets squeezed out while the bike is standing. Holding the clutch will flow the oil back. That clunk is not normal, it is from not knowing how to operate the bike.
Try it you'll like it.
Try it you'll like it.
Last edited by lh4x4; Nov 9, 2009 at 08:48 PM.
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When still had the SG I would always have the clutch pulled I as I was backing her out of the driveway after start up. After manuvering between the car and the bush I would drop her into first with very little or no sound. Don't know why it worked but it did. Still sounded like the tranny wad falling out any other time. So there you go.
