No More Clunk
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I have never had anybody ask about the clunk either. Only pissy sounding stuff like this thread on HD forums.
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That clunk let's you know you're shifting a real transmission, not a sewing machine, been like that for years, now we hear tell that the clunk is a bad thing???? Gotta beware of folks that post knowledge of everything on almost every thread. No offense intended to any individual.
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That clunk let's you know you're shifting a real transmission, not a sewing machine, been like that for years, now we hear tell that the clunk is a bad thing???? Gotta beware of folks that post knowledge of everything on almost every thread. No offense intended to any individual.
I'm done on this thread.
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Did't look sarcastic to me.
Kind of like when I installed my VPC to reduce the effort pulling in my clutch lever. It felt like I broke my clutch cable the first time I used it (the pull was so easy).
It really felt like I broke my cable. My grandma can pull my clutch lever with one finger. Yet I get great bite (no clutch slip) when banging the gears. Sarcasm? No.
Trying to share a "new find" like the fix for the problematic stock tensioner, then getting all these insulting replys,..... kind of makes a guy not bother to share "new finds" with anybody.
Why bother? No one is interested.
You try to help then get pissed on. Screw that!
In case you haven't noticed, I also run one of the new found tensioners that the OP "tried" to let you know about. Shifts are so smooth you often think you didn't shift (until you let the clutch out).
Keep your clunks and enjoy them. I shall stick to silly off topic posts.
No one seems to give a **** about improving their bikes.
Tech forum? My ***.
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Kind of like when I installed my VPC to reduce the effort pulling in my clutch lever. It felt like I broke my clutch cable the first time I used it (the pull was so easy).
It really felt like I broke my cable. My grandma can pull my clutch lever with one finger. Yet I get great bite (no clutch slip) when banging the gears. Sarcasm? No.
Trying to share a "new find" like the fix for the problematic stock tensioner, then getting all these insulting replys,..... kind of makes a guy not bother to share "new finds" with anybody.
Why bother? No one is interested.
You try to help then get pissed on. Screw that!
In case you haven't noticed, I also run one of the new found tensioners that the OP "tried" to let you know about. Shifts are so smooth you often think you didn't shift (until you let the clutch out).
Keep your clunks and enjoy them. I shall stick to silly off topic posts.
No one seems to give a **** about improving their bikes.
Tech forum? My ***.
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Nothing wrong with a smooth shift, if it were determined to be a detriment to the transmission, I would think that hd would have remidied this if they thought it would impart on the reliability of their bikes. Evidently NOT. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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Smooth shift vs. stiff shift.
What is your fukking problem?
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Just when it starts getting fun, some folks chicken out. I thought you were done with this thread?
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I didn't read a single post that said they encountered "stiff" shifts, only the clunk. Why do you get so razzed when someone doesn't agree with you????
