KHarper4289
New Member
So I've had 3 motorcycles before this FZ6 and all of them had this problem in some iteration, but not quite as bad. They have been all Suzuki bikes though, one brand new, two used. Suzukis shift like a dream to me. This Yamaha does not (that's fine, I've read all about the slightly clunky gearbox).
The issue I have is when I apply pressure to the shifter, preparing to shift, it will sometimes feel a bit loose, and might even shift up a gear without clutch-lever pull. This has happened on every bike I've owned, but I am just curious as this has been getting to me. I usually like to "shift like I mean it", but when doing so on this bike, it will pop up a gear. It is surprisingly smooth on the shift, no jerk or anything, the revs just drop a hair. I'm just wondering if this could mean a transmission issue, such as a bent or worn shifting fork?
BTW this is a 2007 and the bike has about 5,000 miles on it. It was babied, not neglected. It has a fresh oil change with Yamalube. On my Suzukis, I'd run the shift lever really tight. it would snap back into place. This bike is not like that and I haven't adjusted the clutch cable too much. It has about .15-.2" of free play in it. I see in the manual it should be .39-.59.
Just looking for some insight on this. I love this bike so far, it is a world-apart from my SV650, better in every single way that I've noticed so far.
The issue I have is when I apply pressure to the shifter, preparing to shift, it will sometimes feel a bit loose, and might even shift up a gear without clutch-lever pull. This has happened on every bike I've owned, but I am just curious as this has been getting to me. I usually like to "shift like I mean it", but when doing so on this bike, it will pop up a gear. It is surprisingly smooth on the shift, no jerk or anything, the revs just drop a hair. I'm just wondering if this could mean a transmission issue, such as a bent or worn shifting fork?
BTW this is a 2007 and the bike has about 5,000 miles on it. It was babied, not neglected. It has a fresh oil change with Yamalube. On my Suzukis, I'd run the shift lever really tight. it would snap back into place. This bike is not like that and I haven't adjusted the clutch cable too much. It has about .15-.2" of free play in it. I see in the manual it should be .39-.59.
Just looking for some insight on this. I love this bike so far, it is a world-apart from my SV650, better in every single way that I've noticed so far.