novaks47
Yeah!
I had a strange shifting issue today on the way home from work. This was the first 100 degree weather I've ridden this bike in, not sure if the heat was a contributer or not. I was cruising in traffic in 5th gear, and the lane finally cleared up. I briskly accelerated(not hard, but not taking it too easy either), and shifted into 6th at around 6K RPM's. I was greeted with a strange clunking, as if the chain had slipped or something, and it did this for a second or two before finally "clunking" into 6th. I thought either the chain slipped, or I botched the shift. I took it easy afterwards, and all seemed fine. I even did a heavy throttle run through the gears, shifting at 7K each time, and no problems. I really gassed it in second coming out of first, to see if the chain would slip, but all was fine. A few miles later, I jumped around a car and got on it pretty hard, and again, 6th wasn't happening! It clunked around really bad, the revs jumped around, and the bike just kind of coasted, as if in neutral, before it finally "chose" 6th gear. It sounded as if it was bouncing back and forth between 5th and 6th really fast! A bit later, it felt like it just barely engaged 5th(it did a slight, double "click"), and I was taking it easy. A few miles later, and many shifts, and no issues. Could my clutch need adjustment? Could my chain be just loose enough to make 5th and 6th a pain? Did my oil thin out too much? The oil BTW, is Mobil 1 Racing 4T, I *think* it was 10W40. I can't remember, and I can't seem to locate where I wrote it done. Doh! It's been about 900 miles since the change.
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