duk2n
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You should try a BMW sometime if you think the NC is clunky. Or any long stroke V twin.
I don't know about BMWs, but the Suzuki DL650 VStrom or the Kawa Versys are not so clunky for sure
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You should try a BMW sometime if you think the NC is clunky. Or any long stroke V twin.
I don't know about BMWs, but the Suzuki DL650 VStrom or the Kawa Versys are not so clunky for sure
My NCX clunks also going into first from neutral but this is ok with me. Try riding a Harley!!! Please do not change your riding habits!! What I have noticed and do not like is, I do put it in first gear with authority only to hear the clunk but still find myself in neutral sometimes. It has happened to me too many times and I stopped by my local dealer today and the service manager checked it out. He said that it could be popping back in neutral because I was slamming it into first too hard. So, I tried to take it easy shifting down into first from neutral and it still happening. Has anyone else experienced this occurrence?
If I'm lazy with my upshifts, I've been caught a couple of times where I go to grab the next gear and it's not there. For instance, taking off from a stop, shift into 2nd with not quite enough oomph (or maybe not a far enough up?), and when I go to shift into 3rd, the shifter won't engage the next gear. If I let out the clutch a bit, just enough to create a little drag, it'll then let me take the next gear.
No big deal if I'm just puttering around, but it gets my attention quick if I'm trying to merge into traffic. Once it has actually popped out of 1st back into neutral, about halfway through an four way intersection, which was strange as well.
It's a little strange and off-putting, but I think it's mostly my fault as I've never had it happen when I was paying attention closely to how I was shifting, and it is happening less now that I'm trying to modify my behavior. That said, I've never had anything like that happen on any other bike I've owned, which has been quite a few makes and models...
trey
Just a reminder that the shifter lever is adjustable and should be set to match your boots and riding posture. With the lever set right, missed up shifts should be very infrequent.
Love the sarcasm! yah at my motorcycle school you didnt pass if the bike was in neutral when you came to a complete stop.
The clunks are caused by poor use of the clutch. Except for first gear. 80 percent of people shift the transmission before the clutch is 100 percent disengaged. Pull the clutch to the grip wait a 1/2 second then shift.
As already mentioned, the computer controls the idle speed and you can't change it. I agree the clunk is annoying, but it's no bother for me because I never use neutral. I never shift the bike from neutral to first with the engine running. The bike is always started in first gear. At traffic lights I always keep the bike in gear.
Greg
I must admit that's something I never do. If I sit at lights I go straight into neutral.
In reply to the original poster - Most bikes clunk into 1st gear anyway, so basically that's the way it is.
It would appear that Americans tend to stop in gear whilst Brits stop in neutral Strange!
About this 1st gear clunk business...
The NC700X DCT has been exhibiting similar characteristics since day one. Fire the beast up, and you're greeted by the green N plus a few other tidbits on the display. Pop that D/S/N button, and chunk, you're in first gear! I'm wondering how much (if any) improvement or relief the 'regulars' can get with tweaking, if any tweaking is possible. The 700 seems pretty consistent on many fronts...
Furthermore, most States train student drivers that a motorist (cars I'm talking about now) should remain in gear with their foot on the brake while stopped waiting for traffic. In fact, at least some states (used to?) require it. I don't know about all, of course.
It appears we may have different legal landscapes, besides different training systems?