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07-31-2008, 05:48 AM
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| | | noisy gearbox R3?
Evening all, is it my mount or do all R3T have noisy 'clunky' gear changes in the lower 1-3? I have had it just on a month and have done 600kms only but have thought gear changes noiser than anything else I have ridden.
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07-31-2008, 07:33 AM
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07-31-2008, 08:16 AM
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| | | Mine was real clunky at first, but it has smoothed out considerably now. I have just over 1000 miles on it. That said, first is still a little clunky. The rest are pretty smooth.
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07-31-2008, 09:10 AM
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| | | The tranny is very clunky. Things improve after the first oil change.
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07-31-2008, 09:25 AM
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| | It's no more 'clunky' than an air head Beemer. One of the quirks of the R3.
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07-31-2008, 09:34 AM
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| | Mine's still clunky as well, but it does smooth out some at about the 30,000 mile mark...  My Thunderbird Sport was the same way. |
07-31-2008, 12:58 PM
|  | Supercharged | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pasco, WA
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| | | Mileage will help..
I now have 8200 miles on my 05' and it is getting quieter with regard to the "clunk" which I thought was awful in the beginning until I road with a couple of guys with brand X bikes that were even worse.
I also changed oils to Mobil 1 Synthetic and noticed two other things. One, was the running temperature in the oil reservoir tank went down about 10 degrees, Two, the clunk either lessened or I am getting more used to it.
I have also been giving the shifter/seal area a little squirt of Zep 45 on occasion and found that the shifter seems to exhibit a lot less tension and is much smoother upon activation with my foot. You might want to try this too.
Be patient..it will improve with use...SB...
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07-31-2008, 05:42 PM
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| |  'clunk'
Thank you for the responses, I was not overly concerned given the size of the power plant etc but a little reassurance goes a long way.
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