noisy gearbox R3?

[Carey J]

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.

Regards Carey

 

[Paul Hyland]

Yup

That is the way the fat girl is. I use to think something was wrong also but it's just tha way it is.

 

[RocketDaryl]

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.

 

[Pig9r]

The tranny is very clunky. Things improve after the first oil change.

 

[Sidecar Flip]

It's no more 'clunky' than an air head Beemer. One of the quirks of the R3.

 

[TxRIIIRider]

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.

 

[Silver Bullet]

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...

 

[Carey J]

'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.

Regards Carey