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[Stuart Mumford]

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[W.V. Doran]

Cabe ...Eric is right.. pre-start drill includes putting the bike in first gear pulling in the clutch and rocking the bike back and forth until the clutch breaks lose. Makes thing much easier on the engine internals. I live in Scottsdale and do the drill even in the summer. WVDoran --- Gabe wrote:

> That's helpful info, thanks. I tried "blipping" the > throttle and > working the clutch a few times this morning, but it > still gave me > the clunk. It does subside as soon as the engine is > warm, though. > I am running a thicker (15w40) oil, in aniticipation > of the blast > furnace of a Tucson summer that is inevitably > approaching. > > We have had some semi-cool (for Tucson) mornings > (low 50s!) lately, > though, which could account for some stickier than > normal clutch > plates, no? Sorry all you cold weather folk, don't > mean to rub it > in! But you'll be laughing soon enough, when the > KLR and I are > panting like tired dogs as we suffer through blazing > asphalt and > stoplights to get up into the higher elevations for > some > relief...thank God for the mountains! > > Gabe > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Bogdan Swider > > wrote: > > > > > > > > The concensus is, then, that a little jump when > dropping into > first, > > > especially when the engine is cold, and > especially when heavier > oils > > > are used, is normal. > > > > Normal but not good. As I recall, Elden who has > inspected many klr > trannies > > stated that the first gear is often chipped. You > should pull in > the clutch > > and blip the throttle before shifting into first > when the engine > is cold; > > that frees the clutch plates and allows a smooth > entry into gear. > The shift > > into first should be smooth when the engine is > warm. Again, if > it's not > > adjust the clutch cable. > > > > Bogdan, who's sneaking out to the YMCA for a swim > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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