05-14-2018, 04:42 AM
(03-13-2018, 06:40 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: The dash line indicates an improper shift. You don't have to mash the lever but shifts must be made "deliberately", and when down shifting it helps to be still slowly rolling when you down shift to first or to neutral. If you happen to wait to long to downshift into first, if you let out the clutch to just before engagement point and pull it back in, you can usually complete the shift to first. It is not just with this bike, but with all bikes. The nature of motorcycle transmissions. Motorcycles transmissions don't like lazy shifts.
Hello, I share the same issue and have 6 Motorcycles, none but the Honda CB1100RS does that. Not even a 1979 Triumph Bonneville does that! No, it's not the nature of gearbox and motorcycles.
On most motorcycles you can pull the clutch and shift one by one through the whole set of gears without releasing the clutch. Yes, finding neutral is very different on older or agricultural gearboxes.
These CB1100 models have an issue, not saying all, but mine has and as I can see here many others, too.
How to handle it was correctly described, though, but that's not acceptable for a new high quality and expense bike from Japan. Maybe from India.
Thank you.
Best regards,