04-20-2014, 09:39 PM
(04-20-2014, 06:50 PM)Flynrider_imp Wrote: My CB750 has a very clunky tranny. It's not unusual for newbs on the Nighthawk forum to ask if that is normal.
The CB1100 by comparison is slick as can be. Sure, there's a little bit of a clunk going from first, through neutral and into second, but compared to most other bikes I've ridden it's pretty minor. I guess what I'm saying is there are lots of clunkier bike trannies.
Check your chain tension. If it's out of spec., that can make things feel clunkier when shifting.
That's excellent advice. The CB is more sensitive to chain adjustment than any bike I've owned. A slack chain definitely makes shifting rougher.