03-30-2015, 12:45 PM
(03-30-2015, 12:23 PM)Dave_imp Wrote: My bike clunks into first gear also, but maybe not as badly as you describe. I've owned about 25 bikes in my lifetime (I own six right now), and my CB1100 makes the most noise of any of them when shifting into first gear from a dead stop,but I still don't think there is any problem with it - (have you ever heard some of these Harleys when they shift into first gear at a traffic light?). Have you checked your chain tension? A loose chair will definitely add to the clunking sound as the slack is suddenly taken out. MY CB1100 is the most sensitive bike I have ever owned with respect to chain tension.
Haven't messed with the chain yet. I figured since it was going in for 600-mile service, I'd let them take care of it and pick things up from there.
I've heard the Harleys at lights. That's why I've left it alone up until now. As well, I'm dodging it in other ways - flat-footing it forward as I shift into gear, helps some. The long lights, close to five minutes, in town, encourage me to kill the engine with the switch. So then, put it in gear with the engine dead, than crank it as the light cycles.
But it doesn't feel right. It's going in, as soon as I find time...I'm at 575 miles now, time to start addressing this stuff before something is damaged.