03-30-2015, 11:11 PM
(03-30-2015, 03:49 PM)JustPassinThru_imp Wrote: That's a good idea, Randy. Unfortunately I don't have a smartphone or video camera.
I could ask around; but most of the people I know and work with out here are busy with their own families. A few ride, but Harleys are the norm here...not a lot of commonality.
I'm a new guy in town...came from another employer in the industry; so it's not like I can start dialing from my school-reunion list.
I may have farkled it up just tonight - in the dark, moving it into the garage, looking for the kickstand, I hit the shifter instead. Engine idling, 1000 rpm...dumped into gear.
Seemed okay putting it away, but time will tell.
You're totally fine!!!
I had taken my bike to the dealer at 5xx miles for hard shifting. Dealer rode it and looked it over thoroughly with no issues to report. The physical size of this clutch is massive. If I remember right, it's a 7 disk and diameter of the basket is huge. Every time you shift gears, you have to instantaneously change the speed of the basket and friction plates. The engine is driving the clutch hub and steel plates. So the big thunk that you (and me and a few others hear) is just the transmission and basket having to get up to speed. Why it is more pronounced in 1st is beyond me. If I am rolling up in 2nd, clutch grabbed, come to a complete stop, and then hit 1st, it just ticks in. No thunk. It's only when I let everything get spun up. Your experience may be different, but I did have a dealer check mine out for banging shifts and they said it was totally fine.