MadRussian
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2014 FJR with 7800 miles.
Every morning, even after I let the bike warm up, it does not want to go into first gear, unless I give it a little throttle.
Once under way, that issue is gone.
Dealer did 600 miles service. At 4400 miles I did oil change with Motul 10w-40. At about 7000 miles I noticed that during the first 10-15 miles, when I pull the clutch in, it doesn't disengage for a few seconds. Once 20-30 miles away from home, everything is normal.
I'm thinking clutch soak is in order and stopped by local dealer to talk to them about it.
Mechanic says he never had that issue with FJR, but had to do a few FZ9s.
He also said that if the bike sits for a long time, that could cause that issue. I ride every day, so that's not it.
Have an appointment this Saturday for him to dig in and see what the issue is. He went ahead and ordered new gasket and will do a soak, while my redheaded girl gets new shoes.
Every morning, even after I let the bike warm up, it does not want to go into first gear, unless I give it a little throttle.
Once under way, that issue is gone.
Dealer did 600 miles service. At 4400 miles I did oil change with Motul 10w-40. At about 7000 miles I noticed that during the first 10-15 miles, when I pull the clutch in, it doesn't disengage for a few seconds. Once 20-30 miles away from home, everything is normal.
I'm thinking clutch soak is in order and stopped by local dealer to talk to them about it.
Mechanic says he never had that issue with FJR, but had to do a few FZ9s.
He also said that if the bike sits for a long time, that could cause that issue. I ride every day, so that's not it.
Have an appointment this Saturday for him to dig in and see what the issue is. He went ahead and ordered new gasket and will do a soak, while my redheaded girl gets new shoes.
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