Clunkity Clunk

[MEM]

So.....the Owner's Manual states "no speed shifting" ?

Is it a bad thing? (how bad ? :blink: )

I'm blaming Charlie Hoss for sking me I if I could do it. Way back when....

 

[bobg3723]

Speed shifting is a different topic from what the original post was about, but yeah, if the manual says it's not recommended then I would surmise that for the casual rider it'll just reduce the gearbox and clutch life. If you live to race....party on!

 

[MEM]

Speed shifting is a different topic from what the original post was about, but yeah, if the manual says it's not recommended then I would surmise that for the casual rider it'll just reduce the gearbox and clutch life. If you live to race....party on!

Um....thank you.

I know the OP wasn't talking about speed shifting but it was mentioned in a Reply and well...without editorializing, I'll just say there have been way worse deviations from original posts around here

 

[Monty]

So, Monte:

You started this thread but never responded to anything we said. We'd like to know if the feedback we provided was of some help: we'd like to hear from ya. You still out there?

Gary

darksider #44

Sorry, Gary. I've been out of pocket a lot lately.

All of the suggestions are very good. I think a lot of it also had to do with just allowing myself enough time to get used to the bike.

Thanks for all the replies.

 

[dbx]

Doesn't the computer cut the engine during a shift? Why would you let off the throttle at all? :yahoo:

As Scotty said, the computer doesn't cut the engine during shifts. As for why would you let off the throttle at all, it's because the computer doesn't cut the engine during shifts. The result is that the engine RPM increases and the computer slips the clutch to compensate. Personally, I don't like the unrequested RPM increase, nor do I like the extended clutch slip, so I back off the throttle - just the tiniest bit - which prevents the RPM rise and the clutch slip, leaving you with a buttery smooth snick into the next gear.

In my case, I was accidentally making occasional smooth shifts after just a few minutes of AE ownership, but it wasn't until about the 6000 mile mark that I realized that the smooth shifts had became the norm, without thinking about it. I can still make it clunk if I'm totally distracted, but those clunky shifts become less and less common over time, as I said above, eventually all but disappearing. Practice, practice, practice.

 

[bobg3723]

Speed shifting is a different topic from what the original post was about, but yeah, if the manual says it's not recommended then I would surmise that for the casual rider it'll just reduce the gearbox and clutch life. If you live to race....party on!

Um....thank you.

I know the OP wasn't talking about speed shifting but it was mentioned in a Reply and well...without editorializing, I'll just say there have been way worse deviations from original posts around here

You're right that the technique was mentioned earlier. It wasn't my intention to editorialize but to opine (poorly I admit) that "speed shifting" or a way to operate the clutch in a manner to facilitate a condition that shifts gears quickly didn't jive on an AE (the OP's bike) where finessing the clutch is taken out of the hands of the rider but managed instead by a solenoid and the YACC.

Which is probably why the purists have no love for us AE deviants. :crazy: