eep?

[hazard02]

Out for a sunday ride on my little fxr. feelin happy as the bikes all freshly oiled and fillled up. smooth vrrrrrm *click* through the gears until i went to change into 6th where it was more of a vrrrrm *clunk* jingle jingle rattle grind, then finally, *click* into gear.

in my 3 or so weeks of riding it this hasnt happened before, but it did 3 times today. im just beginning to get my head around the whole riding part of bikes, so the mechanical side is still a little beyond me.

im guessing this isnt normal, so is it something i should have checked out asap?

[White trash]

Don't sound too good.

Could just be that your chain needs lubing and adjusting, this is a common cause of missed gears. Could be something more sinister like a selection fault.

Have you adjusted the chain in your three weeks of riding?

[hazard02]

cheers White Trash, the chains oiled nicely but it could do with a bit of a tighten. i'll get on that when i get back from work.
probably worth mentioning is that it only happens when i change into 6th. it didnt happen all the time but more than enough to get me worrying.

[froggyfrenchman]

those lil bikes often do that if change is 2 fast with revs 2 high

[Mongoose]

im guessing this isnt normal, so is it something i should have checked out asap?

Whats not normal for a bike is 6 gears!!
But I concur woth the knowledgeable ones, go for the chain first and yes when i had a chain bike after a week of use I would be looking at the chain they do wear

[skidMark]

ive been missing many a gear change on my mini recently mainly when im trying to show off to school kids open it right up in 1st don't kik it hard enuf and slam it back on the revs and it screams it's heaps off then i finally get it into 2nd...

but at least it sounds like im double clutching...err sorta