Rough 1st gear change

[wolverine_nz]

Hi guys,

2000 - VTR1000

Is it normal to have a bit of a clunk when sitting at the lights and changing from N to 1st gear? Sometimes a bit of a clunk in to 2nd.

Was thinking the cluch might need adjusting or some work? Seems fine higher up in the gears.

Not a real problem, just concerned.

Cheers for any info guys.

[Mr. Peanut]

I get a clunk sometimes ^_^

[Korea]

Seems to me that practically all bikes 'clunk' from N to 1st.
In fact, I am very surprised when I click into 1st from N with a barely audible 'snick' - I'm sure someone knows the reason why, but not me...

[Reaper_NZ]

Same reason why its hard to put some cars into 1st? If you don't like the clunk, maybe try go up a few gears then down to frist. Thats what i did with my car :P When it wouldn't go into first i would stick it in second or third then into first and it would be fine.

Or i could be completely wrong and it will be something deifferent, seeing as one is a car and one is a bike :S

But anywho, my bike does the same, and i heard i go i was behind do it aswell, his one was a nice big clunk to.

[merv]

Unless the clutch is dragging and it tries to move the bike forward just put it down to the joys of wet multiplate clutches - in that respect bikes are so different than cars with their single friction plate.

[wolverine_nz]

Thanks guys, I think I just needed to hear that others have the same thing going on.