What's the fuss all about?. Love the Transmission

[TheNomad]

Only 250 miles or so on my 07 ST so far. I don't find the transmission clunky or hard to shift as was stated in some of the "pre-purchase" research I did.

To me it feels solid and positive. I really like it! (even though I come from Japanese bikes).

MD :chug:

[airrider03]

Is it possible that your 07 ST was "Made in Japan" ?
Check the sticker :hihi:

Wait 'till the break-in oil breaks down, then if your dealer re-fills with another batch of semi-synthetic, then it's possible you'll feel the John Deere gearbox we all talk about.
Specify fully-synthetic at the 600 mile service.

[Fleg]

My new 06 sure is clunky and I'm up to about 1500 miles now.

[omaz]

My '06 was a tad stiff thru the first 600 miles or so but rapidly loosened up after that. Now at 12000 miles it's as smooth shifting as can be.

[DaveM]

Sprint gearboxes like the engines take a bit of breaking in.

It is normal for a Sprint's g'box to require a very positive boot especially when new, they can be quite tight while breaking in.

They all get better with more miles, it is certainly not a "Gixxer slick" box but it isn't bad either.

I call it character!

I guess that's what the Ducatisti call their noisy rattling dry clutches! :razz:

DaveM

[steventhechef]

+1 with DaveM

mine eased up and was much smoother after about 10,000 kilometres.

[alancb]

I seem to remember when the 05's came out there were a few quibbles about people missing the 4th to 5th shift (I think that was the one). Happened to me a few times too. Now that I see this thread I can't remember the last time I saw anyone mention that in a thread and can't remember the last time I missed that shift, either. So they must have all loosened up or we just all got used to the Sprint tranny. I have no complaints.

[airrider03]

Throttle free play and clutch adjustment have alot to do with a smooth shifting gearbox.

[denman13]

I've only got about 1000 miles on mine and already I notice the box loosening up a bit. A thousand miles isn't much but half of them have been fairly hard miles. The 'clunk' sounds awkward and feels a little stiff up front but it hasn't really hampered it's overall performance IMO.

[TheNomad]

On 2007-06-30 18:57, airrider03 wrote:
Throttle free play and clutch adjustment have alot to do with a smooth shifting gearbox.

This makes a lot of sense. Very good point.

MD :chug: