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1st Gear Clunk

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#1 ·
Shifting up out of 1st or down into it produces a clunk that is not present with the other gears. I thought it might be due to the fact your skipping over nuetral, is this normal?

pardon my noobness if this has been covered already!
 
#2 ·
don't worry about it. they all do that. i did notice that it was a little better after adding amsoil 20w-50 at the 500 mile service. really the only thing i have noticed with the trans is that sometimes when downshifting at a stop it doesn't always want to go into first without moving the bike a little forward. usually only happens if i try to downshift really fast. otherwise perfect as all triumphs are! keith
 
#3 ·
Clunk

Yeah they do do that. On freshstart- you can break the bond on the wet clutch before going into 1st by reving the engine in neutral / clutch in a couple times & idle down , then shift in to 1st. Makes a a BIG difference!! Thats the "biggest " clunk!
 
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