Wilsons Sandbox

> --- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "Eric Lewis" wrote: > > > > Aloha, > > I was wondering if anyone out there has had this problem. > > Sometimes > > when I am slowing and begin to downshift, my first plunge on the > > shifter > > gives me a dead gear. By this I mean, it's like I'm in neutral and > > can't get a gear unless I squeeze the clutch again like an old > > fashioned > > "double clutch" proceedure for a big truck. Any thoughts on this > > matter? Appreciate the feedback. > > Lost in Space, > > Eric > > A 8 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Eric my 1995 [A9] use to have the common 'false neutral' and balky > shifting problems discussed in the "old archives". I don't want to > open an old can of worms (ala the infamous 'oil level debate') but > the consensus from others was that synthetic or semi-synthetic seemed > to help the KLR's BMW-like shifting (remember, this isn't a flaw, it > just proves how much "character" our KLRs have!). I used Castrol > 20w-50 semi-synthetic automotive oil on my last oil change and there > was a noticeable improvement. My next oil change will be with a > full-synthetic motorcycle oil & i'll post my results. One trick i've > learned in 31+ years of riding seems to help with character-enabled > transmissions: when up-shifting or down-shifting, press the shift > lever slightly BEFORE dis-engaging the clutch. It takes a little > practice, but it works! Also, make sure that the clutch lever > free-play is properly set. If it's too loose, shifting will be > impaired. Too tight & kiss your clutch good-bye! > > Professor > > 1995 KLR650-A9 [13K] > 1976 BMW R90/6 [semi-retired, awaiting engine overhaul @ 130K] > 1975 Honda CB400F [retired, awaiting permanent display in my living > room] >