[dsn_klr650] 'klunk' on shift to first

[Mark Wilson]

Subject: [DSN_klr650] 'Klunk' on shift to first

> I just bought a used '99 KLR650 and have only put 400 miles on it--it > now has just over 1020 miles so is just out of break-in. I have owned > several bikes but not recently and I'm not a bike mechanic. This one > 'klunks' fairly loudly when stopped, going from neutral to first. The > idle's set at about 1100 rpm.

Mine dose that too, only when the engines cold. But somebody from this list told me to hold the clutch in, and rev the motor a couple of times before shifting. It works!! Mark Wilson http://www.geocities.com/motormark64/ http://www.angelfire.com/mo/motormark/ KLR-650 A-13 "warthogg" XR250R "superfly" Stone Mountain, Ga ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^