Hey Doug I dropped a Turd this morning that went Ker Plunk is thatGood ?

 

Why are you asking me?? Mine didn't and now I am worried............. Should I be??

I was in a hurry, though

DougJ

 

LMAO

 

BTW, how is your new clunker clunking??..........[sm=yeahsmile.gif]
I was hoping to do a lot of clunking this weekend, but since I just had to have a "special" friggin new tire (180), I am forced to take shorter rides until it arrives.

I managed to get several hundred clunks in this weekend, and some rattling, and thanfully no grinding, and almost no vibrating at all.

DougJ

 

We just finished moveing next door this weekend not much rideing time... But the new Clunker is good so far.. stop by when ya get a chance ..... Still looking for that 12 volt cup of HD coffee....

 

Maybe week after next, ifin it ain't snowin, too much.
I hope your ride is clunkin as good as it is lookin...... You know what we say about those, uh... other bikes. heh heh heh[sm=violent053.gif]

DougJ

 

my friend has a rocket III and when he downshifts it sounds like a hammer smacking an anvil...my softail is downright quiet compared to that beast

 

my dyna only clunks when im downshifting really! not much when shifting to higher gears.

 

After my mother-in-law's beans & rice, I know how you feel Doug. Not that that's a bad thing - she's a good cook!

 

Now you know it’s ok, here’s why it does it.

Your transmission is constant mesh. The name comes from the fact that all of the gears in the transmission are in constant engagement with their partner. Older transmissions used to slide the gear assemblies back and forth.

What moves in a constant mesh transmission is called a dog, #3 in the image below. The dog slides across the shaft between gears. The clunk you hear is when the dog slides into the receiving gear transferring the torque to that gear range.

If you look close you can see them between the gears on the right.