Clunking when Shifting
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10-12-2006 | 09:11 PM
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#12
10-12-2006 | 10:22 PM
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RE: Clunking when Shifting
ORIGINAL: Tommy Meisel
Dave: Your choice of colors is great! They seem familiar to me...but something is different...?
Oh, BTW, clunking in the shift is normal for a Harley. If you are careful you can shift most of the time without it, but you have to pay attention. If I use my toe and match speeds (kind of like a double clutch, but not) I can shift pretty quietly. I haven't figured out how to get rid of the neutral to 1st clunk though. Just part of the Harley mystique.
Dave: Your choice of colors is great! They seem familiar to me...but something is different...?
Oh, BTW, clunking in the shift is normal for a Harley. If you are careful you can shift most of the time without it, but you have to pay attention. If I use my toe and match speeds (kind of like a double clutch, but not) I can shift pretty quietly. I haven't figured out how to get rid of the neutral to 1st clunk though. Just part of the Harley mystique.
#13
10-13-2006 | 09:22 PM
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RE: Clunking when Shifting
The M6 will not eliminate the clunk. I have installed one and saw no improvement. If you have a shop manual and a lot of patience you can adjust the shifter play at a very awkward place on your transmission. However, the best I've ever managed to do is control whether it clunks louder on upshifts or on downshifts. In theory there is a perfect spot, but the location makes this very tough. I even had my transmission out and made the adjustment and it still was a long way from 'silent'. My softail is a '91 springer that I bought new. I just got an '07 RKC and the clunk is about the same on it....
#15
12-23-2020 | 04:16 AM
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Your not bloody wrong, It wasn’t as obvious with the v&h big radius but I’ve changed back to stock it’s pissing me off. I might go the redline heavy shock proof 😜👍
#18
12-23-2020 | 04:18 PM
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I own a '07 Heritage Classic with the SE 2 upgrade. Since this is my first Harley I don't know if what I'm hearing is normal or not. Most of the time the bike shifts not hard, but clunks when up or down shifting. Some times, I guess if every thing is running the same rpm, it shifts without making a noise.
Is the clunking normal? or unique to the 6-speed? or do I have a problem?
Is the clunking normal? or unique to the 6-speed? or do I have a problem?
Last edited by Madison Bill; 12-23-2020 at 05:33 PM.
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