spawn
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posted August 17, 2008 11:18 AM
clunks into gear 2006 zx1400
My bike has 18000 miles on it and it seems to go into 1st with loud thunk noise the chain is good and adjusted and the oil is fresh the idle is set at 900-1000rpms could the clutch be bad?The dealer for what its worth says its normal(i don't think so)please help!!!!!!!!o ya if you start it in gear it does try to move but very little.
  
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xtro
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posted August 17, 2008 11:54 AM
clutch sounds worn ... never had to replace one on a bike yet .. amazing I think .. but this is a whole different power league..
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dubious
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posted August 17, 2008 02:07 PM
clutch drag will do that.... possibly warped plates, or a worn basket causing the plates to hang up instead of disengauging...
xtro, I pm'd you bro!
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CrotchRocket
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posted August 17, 2008 04:17 PM
Dub, I know you mean a worn hub !!!
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kevschev
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posted August 17, 2008 05:56 PM
My 06 does the same thing and I have about 1600 miles on mine, I did get a little better when I changed the oil to a synthetic.
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butterthegreat
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posted August 17, 2008 06:46 PM
Mine has always done it since the first day I got it. It did get better with synthetic, but it still happens....doesn't bug me really. I wouldn't worry about it.
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madboost
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posted August 17, 2008 07:10 PM
mine got 2300 miles its an 08, did it from the first day , sometimes its louder then othes. I have 40-50 passes on this bike as well and the clutch is fine.
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eklipse636
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posted August 17, 2008 07:30 PM
mine does it as well, being a 06, it worries me at times more than others. i have had a new clutch put in after burning it out at the track, but didnt replace clutch backet. had a 05 636 that done the same thing.... it aggrovates the hell outta me tho
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bawls
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posted August 17, 2008 08:40 PM
Mine does it shifting to first, but that's it. My dad's m109r does it shifting to 2nd as well... that's annoying.
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xtro
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posted August 17, 2008 09:26 PM
mine does too .. and all my kawi's have worse than my suzuki's ..
I hate it .. makes me think people beside are loking at me wondering if i'm hiding some WWI low tech motor under the platsics ... it's embarrassing .. but the 14 is not worse than my 11 or others ..
here's a clutch related question ... I powershift .. and from second to first from a high speed to red-light.... it pulses and feels like it's going to pop out of gear .. pulses a few times till i'm stopped .. I think it doesn't do it when I use the clutch but I hate to use it .. it's not what I think I should have to do for the one gear change .. had them pull it apart under warranty twice ... nothing found but got a free oil change out of it ..
any ideas ?
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Superman T
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posted August 18, 2008 07:00 AM
Spawn- Most 14s clunk going into 1st(mine did) but if you change the oil to synthetic, it's removes/reduces the noise(clunk).
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07ZX14blk
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posted August 18, 2008 07:20 AM
+1 I posted the same thread last year and the suggestion was to move to Synthetic after break in and since then 95% smooth as silk 5% Little Clunk.
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