INTIMIDA2OR
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posted April 03, 2010 09:26 AM
Acat, what oil are you using?
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted April 03, 2010 09:28 AM
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I wish you could ride mine and you'd change your tune. I've never felt a smoother shifting bike than they've put out right here on the 14...
I agree  
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Acat
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posted April 03, 2010 10:53 AM
Motul 300v 10/40
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted April 03, 2010 11:10 AM
Well it shouldn't be your oil then cause that's a good synthetic.
Does your clutch lever have good pressure and not a lot of free play?
And how many miles?
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Vertigo99
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posted April 03, 2010 01:26 PM
The Neutral-1st clunk on my 08 was a minor annoyance when my bike was new, and the engine was cold. Always smooth once warm, and now I have 5000 miles on it, it is no more clunky than any other big Kaw I've owned.
This trans is the best I've ever experienced, missed shifts are about non-existent. Love to shift down to third when passing and then open it up - bam, GONE! Incredible machine.
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Acat
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posted April 03, 2010 01:39 PM
14k miles. Lever good. Bled it while leaned over. I dropped the oil level to just above the lower mark. About 2/3 of a quart came out. I only put in 4.1. I checked it warm. This did seem to help. Seems smoother.
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted April 03, 2010 02:37 PM
Sounds like the bike needs a few trips down the strip
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zx14r09se
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posted April 03, 2010 03:18 PM
mine is so sweet to shift ... never had a bike that smooth but the N to 1 shit i think that even the back wheel spins ....bangggg
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LAB3
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posted April 03, 2010 03:22 PM
Play with the adjuster on the clutch lever. And when you shift from 1 to 2 and 2 to 3 do Not be lazy and just before you shift give it a little throttle then shift. I tried this and my 14 shifts smoother. But N to 1st Clunck......... but almost Every Jap bike I have had in 35 years has done that. I must admit the old FJ1200 I have you can be Lazy on shifts and no clunck
except N to 1st. My clutch lever is set so when I just pull it in a little the clutch stars to slip.
Try what I have posted and post back. Just sayin what I did.
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted April 03, 2010 03:26 PM
Sounds like hit and miss so far. Some shift smooth some don't.
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Bluebyyou
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posted April 03, 2010 03:30 PM
Weird, mine shifts great always has. I rarely even need to use the clutch. Clutchless silky smooth upshifts and downshifts for 24000 miles and counting. Maybe you should check you lever reach adjustment orbleed and flush the clutch fluid.
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted April 03, 2010 03:38 PM
Could be the clutch fluid too. I know after switching to Motul RBF-600 brake fluid on my Red bike the clutch worked better!
Could also explain why my dads blue shifts clunky , cause I just used the standard kawasaki stuff for her.
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oilfieldtrash
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posted April 03, 2010 03:43 PM
Mine has a clunk going into first from neutral but silky smooth every other shift.
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1badzx12r
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posted April 03, 2010 04:02 PM
well guys after 15,001 clutchless upshifts .my tranny has cost me several races due to mis-shifts lately .. so next time its apart i'll send it to THE TRANNY SHOP for cutting dogs
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LAB3
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posted April 03, 2010 04:08 PM
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WOW! That's loose!
Glad my woman never says that to me :-)
Comment you do not want to hear from a expensive hooker.
All you white boys hollering Loose tail with them pencil dicks WTF??
it was not me. :-)
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted April 03, 2010 04:15 PM
Dood stay focus we're talkin bikes no hoes! 
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LAB3
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posted April 03, 2010 04:19 PM
Lost it there for minute. Bored, tired from working on lawn for easter Egg hunt Sun.
Hubs loose video sent me to another place LMAO he had a point, just not sure.
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted April 03, 2010 04:31 PM
Hub has Muffler bearings on his bike
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LAB3
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posted April 03, 2010 05:04 PM
 Edited By: LAB3 on 4 Apr 2010 02:23
Saw that....he has gutted the stock mufflers and that holds on to the baffle he removes to spank 14's with piggy back add on's :-)
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BIG BLUE_ZX14
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posted April 03, 2010 05:49 PM
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Mine shifts very smooth with or without the clutch
+1 Save the N to 1st clunk.
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted April 03, 2010 06:05 PM
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posted April 03, 2010 07:20 PM
the secret to hub's bike is the colored dot.
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted April 03, 2010 07:23 PM
Ooooh beware of the pink dot
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NinjaNick
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posted April 03, 2010 08:13 PM
Edited By: NinjaNick on 4 Apr 2010 04:15
Operator error. 
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted April 03, 2010 08:41 PM
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Saw that....he has gutted the stock mufflers and that holds on to the baffle he removes to spank 14's with piggy back add on's :-)
I laughed my ass off when I 1st saw that video with the muffler bearings
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