Hard 1 Gear engagement from neutral

[Sandy H]

on initial startup-rpm approx 1000-1st gear engages hard with a solid clunk sound-this bike is a 1982 yami xj1100maxim-this problem arises after running for a while-seems like rpm increases on its own-after warm-rpm at 1500-

[AlanB]

Hi Sandy,

There was an excellent quote from one of the site's engineers about the fact that these bikes DO "shift like a Russian tractor"

However, If the idle speed is high, or the clutch is not adjusted perfectly, the problem will be worse.

Try a couple of searches; there is a load of information on carb and clutch set-ups, have a read and give the bike a dose of looking at!

AlanB

[jjwaller]

First: The first shift from neutral is brutal.
Get used to it. Use throttle for all other shifts.
Second: If idle is increasing drastically after warm-up, sounds like the carbs need to be gone through.

[TopCatGr58]

Sandy,

Yes, as has been stated, the shift into 1st gear is tough, but there are ways you can reduce the shock. Now as to your idle climbing, there is a large thumbwheel knob that you can adjust that will bring down the idle speed, you'll want to do that once it's warmed up.

The gears are spinning, so if you'll wait a few seconds, like count of 5 AFTER you pull the clutch lever in, then the gears have a chance to slow down a bit before you throw them together!

Others will shut the bike off once it's warmed up, shift into 1st, and then restart it holding the clutch in and then take off. Also when approaching a stop, downshifting into 1st before you stop, and holding the clutch in instead of putting it in neutral and then shifting into 1st can also help, but IF it's a long light, then use the first or 2nd technique above to shift into 1st after a stop!
T.C.