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  • DEEBS11
    XS-XJ Guru
    • Feb 2023
    • 1910
    • Connecticut

    #16
    No Jay Gleason starter kits.

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    • Radioguylogs
      XS-XJ Guru
      • Nov 2012
      • 2103
      • Presque Isle, MI

      #17
      Originally posted by LoftCol
      A few people in this conversation have mentioned "good gear change technique" , excuse my ignorance but what is meant by good technique. Thanks
      Like jetmechmarty said,... a firm deliberate snap, ....not a soft half-hearted, mushy push.
      -Mike
      _________
      '79 XS1100SF 20k miles
      '80 XS1100SG 44k miles
      '81 XS1100H Venturer 35k miles
      '79 XS750SF 17k miles
      '85 Honda V65 Magna ~7k miles
      '84 Honda V65 Magna 48k miles (parts bike)
      '86 Yamaha VMAX 9k miles

      Previous: '68 Motoguzzi 600cc + '79 XS750SF 22k miles +'84 Honda V65

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      • LoftCol
        XSive
        • Jul 2025
        • 50
        • UK

        #18
        I have had a few shaft drives over the years and they have all "clunked" when putting them into first. A mate of mine has a z13, and he uses a technique of rolling it forward slightly and engaging first while it is rolling, it does seem quieter.

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        • jetmechmarty
          Master of XSology
          • Nov 2003
          • 8026
          • Coldwater, Mississippi

          #19
          Originally posted by LoftCol
          I have had a few shaft drives over the years and they have all "clunked" when putting them into first. A mate of mine has a z13, and he uses a technique of rolling it forward slightly and engaging first while it is rolling, it does seem quieter.
          Yes, that clunk is a given.
          Marty (in Mississippi)
          XS1100SG
          XS650SK
          XS650SH
          XS650G
          XS6502F
          XS650E

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