Thread: Upshifting from 1st to 2nd gear

BTW changing sprocket(s) for higher speed means you'll get less acceleration

Quote: Originally Posted by fzwing Yup, just the first to second is a PITA far as smoothness goes. That clunk dont bother me, long as nothing lets go. Will probably switch to syn oil on my next change, but I bet she's still a clunker. The rest of the gears works fine. Don't bother with that one if you think that that will solve the "clunking". I'm on Motul 300V since service one on 6000km, and nothing has...

Quote: Originally Posted by aussiejules If mine doesnt clunk, i think god damn i might be getting the hang of this, then the next time it clunks and back to reality. You know at first I thought the clunking was because of how cheap Yamaha designed the transmission. I've come to really appreciate the clunking now. Especially with my thick boots, the clunking allows me to really feel that I have properly shifted into second with a nice...

Yesterday i noticed that it was clunky when shifting at above 3000 rpm to 2nd... it wasnt clunky and was very smooth when shifting at 2000 rpm to 2nd... I also noticed that mine is clunky when doing 2nd to 3rd..vs.. But when accelerating fastly it is sometimes very quite 2nd to 3rd....

Quote: Originally Posted by fizz_off As others have pointed out muscle memory is starting to kick in and I'm finding shifting my bike is much easier/smoother this way. My first bike was the XT250 and I still short shift very quickly and pronounced from first to second. Before I'd be clear of the intersection, I'm up to second and I usually get a bit of a jolt when I do. As for downshifting, I can't do it worth a damn yet....

Good advice. I've been wanting to reduce the throttle freeplay, as I battle to blip on downshifts. How do you adjust the freeplay?

It is the most annoying feature of the bike in my opinion. It is certainly not you. Things that helped me: at 1600 miles it has gotten smoother with time. Rotella T synthetic oil helped (probably any synthetic oil eventually help), short shift 1-2, i.e. make the shift at 3k rpm, no higher, put your foot under the gear change and give it a touch pressure before you shift. It has made this much more bearable, but still, about 30% of the time it...

If mine doesnt clunk, i think god damn i might be getting the hang of this, then the next time it clunks and back to reality.

Yup, just the first to second is a PITA far as smoothness goes. That clunk dont bother me, long as nothing lets go. Will probably switch to syn oil on my next change, but I bet she's still a clunker. The rest of the gears works fine.

You can adjust the free play at the throttle grip(plastic adjusters), or by the throttle bodies themselves. Be sure you adjust the throttle side and not the return side. The manual calls for 3 to 5mm of play, and I've found that works best. I've had no play it all and the throttle was way too sensitive. With a little bit of freeplay throttle control and the ability to blip it on downshifting was actually improved.