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When shifting to 1st or reverse
When shifting to 1st or reverse the shifting shifts hard, not a smooth shift, is that normal?
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If by hard, you mean that it makes a clunking noise, yes it is normal with the semi-auto transmission.
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Originally Posted by kngfsh27
If by hard, you mean that it makes a clunking noise, yes it is normal with the semi-auto transmission.
OK thanks
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Yes, it's just the clutch 'opening' and nothing to be concerned about. Enjoy your ride.
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BRP calls the clunk into first "positive engagement". While first always clunks on my SE6, reverse doesn't always. I haven't paid enough attention to see if there's a pattern, but lately, it's been slipping very smoothly into reverse most of the time.
2015 Sypder RT-S SE6
2016 Polaris Sportsman 570 ATV
2003 F250 SuperDuty
American Saddlebred Horses
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Klunk...!!
Typical and especially with big twins. In neutral the crank is spinning but the gear box is idle. When you joint the idle gearbox with the spinning crank you get a klunk. Same with reverse. Once you have engaged first the gearbox is spinning so all shifts after are more of a merge and smooth. Relax all is well down there..
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Mt. Helix, California
2012 RS sm5
2012 RS sm5 , 998cc V-Twin 106hp DIY brake and park brake Classic Black
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Originally Posted by Chupaca
Typical and especially with big twins. In neutral the crank is spinning but the gear box is idle. When you joint the idle gearbox with the spinning crank you get a klunk. Same with reverse. Once you have engaged first the gearbox is spinning so all shifts after are more of a merge and smooth. Relax all is well down there..
Ahhh, so if I paid attention and found my "pattern", I'd find that when I'm in first and hit reverse, it's smooth, and when I'm in neutral and hit reverse, it clunks. Thanks, Chupaca!
2015 Sypder RT-S SE6
2016 Polaris Sportsman 570 ATV
2003 F250 SuperDuty
American Saddlebred Horses
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Originally Posted by ruralgirl
Ahhh, so if I paid attention and found my "pattern", I'd find that when I'm in first and hit reverse, it's smooth, and when I'm in neutral and hit reverse, it clunks. Thanks, Chupaca!
my own experience is ......any shift out of neutral will clunk, rev or 1st.
shift from rev to 1st is butter, have never actually tried 1st to reverse. I almost always park it
in neutral so I don't have to step on brake to start, which involves getting aboard etc.
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but have a new love now,
my 2017 RTS SE6 Champagne metallic (Champ)
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Thanks for all the imput..............
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Clunk is gone
"Positive engagement" I love it. The spin doctor at BRP that came up with that deserves a raise. Now that I think of it as "Positive engagement" the clunk is gone.
2015 RTS Special Series
Russell Day Long seat
F4 Customs windshield
Sena 20s
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Clunk
when you first start it up with a cold engine it will clunk more than when engine is warm
Mike Campbell
Amarillo, Texas
2015 RTL "intense red pearl"
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Music to My Ears
When I am leading a group of 20 spyders on a group ryde, all I have to do is count the Klunks and I know everybody is ready to go!
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2016 F3 Limited Intense Red Pearl. Lidlox, BRP Driver Back Rest, BRP Passenger Back Rest,Fog Lights, GPS, Signature Light! Custom Dynamics LED Bright Sides, Amber and Red Fender lights, and Saddle Bag Bright Sides.
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What I wonder about. Every motorcycle with a wet clutch that I have ever owned or driven has clunked going into gear from neutral. Some were worse than others but still they all clunked. Why would you expect the Spyder to be different?
2018 F3 LIMITED
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It might be folks dipping their feet into motorcycling for the first time...
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