Loud shifting

[spyderbear]

Most of the time my 2019 f3L shifts quiet, but today it was very loud mostly Down shifts. Check oil good the bike has less then 3000 miles . What would cause this ?

 

[MakoShark2]

How loud is loud...

Mine definitely is louder downshifting.

I believe the first service is due at 3000mi (oil change).

See: https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?128240-Questions-on-F3-S-tranny

 

[spyderbear]

Most of the time its just a click , but yesterday it was a more metallic clunk on down shifting same as me or auto up shifts were loader as well . how does this change on one day to the next ? its got about 700 miles before the 3000 mile service and being broken in .

 

[beachbumPC]

I was hearing the same loud clicks when upshifting so I changed the oil at 3000 miles with a full synthetic oil . It made a big difference, the shifts from 1-2 and 2-3 I get a slight click. From 3rd on up its pretty quiet. The downshifting was not an issue with mine.

 

[Gwolf]

I am not saying the shift did not get louder in just one day, but think about if you maybe wore a different helmet, or changed the windshield angle, or maybe just got over a head cold.

 

[spyderbear]

NO every thing same , but the sound when it down shifted , my wife on the back also commented on whats up . will take it for a ride today and see if its the same ,

 

[merlot]

hi bear
mines noisier if i dont shut the throttle right off when downshifting

russ

 

[Larry L.]

Turn up the radio

 

[MakoShark2]

hi bear
mines noisier if i dont shut the throttle right off when downshifting

russ

I'll second that. Close the throttle for downshifting, keep it open for upshifting.

 

[spyderbear]

Thanks for all the input . I have been very careful on the throttle , some days with all conditions same , smooth as silk , other days metallic clunk 600 miles to 3000 oil change and end of break-in . Just going to live with it and at service get full synthetic oil .

 

[AY4B]

Someone posted a video a while back discussing this issue. in a nutshell it said the transmission on our Spyders is what they use in race cars and are loud and clunky but very durable. Ryde it like you stole it.

 

[AY4B]

The only issue I have had is after the first oil chang I did on it, I went on a ryde and when I got to the gas station, it would not want to shift into first. come to find out, I had not read the owners manual correctly on how much oil to put in. It says put 5 quarts in then get it to operating temp and add more to get close to full. I was on the min mark. It was OK to ryde the day like that but I added more when I got home and from then on, It never happened again.