I recentley had the tranny update done. It was not acting up before this was done. I now feel that it will slip going from first to second gear at low rpm or mid range rpm. It does not do it every time, so I'm sure the tech will not find it when it goes in next month for the fuel gauge replacement. Its not bad but I feel its not right. I'll post what the tech said later.:ani29::chat:
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SE5 tranny slipping
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NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
What is low to mid-range rpm? If you shift the SE5 at too low an rpm, it will hestiate if it is on the edge of where upshifting would cause the rpm to drop too low and be close to the downshift point. It does not want to be in a situation in which it would be forced to "hunt" for the correct gear. Another situation which will cause the shift to be "soft" is if you back off the throttle when shifting. The SE5 will blip the throttle on its own...and prefers to. I'm not saying you are doing these things, but if you make sure you do not shift until at least 4,000 rpm, preferably more, and if you make sure you hold the throttle on when shifting, and the problem goes away, you would have to adjust your riding habits. If you are already doing these things, I would continue to try to replicate the problem for your dealer.
Magic Man
Registered User
That stinks, as this RT did not do this before it was opened up. It always shifted perfectly when we had it
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Rule #1
First place you look is last place you touched.
Have them recheck the update work to be sure something was not missed
MM
Yep, it did not do this before they opened up the tranny. Low rpm being 4 grand, mid 6K. Not all the time. It reminds me of any old car we all have had that is low on tranny fluid. You know the shift that goes into second, the r's go up and it slides into gear as the r's come down. What I like about the RT SE5 is that you hold the throttle at X rpm and it soundly goes into the next gear. This has changed since the "update":ani29:
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Sounds like they messed up the recall repairs...or that they exposed a secondary problem. Sorry you will have to return to the dealer...especially if it is their screw-up. Shifts should be crisp and positive. Didn't mean to sound like I doubted you, but we have had new riders wondering why things weren't smooth as they tried to shift at 3,500 rpm with the throttle off.
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