Somewhat happy!!

[bmccaffrey]

Can't help with sm6 because I don't have. I've got the sm5 which is higher revved than the sm6 and don't have that issue. Sm6 is lower revved seems it would be a less likely issue. Ther has got to be someone else out there with a sm6 that can share their experience. Hard to believe rolling off the throttle and rpm increases:yikes:. But u would know your driving:banghead:

 

[denniswheat1]

throttle not right

Can't help with sm6 because I don't have. I've got the sm5 which is higher revved than the sm6 and don't have that issue. Sm6 is lower revved seems it would be a less likely issue. Ther has got to be someone else out there with a sm6 that can share their experience. Hard to believe rolling off the throttle and rpm increases:yikes:. But u would know your driving:banghead:

Its hard to explain, thought it was me but two other riders rode my bike and had the same problem. The rpms do not drop off fast enough, if you pull clutch lever in before it has time to drop off, it of course reeve's up. If you shift slowly you can make a smooth shift, but speeding up getting on freeway l go threw gears fast and there's the over reev problem. I shift between 3500 and 4000 most the time sometimes lower. I can live with it but something new and expensive as this should be working right.

 

[Bob Denman]

Have yout tried simply working on the timing of your movements? :dontknow: Every bike behaves a little bit differently...
Start a bit slower with your shifts, and ramp up the speed as you find the timing sequence that works best for you. :thumbup:

"Different"; is different, than "Broke."

 

[gypsy_100]

Have yout tried simply working on the timing of your movements? :dontknow: Every bike behaves a little bit differently...
Start a bit slower with your shifts, and ramp up the speed as you find the timing sequence that works best for you. :thumbup:

:agree: The throttle and feel is different -- I find I had to really concentrate to get the '11 SM5 smooth so my passenger wouldn't feel any jerkiness. Different than my Gold Wing or V-Strom. Now it's second nature. Part of the pleasure and challenge of an SM versus an SE. On the SM5 the clutch begins to disengage very early in the stroke of the slave piston, that is, at the very beginning of pulling on the lever. By the time the lever is part way pulled, it's totally disengaged. So it makes it easy to hit higher rev's because you don't expect the clutch to disengage that fast. Similarly, when you start out from a stop, the clutch does not begin to engage until the lever is almost fully released. I've had the slave completely rebuilt for a bad o-ring and it behaved the same way before and after. So I think that's the design. The tech agrees. Not saying your bike does not have a problem or behave in a unique way. Just saying it does take time to really smooth out the shifting on these bikes. Haven't ridden an SM6 (they are pretty rare I think) so I can't speak with any first-hand knowledge on those. But I wouldn't be surprised if they behave the same way.

 

[denniswheat1]

:agree: The throttle and feel is different -- I find I had to really concentrate to get the '11 SM5 smooth so my passenger wouldn't feel any jerkiness. Different than my Gold Wing or V-Strom. Now it's second nature. Part of the pleasure and challenge of an SM versus an SE. On the SM5 the clutch begins to disengage very early in the stroke of the slave piston, that is, at the very beginning of pulling on the lever. By the time the lever is part way pulled, it's totally disengaged. So it makes it easy to hit higher rev's because you don't expect the clutch to disengage that fast. Similarly, when you start out from a stop, the clutch does not begin to engage until the lever is almost fully released. I've had the slave completely rebuilt for a bad o-ring and it behaved the same way before and after. So I think that's the design. The tech agrees. Not saying your bike does not have a problem or behave in a unique way. Just saying it does take time to really smooth out the shifting on these bikes. Haven't ridden an SM6 (they are pretty rare I think) so I can't speak with any first-hand knowledge on those. But I wouldn't be surprised if they behave the same way.

Yes you are right about the clutch reaction it works as you say, I'll keep trying to time my clutch pull a little slower after throttle reduction, got to get timing right as they say! Maybe that's just the way they programed the beast. Will mention it to dealer tech when l go in for 3000 mile oil change.:banghead: