roofus
Tuned and Synch'ed
I have some shifting issues on my 2012 Norge. The bike is new this spring with approx 2,000 miles on it. I have some shifting issues:
1. Down-shifting from 2nd to first and back up is very easy if moving slowly in urban areas, parking lots side streets etc.
2. However, it is very difficult to downshift into 1st when coming from the higher gears. For example when I come to a stop street on a highway after driving for some time at 55-60mpg, I generally cannot get the bike to go into 1st even when blipping the throttle and going down 1 gear at a time. The bike almost always is stuck in 2nd. The engine has lots of torque so taking off in 2nd is not a problem if I slip the clutch and rev the engine a bit higher than I would in 1st. If I take off in 2nd, and go a short distance I can then downshift into 1st fairly easily.
3. Sometimes Neutral is hard to find at a red light or stop sign.
4. Sometimes when the bike is in neutral, the green light does not illuminate, or it flickers.
5. I thought this problem would improve as the bike broke in but it hasn't changed.
Any thoughts or recommendations appreciated. :?:
1. Down-shifting from 2nd to first and back up is very easy if moving slowly in urban areas, parking lots side streets etc.
2. However, it is very difficult to downshift into 1st when coming from the higher gears. For example when I come to a stop street on a highway after driving for some time at 55-60mpg, I generally cannot get the bike to go into 1st even when blipping the throttle and going down 1 gear at a time. The bike almost always is stuck in 2nd. The engine has lots of torque so taking off in 2nd is not a problem if I slip the clutch and rev the engine a bit higher than I would in 1st. If I take off in 2nd, and go a short distance I can then downshift into 1st fairly easily.
3. Sometimes Neutral is hard to find at a red light or stop sign.
4. Sometimes when the bike is in neutral, the green light does not illuminate, or it flickers.
5. I thought this problem would improve as the bike broke in but it hasn't changed.
Any thoughts or recommendations appreciated. :?: