Phillip Reis
Just got it firing!
Griso my first Italian bike. What is the method for going through the gears without chinking or snicking the gears/final drive. Apologies if I am in the wrong forum. Thank you
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Transmission and or final drive
- Thread starter Phillip Reis
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Smoothest shifting comes from pre-loading the shifter and not fully squeezing in the clutch. Just unload the power train enough to make the next gear. Also don't be hesitant but firm in your shifting. Works for both up and down shifts.
Phillip Reis
Just got it firing!
Thanks very much for the reply. Sounds like I will need practice. It's a whole new world from all the Honda's and a regretful and very short interlude on a big twin. Lots to learn, thanks again,
Phil
Zebraranger
Tuned and Synch'ed
I agree, the shifting on my Griso is very very smooth. The only issue was when it was brand new, it had a hard time shifting into first from neutral, sometimes took two or three tries. That went away after putting a few miles on it and its been great ever since. I've had 5 Triumphs since 04 and they were all pretty clunky except for the 2013 Trophy, it was very smooth and quiet.
I'm going to have to wangle a ride on a Griso one of these days. It's such an interesting looking bike! I only just saw one for the first time two weekends ago.
All my Guzzis from the beginning (850-T3, LeMans 1000 mk V, 850-T, and now V7III Racer) had gearboxes that would shift smooth as silk when I did it right and clank like trucks if I was being stupid and sloppy. The Racer's smaller, lighter flywheel and modern six-speed gear change is the easiest to do it right with, but It's a matter of degree more than difference. My muscle memory from the many thousands of miles on the LeMans and 850-T made getting into Racer's shifting rhythm quick and easy, even though it'd been a dozen years between when I sold them and bought Racer. Now, with 550 miles on the clock, it's shifting smooth as can be ... Unless I do something stupid. Then it clanks and tells me, "Hey, be a bit more careful, willya?"
Racer has smoothed out a bit as break-in has progressed, but I've never had any problems finding neutral or first gear even from the very start. Some other bikes I've own I couldn't say that about... and some never did become very smooth or quiet on the gear change no matter how many miles added up on the odometer.
All my Guzzis from the beginning (850-T3, LeMans 1000 mk V, 850-T, and now V7III Racer) had gearboxes that would shift smooth as silk when I did it right and clank like trucks if I was being stupid and sloppy. The Racer's smaller, lighter flywheel and modern six-speed gear change is the easiest to do it right with, but It's a matter of degree more than difference. My muscle memory from the many thousands of miles on the LeMans and 850-T made getting into Racer's shifting rhythm quick and easy, even though it'd been a dozen years between when I sold them and bought Racer. Now, with 550 miles on the clock, it's shifting smooth as can be ... Unless I do something stupid. Then it clanks and tells me, "Hey, be a bit more careful, willya?"
Racer has smoothed out a bit as break-in has progressed, but I've never had any problems finding neutral or first gear even from the very start. Some other bikes I've own I couldn't say that about... and some never did become very smooth or quiet on the gear change no matter how many miles added up on the odometer.