Hello all again, had the T100, 8,000mls for a month or so now, small niggley little things sure you have all encounterd, Have to say the clocks although very nice seems a bit insecure on there mount, when hot , engaging 1st gear clunks in (is that serious. ???) difficult to check the oil level on my own as have to be of the centre stand, cannot hold the bike straight and check the oil. But she rides great and I love it. please someone tell me the 1st gear clunks in at the traffic lights is ok. thanks everybody mallywoods
Malcolm Woods. No not right. After running it should slip through sweetly. Start-up if I hold my 865 a minute again it just slips in. My 2018 900 hold it for ages and that initial gear will still clunk but that's it sweet after that. You need to make sure you haven't got sticking plates in the clutch. Regards Joe.
Thanks for that Dozers Dad, I think all the bikes I've had in the past clunk in 1st from neutral, but the idea with a mirror, simple , but I didn't think of that, will sort that tomorrow. Thank You mallywoods
Roll your bike into one of these, it'll hold it up safely enough for a fluid check if you don't have a center stand. https://www.demon-tweeks.com/warrio...GPY06PmU7bRm0TPOC0caAj6JEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
The curious clunk...... Is a normal feature of multiplate wet clutches. Even correctly adjusted there is drag from the oil film in the plates and most noticeably when cold. Oil ‘attraction’ (my word!) is why some manual car boxes specify lubrication with an auto transmission fluid - its physical properties employ the same slight drag to help synchromesh gears engage.
I check my oil by sitting on the bike to keep it upright then reach down with my phone and take a picture of the sight glass. Works perfectly.
I use my phone now for all sorts of stuff, including tiny text or part numbers and them zoom in. Or to see what's going on in a hard to see location, thanks freck for the reboot.
1st gear clunk is normal. Has done that on every bike I have ever owned. It's because of the way the gears move, when you pass through neutral.
