Re: First gear

["William A. Flowers" <waflowers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Previously, you (Patti Beadles) wrote:
> My ST now has 800 miles on it, and has gone through 500-mile
> service, and it still doesn't want to come out of first gear 
> when it's cold.  The symptoms are that for the first mile or 
> two of riding, it's nearly impossible to upshift out of first.
> When I do manage, there's a fairly significant clunk.
> 
> Additional information: if I'm stopped, it's fairly easy to do
> most of the time.  And once I upshift the first time, there's
> rarely a problem after that.
> 
> Suggestions anyone?

My ST was that way for almost 1200 miles, then eased up considerably. 
By coincidence (or not) it got much better about the time I started
doing a lot of short trips (commuting 3 miles each way) around town
where I exercised the 1st-to-2nd shift much more frequently.  Prior to
that I had been putting on break-in miles on longer, faster trips which
had exercised all the other changes much more.

My suggestion: spend a weekend riding around at low-speed shifting
between 1st and 2nd if you want to get over it quickly.  But it will be
very painful!

> P.S.  Is Bitch Dawg taken yet?

My wife (hasn't yet graduated to a Triumph, but will as soon as we can
afford one for her) had her eye on that one I think.  ;-) But if you
really  want it, go ahead.

- --
Bench Dawg (aka Bill Flowers)
Clearwater FL
'00 Sapphire Blue ST "Jewel"


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