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First Gear Crunch

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adespin:
My K1 has a horrendous crunch when engaging 1st gear on cold start up after no use of about a week, my solution to this is before starting the bike, i select 5th gear, pull the clutch lever in and rock the bike back and forth untill it frees, usually no more than one rocking, then engage 1st gear, kill switch to off and turn the engine over on the starter motor with the clutch in and brakes on,  and that does the trick, no need to do it again untill the next short lay up.

MrDavo:
Clunk Click Every Trip, as someone who shall remain nameless used to say in an advert.

My CB750 had one finger clutch operation but still made a loud clank has going into first.

My Harley is worse, it sounds like one of those .22 shooting galleries you get at fairgrounds.

K2-K6:

--- Quote from: MrDavo on November 25, 2019, 03:00:13 PM ---Clunk Click Every Trip, as someone who shall remain nameless used to say in an advert.

--- End quote ---

Now then, now then, now then,  jingle jangle  :D

Before starting,  and with both wheels on the ground,  put it in 1st gear,  hold front brake and kickstart to turn motor.  Should free any dragging clutch plates first,  then into neutral and fire it.

Most Japanese bikes drive the motor from the kickstart via primary drive so you can kickstart them in gear rather than through the gearbox.

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