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Author Topic: Wind Screen for the LS  (Read 9372 times)

Offline Luca

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Re: Wind Screen for the LS
« Reply #15 on: May 14, 2014, 09:35:57 PM »
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 Also since you have pretty much the same bike just a different colour, do you have problems when accelerating quicklywhen you shift from 1 to 2 it goes into a false neutral but if you shift up again it goes to 3rd?

False neutrals can often be fixed by changing your shifting technique.  Each time you shift, preload the lever, pull the clutch, and maintain the pressure on the lever until after you have let the clutch all the way out.  The transmission has stepped dogs to ease getting into gear with tight driveline slop tolerances, but they can cause some trouble, including having the trans pop out of gear

If you use that technique, you will feel "avoided false neutrals" when the shift lever moves further, in stepped fashion, as you let out the clutch with pressure on the lever.
« Last Edit: May 14, 2014, 09:39:18 PM by Luca »
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Offline Luke D.

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Re: Wind Screen for the LS
« Reply #16 on: May 16, 2014, 09:07:31 AM »
Mr. Montmil thanks for you help with the shifting, I started riding my aunts dr650 and that bike is really nice to shift quick so that is what I was used too.  This is my first bike so I am still learning the quirks.  I still like it alot.

MrRiden,  I really like your wind screen and would have liked one that size but I have cafe bars on mine so there is very very little room for anything on them.  I see you live in Phoenix, I used to live in Chandler for a couple years.  Are you able to ride year round?  Up here in Duluth we get about a month of riding ;D.  It actually snowed yesterday. Kinda sad.  :)

Mr. Ken Tuvman, the only problem with the LED drive lights is they are kinda expensive and they dont throw as well the ones I have.  I've seen some of the off-road ones but of course these bikes do not go off-road very well. :)  Why did you deiced to go to the 2-1 exhaust?
Dont worry and be happy!

1982 R65LS