shifting

I have a 2009 with only 8000km/5000miles and when I accelerate hard when I shift first to second there seems to be a phase in of the clutch grabbing. I don't notice it in other gears but definitely in 1-2. It seems to be a few seconds where the revs pick up then slow down as the clutch catches...

Everytime I go for a ride I find myself shifting up from 6th, anyone else do this

Prelude This has been a tumultuous season so far with so many plans come and gone like the shifting winds of a forest fire. Just when you think you have the situation under control another shift in circumstances and it’s time for a new plan. I cannot remember a time in my adult life when the...

Okay guys I finally got my 2013 FZ1 back on the road. It was a project bike I bought that had been laid over and bent the forks and did a little cosmetic damage. Bike has 3400 miles on it. Anyways, when shifting from neutral to first after starting the bike up I get a nice big clunk. I'm...

I live in the San Francisco bay area, and picked up my 2002 FZ1 in October 2010. I recently changed the oil, putting in partial synthetic 20W-50 and the shifting feels different, not as smooth. It has always "Lunked" into first, giving the bike a jerk forward, but it feels now like it is not...