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FZ6If you’re looking for one bike to perform a multitude of missions, look no further.
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I was wondering how many other fz6 owners are having trouble shifting gears, either up or down when stopped. I have gotten into the habit of doing any shifting before the bike comes to a stop. But every now and then I get caught and stop in a gear other than first and I have to shift then let out the clutch until the gear catches and continue this until I'm in first gear.
The bike runs geat otherwise. Is this just a characteristic of the bike? Has anyone discovered a fix? Could it be an adjustment issue?
yea, I thought that's how it worked but I wanted to ask in case it wasn't. Clutching it works for me but I never thought about rocking the bike...thanks for the tip.
This only happens to me occasionally. Most of the time, even if the bike is at a complete stop, I can just click down through all the gears without clutching. I have ridden other bikes like this as well. I find that if I push on the selector slowly I am more likely to need to let the cluch out a little to change the next gear, if I use a quick movement (not stomping on it or anything) it will generally go in to the next gear fine without clutch or movement.
This only happens to me occasionally. Most of the time, even if the bike is at a complete stop, I can just click down through all the gears without clutching. I have ridden other bikes like this as well. I find that if I push on the selector slowly I am more likely to need to let the cluch out a little to change the next gear, if I use a quick movement (not stomping on it or anything) it will generally go in to the next gear fine without clutch or movement.
Besides this common problem everyone mentioned , the connection spot of your gear shift lever might be getting rusty, it happened to me, the bike refused to get in first gear, then I put some lube on the part, jiggled with it a little and it works perfectly now..
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Last edited by Ducksridingbikes : 12-16-2007 at 05:41 AM.
From a safety stand point, you should always shift down as you slow to a stop, that way you're in the proper gear should you need to take off for some reason.
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From a safety stand point, you should always shift down as you slow to a stop, that way you're in the proper gear should you need to take off for some reason.
Ayup. I agree 100%.
I get annoyed when I'm stuck behind another rider after a light changes because they're dicking around trying to find a gear.
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Shifting while bike is stopped...grrr!
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