[NHRAIDER]

Just passed 200miles and man my tranny is loud and clunky..especially downshifting into 1st or shifting from neutral into 1st.. It's actually kinda embarrasing.. Anyone else notice this on their bikes?? I told the dealer but of course he said the gears have to be broken in...typical response.

 

[Highrpm999]

mine is the same way but i like the positive feel that way i am sure it is in. I have also read on other forums that is just the sound of the transmission its normal

 

[brian4bes]

Thought the same when I first got the bike. Seems like it is getting a little better.

 

[eian31]

Same here, I think it slowly get a little better.

 

[55Mike]

Mine is the same way.

 

[NHRAIDER]

well thats a little disappointing, guess I can live with it just wish there was something that could be done. If I remember right when I test rode a strat last year that was something that stuck out.. I think a few harleys I have rode did it as well.

 

[gc_raider]

Mine is also the same way, and the Roadliner I had before that made same noise.

GC

 

[RaiderP90]

I was wondering about this, I just that it was normal for primary and secondary drive connections

 

[ao]

i dont guess ive really noticed, its not much differnt from the sound my v-star made, oh and you might wanna check your transfer case oil when i serviced mine it hardly had any in it, i pulled the fill leval plug and leaned the bike as far over as could and never got anything to come out. dont know if that would cuase the noise cause the tranny uses the some oil as the engine

 

[rczap]

I kind of like the trans. It is very positive feeling for me. Sounds solid.

 

[cr0ssfire]

When shifting in to first from N ,pull the clutch in & wait a few seconds for the gear train to stop spinning & there is no clunking.My Warrior did the same thing.

 

[EVILVTWIN]

I see it, and it's getting a bit better....to me it's still much better than any Pre-sixspeed Harley trans. ;D

 

[Big Blue]

Hello
I have the same problem and does not bother me much. Normal sound from that trans. Also read in Motorcycle Crusier Magazine that if you hold the clutch all the way in for a moment before shifting, trans will shift much smother. (It works) They (Motorcycle Crusier Mag) have a nice comparsion of the Raider and the Rocker this month. Guess who wins. Your right the Raider with 8 Gs worth of reasons.