Since the very first moment I got this bike it pissed me the rough and clunky handling of its gearbox, I recently came up with a solution for that. I disassembled the clutch lever and, using a grinding machine, took about 1 mm of the area marked with the red line you can see in the picture below...
After checking engine bolts (all them ok) I have filled the handlebar with caulking and some of these guys
I will give it 24h to dry, and then... fingers crossing! I'll keep you informed.
Thanks.
I can notice some (moderate) vibrations at almost any rpm range, a twin will always vibrate to some extent, my previous bike was also a twin and vibrations were present, too... but these annoying high frequency hand-sleeping vibrations seem to show up around 120kph in 6th, gear. Doing city or...
Past weekend I had a 400km trip, and noticed that cruising in 6th gear around 120-130km/h (about 80mph), the handlebar suffers from intense vibrations, to the extent that my right hand gets totally numb in a matter of minutes, forcing me to release the grip time to time to "awake" it... have you...
Thanks again, folks. I have been riding motorbikes over 25 years and I was (wrongly) guessing, the newer the bike, everything smoother, and I was a bit afraid of breaking something on the guts of my new bike. Thanks for your valuable comments.
Hi there
I find my brand new MT07 shift way too clunky, specially 1st gear. Judge for yourself
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My former bike was a 1989 Suzuki GS500, a rusty iron comparing to the MT, but shift changes were smoother. The bike has just 2000km, first revision passed, what do you guys think...