First Gear Stutter

[Hummer]

Hey guys - I'm almost a month in on my first Buell, and I've noticed a real "stutter" when cruising in 1st/2nd. Unless I'm riding the clutch or giving it steady gas, the bike shudders to the point of almost kicking me over the bars.
I haven't had a chance to play around with any DIY just yet, but is this one of the things the breather re-route takes care of? Or is it a characteristic of my 'bolt that I'm going to have to live with?

 

[gerd2368]

Hey Hummer, I'm going through the same thing. When going slow in first or school zone speeds the bike sputters. Most of the time I have to kick it into second to try and smooth it out. Anyone gone through this would be a great help to hear from. I thought it might be a TPS issue? or not???

 

[ridendude]

Check the tension on your primary chain. If it's too loose, it'll buck and fart around like crazy.

 

[Jon0341]

Same happens here, just not that extreme. Happens when it is cold out, from what I read the re-breather will help alleviate that problem.

 

[gbalias]

what RPM is this happening at?

 

[Hummer]

Off the top of my head, anywhere between 2500-4000? Funny how I forget the details when I'm not sitting on my ride - came home in sunshine and warm weather and have been sitting in freezing rain and wind for the last 2 days...

I just had the 8000K service done at the dealership last week and didn't notice any change.

 

[crxtasy169]

You can also do the XB9 sprocket gear reduction mod it will help with the stutter too!