transmission clunk

[kiowa]

i have a 2002 and a 2003 blast. both were bought used and both clunk loudly when going into 1st from neutral. i have lowered the idle speed and that helped a bit. suggestions?

 

[BuellPartsGuy]

Its normal. We deal with the Riders Edge Blasts here at the store and they all do it, even new.

 

[kiowa]

thank you BPG.

 

[FIDOSOL]

SHi....oo...t, my 07 CityX does that, did I break it? Gives the bike character in my opinion.

 

[Buellysses]

My 85 sporty did it, my uly does it... like Fido said, adds character. Makes it sound manly.

You just have to grunt a couple times, shift it into first, and give it the berries off the line. =)

 

[Thaloc]

Yeah, my 08 Firebolt clunks a bit. And I agree, gives it a manly sounds. If Barbi had a bike it wouldn't be a Buell!! (It woud be a ninja)

 

[ezblast]

If your handy with tools and don't mind an afternoons work and about 50 bucks worth of parts - 1 o-ring, shaft seal, primary gasket ,and primary inspection gasket - you could dive into the primary and do the Pawl adustment and make sure your drum pins are all the same length - gently tapping in the long ones till they match the rest, perhaps chamfer the stator wire protection plates edges as well - then do the clutch adjustment, put it together and then adjust the primary - about 8 flats out from torque speck should be safe - then when its warmed up with a good 1/2hr heat cycle let it idle, loosen primary till you hear sound,then tighten till sound stops, then tighten lock nut - primary then is adjusted correctly, turn off - have some coffewe or tea, then do another 1/2hr heat cycle - the fun part and retorque your case cover to spec - and your shifting will be better than when new - both of my bikes - with over 20,000 on each just click along.
EZ

 

[captain13ron]

gee, i think i'll wait for the instuctional video to come out before i try this one!

 

[ezblast]

Your choice - but it works!
EZ[cool]