Clonky gearbox
 

Hi to everybody.

Have 2008 ten with 10 k on the clock. Works fine, but lately I started to wonder whether it is normal that the gear switching is so clonky.

My son has a yammi WR250X with a butter smooth gearchange. Why then is the Ten so agricultural.

A made a check on the stand, with rear wheel raised from the ground and the engine off. What I have found is that when I select the 1st gear, I can not move the rear wheel even with the clutch lever fully squezzed. In higher gears I managed to turn rear wheel, but with the high drag from the clutch.

Also if I start the engine with the 1st gear selected and clutch lever squezzed, it shows slight intention to move forward.

Now I don't know if such behaviour applies to all teneres, or do I have some issue with the clutch. If it is normal, I can live with clonking, because it actually does not affect riding.

But if it is not all that normal, then I would be happy if someone can point out what may be the cause, and in which direction to search for rectifying this.

Thanks

The gearchange on my bike is very rough and clunky when the drivechain is worn, especially 2nd to 3rd, but becomes much smoother when a new chain is fitted.

Bit too much slack in the clutch cable would be my first suspicion.

Add a loose chain or worn rear sprocket rubbers to that list.

...or the engine oil is not the right grade - too higher viscosity will cause clutch drag and poor gear changes.

It came to my mind too. But the bike is regulary serviced at the Yamaha only.

To ask straight?

Are other teneres not exhibit such behaviour? I mean bang and shake when putting in 1st?!?

Well yeah, they're not the smoothest of gearboxes. However your clutch *is* dragging, and that will be making it worse.

+1 Get the clutch side of things sorted out first, then worry about the gearbox.

+1 Check and adjust

Also, when you first start the bike, with it in neutral, pull the clutch in and blip the throttle, then let it out, then back in again for first. Honestly first will slip in like Osama into one of his many recently found virgins.