Mancitygoal Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Hi everyone. I have noticed when I am riding there are times when I go from 1st to 2nd gear up shifting that my real wheel does this jerk like motion , I have tried this in a control environment( parking lot) it works fine but when I am on the road its when it happens, what could I be doing wrong, am I up shifting at higher RPMs on the road, am I letting the clutch out to fast. My definition for the word Jerky is this( the backwheel sort of stopping for a half a second like a burnout then going back to normal, as if something pulling you back then letting you go). It is driving me crazy, it draws my attention away from the road. Any tips are gladly welcomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossrider Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Mancitygoal said: Hi everyone. I have noticed when I am riding there are times when I go from 1st to 2nd gear up shifting that my real wheel does this jerk like motion , I have tried this in a control environment( parking lot) it works fine but when I am on the road its when it happens, what could I be doing wrong, am I up shifting at higher RPMs on the road, am I letting the clutch out to fast. My definition for the word Jerky is this( the backwheel sort of stopping for a half a second like a burnout then going back to normal, as if something pulling you back then letting you go). It is driving me crazy, it draws my attention away from the road. Any tips are gladly welcomed. You just need to relax and practice being smoother. You'll get smoother with practice. What's happening is you're not rev matching well enough and in the lower gears, i.e. 1st and 2nd, its way more pronounced due to mechanical advantage. If you are near the upper or lower extremes of the rev range in lower gears, <3000 or >8000 rpm, you'll notice this jerkiness more if you're not spot on and smooth with the rpm's and the controls. Try to keep the rpm when you start your shift closer to the rpm when you finish your shift. So you have to be smooth and deliberate when shifting, no hurky jerky, no pause for effect. So like start a shift at 5500, finish it at 5000ish kinda thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member DewMan Posted August 7, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted August 7, 2020 It's a long way (or at least always seems like it to me) to shift from 1st to 2nd vs the other gear changes since is also has to skip through neutral. If you're getting back on the throttle a little too soon (before the gears have fully engaged) what you're experiencing can happen. It's just something else to consider. As @mossrider said it'll most likely go away with practice. Good Luck and stay safe out there. 1 DewMan Just shut up and ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfmueller Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Once you get smooth with the clutch, shifting quickly into second and letting off will help because the engine doesn't have much time to rev back down to idle. It only gets part way, which is close to where 2nd gear wants to mesh anyway, then your letting off the clutch more quickly as well, making for a smooth transition. Be careful while you practice that. Once you get proficient, it's easy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteinpa Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Get a 2WDW tune. Cured. Got new red 2015 FZ-07 on 7/22/16! Black 2006 Honda ST1300 53K miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancitygoal Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 On 8/7/2020 at 5:07 PM, rfmueller said: Once you get smooth with the clutch, shifting quickly into second and letting off will help because the engine doesn't have much time to rev back down to idle. It only gets part way, which is close to where 2nd gear wants to mesh anyway, then your letting off the clutch more quickly as well, making for a smooth transition. Be careful while you practice that. Once you get proficient, it's easy. On 8/7/2020 at 11:37 AM, DewMan said: It's a long way (or at least always seems like it to me) to shift from 1st to 2nd vs the other gear changes since is also has to skip through neutral. If you're getting back on the throttle a little too soon (before the gears have fully engaged) what you're experiencing can happen. It's just something else to consider. As @mossrider said it'll most likely go away with practice. Good Luck and stay safe out there. "> On 8/7/2020 at 11:20 AM, mossrider said: You just need to relax and practice being smoother. You'll get smoother with practice. What's happening is you're not rev matching well enough and in the lower gears, i.e. 1st and 2nd, its way more pronounced due to mechanical advantage. If you are near the upper or lower extremes of the rev range in lower gears, <3000 or >8000 rpm, you'll notice this jerkiness more if you're not spot on and smooth with the rpm's and the controls. Try to keep the rpm when you start your shift closer to the rpm when you finish your shift. So you have to be smooth and deliberate when shifting, no hurky jerky, no pause for effect. So like start a shift at 5500, finish it at 5000ish kinda thing. Thank you everyone, very helpful information Im enjoying my FZ07 very much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilman Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 I'll probably get trolled. LOL. But I only pull the clutch in to get started in first gear and to down shift. When you get good without the clutch it's smoother. It takes practice but now it's normal. I was taking my daughter for a ride and she even noticed how smooth the transition is through the gears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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