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Gen 3.6 - New Transmission Shifting Issues
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<blockquote data-quote="SkooterG" data-source="post: 1402214" data-attributes="member: 118"><p>I am having some undesirable shifting issues with newer 6 speed transmission and wondering if any other folks are experiencing anything similar.</p><p></p><p>I acquired a used '16 FJR ES this past December. Only had 7,500 miles on it. Rode it around locally for 8 months putting a whopping 1,000 or so miles on it. Didn't notice anything askew. Well, I just got back from a trip to Chicago and back on it so finally was able to spend some time with the machine and start the bonding process. A great bike, but I experienced some shifting issues. <strong>Specifically, when shifting from 1st to 2nd it would end up in neutral far too often.</strong> Even after adjusting to this and really giving the shift lever a firm jerk upward, it would still go into neutral on occasion. Highly annoying. And I don't think it is my technique causing it. I will say the shift 'feel' is poor on this 6-speed transmission compared to both my 04 and 09 FJRs or any of my other 5 speed FJRs I have owned. The satisfying *snick* of the earlier FJRs is missing.</p><p></p><p>The 2nd issue I noticed was during downshifting. When coming to a stop from 6th gear, far too often it would not downshift through the gears until I cycled the clutch again. Sometimes requiring multiple clutch cycles while downshifting to get into 1st. Now I have had this occur on just about every bike I have ridden *on rare occasion*, but it was happening far too often on this bike for my liking. And this is while the FJR is still rolling, not completely stopped.</p><p></p><p>So has anyone else experienced these symptoms? I have a very early VIN. Is my bike an anomaly? Or some design attributes with the new 6 speed transmission?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SkooterG, post: 1402214, member: 118"] I am having some undesirable shifting issues with newer 6 speed transmission and wondering if any other folks are experiencing anything similar. I acquired a used '16 FJR ES this past December. Only had 7,500 miles on it. Rode it around locally for 8 months putting a whopping 1,000 or so miles on it. Didn't notice anything askew. Well, I just got back from a trip to Chicago and back on it so finally was able to spend some time with the machine and start the bonding process. A great bike, but I experienced some shifting issues. [B]Specifically, when shifting from 1st to 2nd it would end up in neutral far too often.[/B] Even after adjusting to this and really giving the shift lever a firm jerk upward, it would still go into neutral on occasion. Highly annoying. And I don't think it is my technique causing it. I will say the shift 'feel' is poor on this 6-speed transmission compared to both my 04 and 09 FJRs or any of my other 5 speed FJRs I have owned. The satisfying *snick* of the earlier FJRs is missing. The 2nd issue I noticed was during downshifting. When coming to a stop from 6th gear, far too often it would not downshift through the gears until I cycled the clutch again. Sometimes requiring multiple clutch cycles while downshifting to get into 1st. Now I have had this occur on just about every bike I have ridden *on rare occasion*, but it was happening far too often on this bike for my liking. And this is while the FJR is still rolling, not completely stopped. So has anyone else experienced these symptoms? I have a very early VIN. Is my bike an anomaly? Or some design attributes with the new 6 speed transmission? [/QUOTE]
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