dndfindley Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 This "problem" is actually not a problem at all. If you are coming to a stop and are downshifting multiple gears at one time and suddenly the gear indicator screen goes blank, simply release the clutch a little bit, emphasis on a "little" bit, and you will immediately get the current gear indicated on the screen. It was in that gear all the time only you had no way to tell. The FJ-09 is the most perfect motorcycle I have ever owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 1moreroad Posted August 14, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted August 14, 2015 The clutch has nothing to do with the blank gear indicator. I almost always use the clutch every gear (ingrained from driver's ed and MSF). At one point I rolled to a stop, pulling and requesting the clutch, with the bike in a false neutral between 3 rd and 4 th. Couldn't get the bike back in gear while rolling to a stop. Finally managed to get it into gear holding the clutch and walking it while pushing the shift lever. You definitely need a firm tap on the shift lever most of the time. Not as bad as Triumph (try getting into neutral after you've stopped) but much grumpier than my Kawasaki's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipperT Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 The clutch has nothing to do with the blank gear indicator. Disagree. It certainly does. What causes the difficult shifting issues when you are at a stop is that there is NO MOVEMENT from the output shaft of the transmission when the rear wheel is stationary. The gears and dogs in the tranny mesh more easily when there is rotational and lateral movement. Manipulating the clutch while at a standstill causes the power from the crankshaft to couple and un-couple momentarily with the primary gear, which moves the trans shafts, allowing easier shifting and engaging of the gear dogs. what dndfindley wrote is spot on. Skip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member alejandro Posted August 15, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted August 15, 2015 For all those riders with wind noise issues, buy some ear plugs or a quieter helmet. Noise sensitivity varies hugely. I prefer ear plugs, a quiet helmet, AND a functional windscreen. The quieter and less turbulent, the better for me. I finally have a windscreen that allows me to ride with the face shield up at highway speeds if I choose to (wearing glasses at least) and I couldn't be more happy. I will provide details in a future post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockinsv Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Alejandro, it wasn't me that said that. Until this morning I hadn't ridden one, so couldn't make a comparison. I did find it much quieter than my FZ1 wind noise though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member alejandro Posted August 16, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted August 16, 2015 Oops! Sorry @rockinsv...user error on my part. Hope your ride this morning was great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockinsv Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 It sure was, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 1moreroad Posted August 16, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted August 16, 2015 Disagree. It certainly does. I wasn't specific enough. My mistake. What I meant was that, once I got stuck in that false neutral, it didn't matter if the clutch was engaged or not. I was still stuck in the false neutral. It took repeated jabs at the shift lever (with clutch in) before I could engage a gear. My response was to the comment that we could simply feed a little clutch to fix the problem. No, I couldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipperT Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I see. Sorry that "feeding a slight amount of clutch in," didn't help you to shift to neutral. Hope it doesn't happen again. -skip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dndfindley Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 The clutch has nothing to do with the blank gear indicator. Disagree. It certainly does. What causes the difficult shifting issues when you are at a stop is that there is NO MOVEMENT from the output shaft of the transmission when the rear wheel is stationary. The gears and dogs in the tranny mesh more easily when there is rotational and lateral movement. Manipulating the clutch while at a standstill causes the power from the crankshaft to couple and un-couple momentarily with the primary gear, which moves the trans shafts, allowing easier shifting and engaging of the gear dogs. what dndfindley wrote is spot on. Skip Thank you Skip. I was about to give 1moreroad a piece of my mind and then I read your reply to him. It gave me a moment to take a deep breath and reconsider what would have been a flame post. I feel all better now:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slt Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share Posted August 25, 2015 Update: It seems to have gotten much better on its own as I get close to my 600 mile milestone. Maybe it was just tight in there and needed to be broken in. It hasn't gotten lost on my last 3-4 rides that I can think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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