Ok, I got my K8 in mid June, I just went over 1700 miles with her today. I broke her in properly, never going over 5k rpms. Got my first service check done and she was riding like a champ, amazing torque in the low gears.
I have been doing a lot of riding the past few weeks and occasionally I will turn her loose for a couple hundred yards or so if the streets are clear. I have done nothing reckless with her with the exception of practicing a burnout a couple times.
My issue is all of the sudden, this week, my K8 is having either some sort of clutch issue or possible trans issue. When I go to twist the throttle back, my RPM's rev up way faster than what my speed indicates. In other words, my bikes bark is a lot louder than it's bite right now. Today, I tried to pass a car that was going to slow and when I hit the throttle in 3rd gear, my bike screamed as if it was stuck in neutral and it gave me very little torque to pass quickly the way I usually do. I shifted up to 5th and hit the throttle hard just to see what it would do and it started screaming even louder and the bike was only going 45 miles an hour. I used to pull away in 3rd and get up to 60 easily if I wanted with very little effort. I know something is wrong but I am not that mechanically inclined when it comes to bikes. I have an appointment with my dealership on Thursday of this week but any insight from you all with any ideas of what my problem could be would be greatly appreciated. I just want to make sure I can talk to the technician like I have a clue so they just can't tell me anything ??? Thanks in advance for any input!
I have been doing a lot of riding the past few weeks and occasionally I will turn her loose for a couple hundred yards or so if the streets are clear. I have done nothing reckless with her with the exception of practicing a burnout a couple times.
My issue is all of the sudden, this week, my K8 is having either some sort of clutch issue or possible trans issue. When I go to twist the throttle back, my RPM's rev up way faster than what my speed indicates. In other words, my bikes bark is a lot louder than it's bite right now. Today, I tried to pass a car that was going to slow and when I hit the throttle in 3rd gear, my bike screamed as if it was stuck in neutral and it gave me very little torque to pass quickly the way I usually do. I shifted up to 5th and hit the throttle hard just to see what it would do and it started screaming even louder and the bike was only going 45 miles an hour. I used to pull away in 3rd and get up to 60 easily if I wanted with very little effort. I know something is wrong but I am not that mechanically inclined when it comes to bikes. I have an appointment with my dealership on Thursday of this week but any insight from you all with any ideas of what my problem could be would be greatly appreciated. I just want to make sure I can talk to the technician like I have a clue so they just can't tell me anything ??? Thanks in advance for any input!
i was sure glad i caught it before taking it to the dealer and raising hell. other than self inflicted problems, i haven't had any issues at 7k miles. good luck. 
