Ok, I had 200 miles on the new '06 prior to today. I have spent the first 200 miles under 3000 rpm, just kinda learning the bike and taking it VERY easy.
Today, took it down to the beach (and sweated my a** off in all that leather) and in the process had a chance to get the rpms up a tick and let it have some fun on the agricultural backroads of 'Bama - iced a pack of Harleys on an on ramp too.
Now, going into this I noticed the gears were a bit tricky. Had to run the Rs up a bit to coax a smooth shift out of it but after some time they seemed to shift easier (this was prior to today). Today, at RPMs that were at or near the paltry 4000 that we are supposed to adhere to until 800 miles the tranny was a total bit** to shift. There were tons of "false neutrals" and the shift from 3rd to 4th and 5th to 6th seemed to be a sort of two stage affair with one upward click then another. I thought I was gonna need to reach down and grab the shift lever with my left hand a couple of times to get into the the next gear.
Guess my question is this; am I breaking in the tranny too? Is this typical of new Busas or do I have an issue here that I should mention at the break in service (which, despite my hands on tendacies will happen for warranty and dealership computer reasons)?
I have NEVER ridden a bike like this before, only cruisers, and dont know if what I am feeling with the gears is standard issue engineering on this type of bike (bred to spend a lot time at RPMs WAY above where it has been) or not but I wanted to ask all of you who I know can set me straight and give me your thoughts. Honestly, the way it shifts is a little hard to tolerate - you really gotta pull up on that lever sometimes.
Other than that, the beach is great this time of year and I loved watching people walk up and check the bike out - too cool!
Thanks in advance for any experience here!!!
Today, took it down to the beach (and sweated my a** off in all that leather) and in the process had a chance to get the rpms up a tick and let it have some fun on the agricultural backroads of 'Bama - iced a pack of Harleys on an on ramp too.
Now, going into this I noticed the gears were a bit tricky. Had to run the Rs up a bit to coax a smooth shift out of it but after some time they seemed to shift easier (this was prior to today). Today, at RPMs that were at or near the paltry 4000 that we are supposed to adhere to until 800 miles the tranny was a total bit** to shift. There were tons of "false neutrals" and the shift from 3rd to 4th and 5th to 6th seemed to be a sort of two stage affair with one upward click then another. I thought I was gonna need to reach down and grab the shift lever with my left hand a couple of times to get into the the next gear.
Guess my question is this; am I breaking in the tranny too? Is this typical of new Busas or do I have an issue here that I should mention at the break in service (which, despite my hands on tendacies will happen for warranty and dealership computer reasons)?
I have NEVER ridden a bike like this before, only cruisers, and dont know if what I am feeling with the gears is standard issue engineering on this type of bike (bred to spend a lot time at RPMs WAY above where it has been) or not but I wanted to ask all of you who I know can set me straight and give me your thoughts. Honestly, the way it shifts is a little hard to tolerate - you really gotta pull up on that lever sometimes.
Other than that, the beach is great this time of year and I loved watching people walk up and check the bike out - too cool!
Thanks in advance for any experience here!!!