Not going into 1st correctly after standard cans fitted?

Squiffythewombat · Post by **Squiffythewombat** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:09 pm

Hi Guys,

After fitting the standard cans back on my bike its devolped a weird problem. Its really iffy going from 2nd down into first and takes several attempts to thump down the gear lever and then eventually it clonks in.

This never happened before with the art cans on and has only just started happening now i have my stock cans on? Its also backfiring like a bitch, mainly i think because of the lack of gaskets at present? could not going into first propperly have something to do with the backpresusre and all that bah (you know im not good with mecanics)....? or has my power wheelies done some damgae (if so why was this only noticable with the stock cans on?)

Cheers guys
Toby

buzzard · Post by **buzzard** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:51 pm

when you throttle off to change down,do the revs drop as much as they should,or do they remain a little high,if they do,could be reason for crunchy..impossible..gear change

iggy1966 · Post by **iggy1966** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 2:07 pm

This might sound really daft Squiffy,

But the gear linkage is'nt catching on part of the exhaust is it???? can't see that it would be just might be worth checking.

Post by **sirch345** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:49 pm

iggy1966 wrote:This might sound really daft Squiffy,

But the gear linkage isn't catching on part of the exhaust is it???? can't see that it would be just might be worth checking.

Have you got the standard cans fitted correctly

not wishing to state the obvious

The mounting brackets on the cans are meant to be on the inside of the mounting points

Only a suggestion which could tie up with Iggys thought's

Chris.

Squiffythewombat · Post by **Squiffythewombat** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:43 am

thanks for the replies all, and no its deffo not the linakages ive checked that and no the revs drop as normal but it just doesnt clonk in correctly :-S

mattbridges · Post by **mattbridges** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:10 pm

I had exactly the same problem when I put the standards back on. Never got to the bottom of it. Just put my aftermarket cans back on.

Would be interested if you do find out what's causing it.

Squiffythewombat · Post by **Squiffythewombat** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:12 pm

Matt, a couple of people have hinted that its something to do with the change in back pressure or something, if i find any more info i will post it here for you!

Squiffythewombat · Post by **Squiffythewombat** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:17 am

just a quick update, for no real reason at all *touch wood* this problem has just disappeared, ive not had it happen in the last week and ive propperly ragged it a few times so im afraid i cant shed any light on what was causing it, although my mech did say something about backpresure from the stock end cans being different!