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gowen:
I'm so tired of it, I have not even tried anything. Just parked it in the garage and don't even bother with it.

kmac:
I have found my kicker doesn't work great when it is cold, fine after the engine is warm.

kawdude:
Yeah, that's what I'm finding too.  In the warmer months I don't have a problem but like now the gear doesn't like slide on the splines.

John:
A theory; The cold related problem could be caused by the tranny oil you are using.

If you are using petrol based single grade oil i.e. SAE 90. Try change to lower multi-viscosity type of oil that doesn't turn to syrup when it's cold.

Take for example SAE10W-40 oil. The first number (10) is the viscosity at lower temp and the last number is the viscosity when the oil is warm (40).

Use a high quality multi-viscosity synthetic oil. Just make sure you don?t pick one with silicon in it as this could affect your clutch function (that?s my theory built on experience from the old days). You don?t have to buy the most expensive oil in the shop though. My personal view is that there is no such thing as motorbike oil (it could be that the manufacturer has proven it works with wet clutches?). That's probably a bit provocative? Try a good ?car? oil. I myself use Mobile-1 and I haven?t had any problems ever.

Single grade oil (petroleum motor oil) is a thing of the past.

//John

doordie:
So right John!
Maybe go for 10/30w!
But does`nt the Mobil 1 use the silicon?

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