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Old July 24th, 2013, 10:49 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by anacron View Post
.........during the break-in period?........... I'm not exactly babying the bike.........
This may be part of the problem.
Nothing wrong with being smooth and nice with a baby machine;........ it will return to you as reliability and precise controls later on.

Rather than using damaging hard or pre-loading shifting, take your time on moving the selector lever all the way until your foot feels a solid top.
Assertive and ample clutch-in doesn't hurt either.

I second the shifter adjustment to your ergonomics.
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