It didn’t felt clunky to me. It’s not an xr of course but it’s fine for what it is. First gear is a bit hard and clunky to engage i think in most motorcycles, my vstrom 650 does that to. Quickshifter worked fine especially in hard acceleration only in low rpms it wasn’t so smooth. Once or twice it was unwilling to downshift and needed a bit more effort but that also happened on the gx also on my v strom. Other than that i think suzuki makes great engines,gear boxes and frames. The looks on the other hand these days is not that great maybe with the exception of hayabusa.
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Why are the gear changes so clunky?
It didn’t felt clunky to me.
It’s not an xr of course but it’s fine for what it is.
First gear is a bit hard and clunky to engage i think in most motorcycles, my vstrom 650 does that to.
Quickshifter worked fine especially in hard acceleration only in low rpms it wasn’t so smooth.
Once or twice it was unwilling to downshift and needed a bit more effort but that also happened on the gx also on my v strom.
Other than that i think suzuki makes great engines,gear boxes and frames.
The looks on the other hand these days is not that great maybe with the exception of hayabusa.
@@easyrider_skg thanks for the explanation. My current motorcycle has the same 'issue'.