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Old Apr 28, 2003 | 09:17 PM
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Default second gear catches kinda funny..

i finally got my bike, my 94 kawi ninja zx6. ne waise almost every time i shift into second, as soon as i give it some throttle,itll click a couple times then 2 seconds later it finally catches and the bike lunges a lil. im wondering what kinda problem it is? how much $ to fix it? and maybe if i could fix it myself? thanks for looking
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Old Apr 29, 2003 | 01:58 AM
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Default Re: second gear catches kinda funny.. (whitericeEG)

could be clutch slipping, or maybe one of your shift forks. not sure man. its a kawi, hahaha j/k. have a shop check it out, or have a friend who is mechanically inclined to take a look
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Old Apr 29, 2003 | 10:04 AM
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Default Re: second gear catches kinda funny.. (scrubachu)

Check your oil? Find out what kind is in there. Maybe your clutch is slipping due to the incorrect viscosity and cluth properties of the oil. I use MOBIL 1 for motorcycles. Works great since day 1.
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