Gear Lash?

[mixongw]

My GS1100GL seems to have a lot of lash in the drive train. When going from deceleration to acceleration, there seems to be a lot of "space". There is always a "clunk" and a jerk when doing that. Is this normal for this bike? There seems to be some noise from the transmission. Are these bikes normally noisy in the gearbox? There is no noise coming from the shaft drive area, just seems loose. It is really hard to make a smooth shift when upshifting. It could be me and my lack of experience, too. I'm new to this bike so I don't really know what to expect.

Gary

[jimcor]

Yep, others have posted the same. My Connie bike has a bit of slack too. But nothing like the all time drive train wind up and go 1972 650 Yamaha XS2. The all time winner. 8O

[mixongw]

So, Jim...

Are you saying that it's normal?

[SqDancerLynn1]

Some lash is normal. Put it in gear How far can you move the rear wheel ???