Clunk clunk

I just got a TR650 it doest shift smoothly between 1st and 2nd gears the rest are smooth as can be any one else have this issue previous owner had since 1,000 miles till 10,800 and claims this has happened since he got the bike and that this is the way Most BMW engines are is their any truth to this also look for a different set of cans if any one has any used aftermarket ones that don't have the converter thanks Mr TR650 in VT

yeah, the shift from 1st to 2nd is quite a long lever move and the shift can be clunky. Try to lift the shift lever a tad when still in first and before you pull the clutch and then shift quickly into 2nd. Shifting got much smoother on mine after i switched to Penrite 4ST oil from Castrol, not just on the Terra.

Possibly too much chain tension

http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/tr...s-really-sensitive-to-load-on-the-bike.34986/

Mine's always been clunky. Solution has been to pre-load the shifter with some upwards pressure before pulling the clutch.

Compared to my old DL1000 v-strom its butter smooth.

That ^^^
Check your chain tension! What oil are you using?

Check your cush drive, ....after 15000k's mine had become lose, I tightened it with a strip of bicycle inner tube between the blocks, made it tight and now its much less clunky on the gear changes.

In case it isn't widely known, the cush drive rubbers are shared with the G650GS.

Did the same with good results.

Thanks for all the info I changed the oil and it's almost perfect k&n filter and brisk plugs made a big difference and due to the harder material it's made of no problem with sucking sand just greased the edges with bearing grease