John Walker

Thanks for all the replies. I had oil and filter changed when I got the bike 11 months ago and I'm pretty certain its not done any standing quarter miles!! I will try a slight adjustment on the clutch cable to see if it has any effect. Other than that, looks like a stripdown... I will keep you informed.

Hi everybody, Had my Dragstar (2008 model with 15000 km on the clock) for nearly a year now and done 5000 kilometers with no problems. However I am finding the gearchange to be increasingly clunky, seeming to get worse every week. The oil level is fine and there is no drag on the clutch when you engage first gear, which would indicate clutch wear, but it engages with a loud "thunk", as does every gear, even with the wind noise. It is worse when changing down, even when I hold the revs neutrally with the speed (if you understand what I mean). Everything else runs sweet as a nut. My son (a real biker, I was born again a year ago) is visiting in 4 weeks and I was thinking of stripping it while he was here, but if anyone has any bright ideas, I would appreciate it. Thanking you in anticipation!

Thanks everybody, will try regular octane and see how it goes.

Just got my first Dragstar 1100 Classic, year 2008. The guy from whom I bought it, who had it from new, said to only use 98 octane, but in the manual it says to use 95 octane unleaded. Anyone got any views on this? Also, whats the best polish to shine and protect all that chrome?