> Guthrie Mass Wrote:
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> > Overpriced Parts Wrote:
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> > > Seth B Wrote:
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> > > The first symptom of bad shift pucks/dampers is missing teeth from
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> > your
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> > > gears. They are just nylon discs that are forty years old, and they
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> > are
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> >
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> > > always bad unless they have been replaced. They are old and crumbly,
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> > and
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> > > when they crumble away, your tranny slams metal on metal when it
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> > shifts,
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> >
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> > > shredding teeth off the gears. It might do it in five miles or five
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> > > hundred, but it will happen. Read the tutorial on changing them in
> the
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> >
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> > > wiki. It will give you a good idea if it is a job you’re comfortable
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> >
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> > > taking on.
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> > Not exactly true, if bike left stock rarely will the gears be shredded
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> > as soon as you use it the first generation za50s had no shift
> dampeners
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> > at all, if bike was clean and taken care of with the correct tranny
> oil
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> > changes and if it shifts real smooth and quiet you could ride it and
> be
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> > OK but if you hear it banging into second do not run until
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> > fixed/changed,
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> >
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> > Blip shifting/short shifting with throttle can lessen gear damage even
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> > if shift dampeners are completely gone,
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> > I have a few 40 year old za50 bikes that never been opened, run great
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> > and shift smooth but they are clean Great condition bikes unlike the
> one
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> > you’re buying,
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> >
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> > Performance builds any kind definitely need to be addressed but
> there’s
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> > nothing wrong with getting a bike running ok first and listening to it
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> > because it may need more than just shift dampeners it could need
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> > bearings too.
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> Could you explain a little more about shifting on ZA50’s? If it’s an
> automatic, around what RPM does it engage 2nd gear? Sorry if this is a
> dumb question, I’ve never ridden a multiple speed automatic bike before.
I haven't ridden a stock ZA in a long time, but if I recall correctly it's around like 4.5k?