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Posted: **Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:38 am**

Hi folks,
I've been renting several different bikes lately to get an idea of which one I like before buying. Last week I tested a V-star 750, this week a V-Star 1300. One thing I noticed on the 1300 was that when I shifted gears you could hear the "clang" noise when going from gear to gear a lot louder than on the 750.

Could this have something to do with the fact that the 750 has a shaft drive where as the 1300 was a belt drive?

Thanks in advance.

Posted: **Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:13 am**

where did you find a v-star 750?

Posted: **Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:12 am**

Sorry. I meant 650.
http://www.newriderrentals.com/home

Posted: **Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:33 pm**

Some models of motorcycle have very clunky transmissions. Nothing wrong with it BMW's are very clunky but a very good bike.

Posted: **Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:42 pm**

olebiker wrote:Some models of motorcycle have very clunky transmissions. Nothing wrong with it BMW's are very clunky but a very good bike.

That's because they have an automotive tranny and an automotive clutch. The BMW tranny are clunky but they are not noisy ala Harley Davidson.

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