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I'll start off by saying that I've done a ton of work on cars, but very little on motorcycles. With all the bikes I've owned I've never had to do much more than change the oil, lube the chain and maybe clean a carb. So for a bike I'm a maintenance noob.
Anyway, I have a new to me 2004 Z1000 with ~15k miles. When I first take off if I engage the clutch quickly it almost sounds like rocks rolling around, but goes away after a few seconds and doesn't happen on any subsequent upshifts, just engaging 1st. The clutch doesn't slip (though I haven't gotten it over 10k rpm yet, the Z has way more power than my last bike), but I'm wondering if something is wrong with it. I haven't pulled the cover off to check, mostly because I'm not exactly sure what to look for (besides something broken). I'm also wondering if I need a clutch where do I get a replacement kit? I looked on a couple of parts stores online and it seems like they just have a ton of individual parts.
Anyway, I have a new to me 2004 Z1000 with ~15k miles. When I first take off if I engage the clutch quickly it almost sounds like rocks rolling around, but goes away after a few seconds and doesn't happen on any subsequent upshifts, just engaging 1st. The clutch doesn't slip (though I haven't gotten it over 10k rpm yet, the Z has way more power than my last bike), but I'm wondering if something is wrong with it. I haven't pulled the cover off to check, mostly because I'm not exactly sure what to look for (besides something broken). I'm also wondering if I need a clutch where do I get a replacement kit? I looked on a couple of parts stores online and it seems like they just have a ton of individual parts.