hard downshifting

[bibik]

i have problems with down shifting.Upshift is always O.K. exept the clunk of the first gear but i think all motorcycles does that.Downshifting is hard most of the times. I am trying to bliping the throttle to manage the different speeds of the shafts .Sometimes it works .When it fails i hear a loud clunk but always goes to the smallest gear.Do you think i have a problem and need to check drum or forks?I check clutch and disngage properly.

[Jundie]

oil level ok? GS is pretty sensitive about that, when mine is low on oil I notice right away. Shifting doesn't go very good.

[yamahonkawazuki]

i would check the oil first. hopefully that is it. if not, the dogs may be bent

[JohnNS]

Make sure your chain is properly adjusted and well-lubed too. Might just be my imagination, but mine seems to shift alot better when it is.

[bibik]

Oil is O.K.Chain O.K. I have that clunk only on downshifting, is it possible to have bent forks?

[Blueknyt]

try slowing down alittle more before down shifting.