I'm a new rider and have an '07 VN1500 and mine exhibits both of the behaviors you describe. I've seen posts over the last few months on these forums that say that both the "clunk" going into 2nd gear and the rubbing sound when leaning the bike over is normal. The clunk I can understand, but hopefully someone will come along and explain the rubbing sound. Is it just an issue of the tread being...."different" on the sides of the tire than in the middle?
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