4 speed trans
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4 speed trans - 5/7/2008 4:52:37 AM
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38knuckle
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my 80 shovel has a 4 speed trans with a rotary top, Iam having shifting problems from first gear into second, the bike is new to me so im not sure what has been done to it. when you accelerate and go to shift into second it just always goes into neutral. hope someone has some ideas for me, is it a linkage problem, rotary top , or trans ? thanks
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RE: 4 speed trans - 5/7/2008 7:26:40 AM
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silvergoldsmith
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What is even more fun is a down shift from 3rd that puts you in 1st!! I have lived with it since 1982 when I bought this m/c. There was 'recall' on the early 1980 *** shifters. Found out about it in 1984 or 85 and bought the parts for the upgrade. I have been through the tranny, more than once, and even changed forks and gears. Everything fixed it for a short period of time, it is my opinion that mine still does and always has over shifted first and so must under shift second. This is based on the distance the shift arm moves and the fact that I have always had to add shims/thrust washers behind the gear, on the lay shift. The tranny 'door' always wears from the constant slaming of going into first. It was/is a problem in the cow pie shifter. The constant wearing in the torque multiply linkage does not help. Oh the reason I have not gone back in and fixed this problem is simple, the tranny does not leak a drop anywhere and it is more work than a lazy old man want to do. With the sidecar on I no longer have to 'prove' anything to anyone.
Good luck, enjoy and ride safe
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