Stuck transmission?
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Stuck transmission?
Weird thing happened today. Stopped at a store and ran in for a minute. Came out and started up, clutch in (left in first as I always do). Once running, I went to duck walk it a bit and it wouldn't budge. Like it was in gear and parked motor off. But the motor was running and the clutch was in. I let out the clutch just a little, and it released. Rode home no issues. Really wierd.
Any idea?
Any idea?
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I get that. When the motor is off. But with the motor running and the clutch in, and in gear, aren't the discs free? Or am I missing something?
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If sitting parked the trans has force against 1 gear. Until the discs have a chance to free up they will still have friction. I'm no trans guru just saying its normal. Once the clutch has moved slightly the discs free up and you can move with clutch engaged.
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Sitting still in any gear with the clutch in; the discs are already spinning, so this has nothing to do with the clutch pack. It's all about what's going on with the shift cam and forks in the transmission. It's not very common for it to lock like it did, but is possible. Sometime the trans doesn't fully shift without input(turning) of the input shaft. As soon as you let the clutch out some it shifted all the way into first. It's hard to explain unless you've had a couple bike transmissions apart. Basically the shifting mechanism is a spring loaded ratchet that requires movement of the gears to fully engage if the lugs are on top of each other.
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Sitting still in any gear with the clutch in; the discs are already spinning, so this has nothing to do with the clutch pack. It's all about what's going on with the shift cam and forks in the transmission. It's not very common for it to lock like it did, but is possible. Sometime the trans doesn't fully shift without input(turning) of the input shaft. As soon as you let the clutch out some it shifted all the way into first. It's hard to explain unless you've had a couple bike transmissions apart. Basically the shifting mechanism is a spring loaded ratchet that requires movement of the gears to fully engage if the lugs are on top of each other.
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