First gear trouble engaging
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First gear trouble engaging
So I've had my 2008 street bob since middle april. only have put about 1,000 miles on it, no close calls or major bumps or anything like that and all of the sudden today first gear is having trouble engaging. I had to put some decent weight into getting it to engage at a stop light. It was sitting for about 2 days since I was carting my 4 year old around. Gears 2-6 work just fine with no slipping or anything. Matter of fact when 1st gear is engaged it doesn't slip or anything either. HELP! Thanks.
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So I just rode my bike and first gear is still having this same problem. I tightened the linkage and that didn't help it, and anything else I'm uncomfortable doing because I'm not sure what I'm doing down there. Does anyone have any idea what would cause this? This time when I went into 2nd gear it shifted hard, but after that it was smooth in all gears (except 1st)
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If your stopped in neutral and it's also hard to get it into second gear, it may just need a clutch adjustment.
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