Pumping the shifter?
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I`m not referring to a pivot point, I mean where the shift lever mounts onto the shifter shaft that comes out of the transmission.
Follow the shift rod all the way back to the lever that is between the transmission case and the inner primary, see if that lever is loose.
Follow the shift rod all the way back to the lever that is between the transmission case and the inner primary, see if that lever is loose.
I also wanted to mention that I adjusted the clutch yesterday along with the clutch lever. The oil inside the primary looks fresh and has a light amber color. The seal for the derby cover also looked new and the oil level looked fine, so it must have been changed recently.
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I wanted to update this thread because the problem has been resolved. I received a call from the dealership asking if everything was okay with the bike and I told them about the shifting problem. They said to bring it in and they would get it fixed at no charge. We just got a break in the weather out here in wester Kentucky so I drove over to the dealership to let them check it out. They ended up removing the shifter and cleaning up the shaft, replacing the seals, and applied some lithium grease to the mechanism. It shifted much better, but I still had a few missed shifts. I then adjusted the shifter down couple of notches and now it works great!
I think they had the shift lever set too high and I was not pulling my foot all the way off it between shifts sometimes. When downshifting I was having to slide my foot to the side to make sure that I was completely releasing the shifter. When upshifting there was about a half inch gap before my foot hit the shifter and I was having to pull up pretty far to engage the next gear.
The dealer said that usually they get a couple people a month in with a sticky shifter so it's pretty common.
Thanks for all the great tips everyone.
I think they had the shift lever set too high and I was not pulling my foot all the way off it between shifts sometimes. When downshifting I was having to slide my foot to the side to make sure that I was completely releasing the shifter. When upshifting there was about a half inch gap before my foot hit the shifter and I was having to pull up pretty far to engage the next gear.
The dealer said that usually they get a couple people a month in with a sticky shifter so it's pretty common.
Thanks for all the great tips everyone.
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Takes less than a quart and it's easy and cheap. Always start with the easy and cheap aswers first. If that's not it, then you'll just have some new clean oil in the primary. Maybe a rookie at the dealership overfilled it.
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