Shifting Issue?
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Shifting Issue?
I have a 2000 883 Sport with the 1200 kit in it. Sometimes when I shift from first to Neutral it gets stuck in neutral. Sometimes when I shift down from 2nd to first I get a clanking noise. I've changed the fluids, and checked the chain tension. I have forward controls. Any recommendations? I talked to a guy at redline and he made it sound like this is fairly common for sportsters.
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My long-standing technique for changing gear is to take out any slack in the gear-change lever before starting the gear change, that way you should only get a neat and slick change. If there is a lot of slop, as there can be with an older bike, then upgrade all the links. I swapped the original linkage rod on my Glide for one with spherical swivels, which has transformed it, also replaced the front pivot bushings.
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