Shifting issue.
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Shifting issue.
So a month or two back I started having a small problem down shifting gears, where the shifter isn’t engaging or something. It has gotten worse and left me stranded at a green light a couple times so I figure I should check it out.
I can’t change gear when it happens - it doesn’t ‘knock’ into place. The shifter pedal is free and loose but it doesn’t engage the gears in the case when I push down on it. I have to let the clutch out until it clicks back into gear, then I can pull the clutch back in and it will then shift just fine. It’s never happened when I’m riding, just stopped at a light trying to downshift or put it into first from neutral.
A common problem? I will hit the 5k service any day now so that may have something to do with it. Thoughts?
I can’t change gear when it happens - it doesn’t ‘knock’ into place. The shifter pedal is free and loose but it doesn’t engage the gears in the case when I push down on it. I have to let the clutch out until it clicks back into gear, then I can pull the clutch back in and it will then shift just fine. It’s never happened when I’m riding, just stopped at a light trying to downshift or put it into first from neutral.
A common problem? I will hit the 5k service any day now so that may have something to do with it. Thoughts?
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I bought it used last year. I changed the fluids myself and checked the primary chain and it was good, that was at the end of alst season. I'm waiting for my service manual to arrive to do the 5k service myself.
For all I know, last time it was serviced is the 1k service....maybe not even as I bought it used.
For all I know, last time it was serviced is the 1k service....maybe not even as I bought it used.
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I doubt you have a problem, but you're clutch probably needs a bit of adjustment at this point.
It is normal to have problems shifting when the bike is not moving. Normal procedure when coming to a stop, is to finish downshifting to 1st before the bike stops moving.
It is normal to have problems shifting when the bike is not moving. Normal procedure when coming to a stop, is to finish downshifting to 1st before the bike stops moving.
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Yea I'll be going through it all this weekend with the 5k service. Most times it has happened when I'm at a long light and I put in in neutral to rest my left hand, then cant get it back into gear. Once it happened when I was moving trying to downshit from 5th to 4th or 4th to 3rd, I forget. But after that I figured it was time to run it past the forum.
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