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There are a couple of things
that may be happening here.
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is look at the clutch. Make sure it
is adjusted properly and it is fully
disengaging. Does the motorcycle
tend to want to move forward even
when the clutch lever is pulled in? If
the clutch is dragging at all, shifting
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mileage you have, you might want to
remove the clutch plates for inspec-
tion. Check the steel plates for warp-
age and bluing. Replace the whole set
if you see any bad ones.
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had a shifter pawl adjustment on
the outside of the case behind the
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gets out of adjustment or gets worn
it loses it ability to pull the shift
drum properly to change gears. This
can sometimes be remedied with the
adjustment screw on the case. You’ll
need to put the transmission in third
gear and loosen a locknut on the
screw Then turn the adjusting screw
in a direction to center the shift pawl
over the pins on the shift drum. You
can’t actually see this, but you can
feel when the free play on the shift
lever is the same in both directions.
Just push gently on the lever till it
stops in both directions. It should
move the same distance before it
contacts the pins and stops. It sounds
a little complicated but it will make
more sense when you are doing it. Of
course, having a service manual with
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get the pawl centered, hold the screw
and tighten the locknut securely. It
will probably take you a couple of
tries to get it right.
The space you have to work in
is pretty tight. I ground down and
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locknut. There are also aftermarket
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to make this job easier.
See if that helps before you tear
the gearset out. A bent shift fork of
a worn shift drum can cause these
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pretty tough and more often than not
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