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28-04-19, 03:04 PM | #1 |
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Scratchy/notchy gearshifts
Afternoon all. I thought an oil change might help, but it hasn't. My 14k mile 05 pointy does not shift gear as smoothly as I'd like. Quite often there isn't a smooth travel of the gear lever, it almost feels as if there's a first movement and then a second short one. So the shift feels scratchy or notchy. Any thoughts? Thanks.
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28-04-19, 04:00 PM | #2 |
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Re: Scratchy/notchy gearshifts
Lube the bit where it pivots on the footrest. Any drag there causes shifting problems.
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28-04-19, 04:31 PM | #3 |
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Re: Scratchy/notchy gearshifts
What you need to do is cover another 120,000 miles in the next year - my 134,000 mile K6 shifts gears like a hot knife through butter, so they must break in with use
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Re: Scratchy/notchy gearshifts
Quote:
https://cx500.000webhostapp.com/SV650ClutchLifter.html
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28-04-19, 08:03 PM | #5 |
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Re: Scratchy/notchy gearshifts
Could be clutch drag, you could try readjusting the clutch lifter first - search the forum, it's been mentioned a lot of times. They do give up around 20k miles depending how much you use it.
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30-04-19, 09:24 AM | #6 |
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Re: Scratchy/notchy gearshifts
Thank you for the replies, everyone. I'll dig in on Saturday and check everything.
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