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02-09-09, 11:50 PM

Fellas and Ladies

Could use a spot of advice here. I'm riding an 03 SV - having a tough upload of the image - maybe because I'm in Canada - lol. Anyhow - have a bit of a tricky challenge here. This bike came to me heavily modded - with about 7000 clicks (km)- and in mint shape - custom paint, exhaust, wider tires, halogen lights - all the bells and tricks. It's so clean and new - and doesn't have a spot of dust on her. Anyhow, I've been riding it for the summer (4000km), and am starting to notice a serious increase in shifting effort - on the foot side. I don't get it - when the bike is cold - it's very snick snick and shifts like a dream - but when it warms up - it's a real trick to find neutral and shifting effort at least doubles..up and downshifting. Also, when I turn the bike off - finding that neutral is a charm. Note - I did change the oil recently - but all levels and viscosity is fine. Any ideas where I can start to get this sorted? Love from Toronto - Joe

02-09-09, 11:50 PM	#1
PRstar Guest Posts: n/a	Awkward gearchange. Fellas and Ladies Could use a spot of advice here. I'm riding an 03 SV - having a tough upload of the image - maybe because I'm in Canada - lol. Anyhow - have a bit of a tricky challenge here. This bike came to me heavily modded - with about 7000 clicks (km)- and in mint shape - custom paint, exhaust, wider tires, halogen lights - all the bells and tricks. It's so clean and new - and doesn't have a spot of dust on her. Anyhow, I've been riding it for the summer (4000km), and am starting to notice a serious increase in shifting effort - on the foot side. I don't get it - when the bike is cold - it's very snick snick and shifts like a dream - but when it warms up - it's a real trick to find neutral and shifting effort at least doubles..up and downshifting. Also, when I turn the bike off - finding that neutral is a charm. Note - I did change the oil recently - but all levels and viscosity is fine. Any ideas where I can start to get this sorted? Love from Toronto - Joe Last edited by PRstar; 02-09-09 at 11:53 PM.