999 Stuck in gear

jeff2wheels · 02-07-2006, 12:52 AM

Sunday I was headed down to Hahm Motorsports to meet up with Chandra. As I got off the freeway I started downshifting and when I hit fourth gear, the lever didn't pop back up. I tapped it again, then underneath. Nothing. I was able to coast to a hotel parking lot and had to get the bike towed.

I called the dealer today (Monday). He said they had to replace the return spring inside the tranny on another bike because of something similar.

My bike had been giving me intermittent fits with false neutrals and occassionally not wanting to drop down through all the gears back to 1st. All this started to happen after I was riding my bike home from the dealership and the shift linkage pulled apart (the 2 piece adjustment rod). We'll see what the dealer says when they look inside the tranny.

Joeyz · 02-07-2006, 01:26 PM

Im in awe at the bikes you own. I havent even read the post yet.

All hail.

jeff2wheels · 02-08-2006, 10:48 PM

I just got rid of the 05 GSXR and got the 06. The 94 Duc is gone because the frame cracked just before Xmas so I got the 999. I have a 61 BSA A7 that needs to be rebuilt. I just picked up an 05 Kawasaki ZX-10,too. Livin large and pimpin hard!

SqDancerLynn1 · 02-09-2006, 01:54 AM

The spring on the shift ratchet mech sounds like a very likley suspect

Joeyz · 02-10-2006, 09:38 AM

What did you get out the door with your 2006 Gix 1000 for? Just curious....Im looking right now

ApriliaSL · 02-10-2006, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joeyz

Im in awe at the bikes you own. I havent even read the post yet.

All hail.

Too true. You Bastard!

jeff2wheels · 02-11-2006, 12:09 AM

Paid $7600 from a private party. More than he could deal with for a first bike. Bike had 122 miles on it when I bought it. SWEEEEET.

As for my Duc, that's what the dealer said.I'll have to wait and see.

Joeyz · 02-11-2006, 09:30 AM

FIRST BIKE.....what a moron......serves him right he took it in the ass on the resale.

That is wicked. $7600 is a steal.

jeff2wheels · 02-16-2006, 04:20 PM

As it turns out, my 999 was stuck because the shift fork popped out of the groove it rides in on whatever that thing is called. It wedged against said "whatever thing it's called" and wouldn't move. The dealer has seen 3 other bikes with the same problem. She got out of surgery yesterday and is resting comfortably in my garage (at least until this Sunday).