V8KILLR said:
I posted early that I was going to look at an 2001 R6. I heard to look out for a 2nd gear problem. What does it feel like if it's got this problem. Is 2nd slimming or just not going in to gear....or some thing else?
Thanks,
Jason
In fact, the 2nd gear problem is not a problem, just a weak tranny that gets screwed by a bad rider...
Seriously, you can check any motorcycle specific forum, no matter what model of bike, it will have a "2nd gear problem".
The thing is, 2nd gear is the longest throw and many lazy shifters don't get the gear all the way in, so it wears prematurely the engaging parts of the gears.
Symptoms, most of the time the bike will get out of 2nd gear, in extreme cases, 2nd gear will do nothing at all, like a neutral.
Seriously, even in the Katana forums they talk about the "2nd gear problem" and the Katana tranny is known to be built like a tank tranny.