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| mr.z |
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 mr.z World Chat Champion

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Has it allways done this? has it got progressively worse?
Its not a good thing, start looking for a new gearbox/engine.. if its allways done it (allthough it shouldn't) and its only a random every so often then try to ignore it... ____________________ >RidingSkills<->Tech Tips<->MyBikes< |
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Make sure you are taking your foot comletely off the gear lever before trying to change into the next gear. If you are changing gear rapidly and don't allow the lever to return fully to the 'rest' position between times, the next gear may not engage properly. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles. |
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All this doom and gloom. Just to let you know that it may not be all that bad. My bike has done it since I got it. Usually it seems to be lazy foot syndrome, but it is an awkward gearbox. I have ridden other VFRs and they don't do it as easily.
Anyway, mine is still going after 48K so I wouldn't worry too much. If it gets worse, then get a mechanic, otherwise, practice getting it right. As Stinkwheel said, a positive foot movement helps no end. ____________________ Travelling around the world...a bit at a time. Where am I now? / Visit my BLOG
Bike: Blue Honda VFR800fi (*NEW*) Mileage: 22k Countries visited: GB/F/D/CZ/PL/E/I/B/A/HR/H/Rus/E/MA
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 stinkwheel Bovine Proctologist

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| DaFrostyOne wrote: | My car does this.
Means its fooked, serious mechanical repair time i'm afraid (probably terminal for my car) |
If this was the case, every Jawa, CZ, MZ, Ural and motorcycle of former communist origin, as well as older BMWs are in need of serious mechanical repair from the moment they leave the factory.
If it were to be a mechanical problem, the most likley culprit would be a bent selector fork, in these days of horizontally split crankcases it should be a piece of piss to replace one. It takes me 4 hours to tear down a Jawa engine to replace a selector fork and the same to put it back together and that is a vertically split motor so the whole bloody lot has to come apart. On a modern bike, you should just need to turn the engine upside down and unbolt the bottom of the gearbox.
Mate of mine didn't even bother taking the engine out of the frame to do the gearbox on his bandit, just turned the whole bike upside down and left it resting on the handlebars like a pushbike  ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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| The Dude |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 21 years, 204 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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