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Yes.. folks, title says it all. I will be honest here-
I did a few poppa wheelies, maybe three or four back to back earlier today. It is the second time I have gotten the bike up to 8k, slipped the clutch, and popped her up. For fun, really.
Soooo...
on the three block ride home after the last one, I realize as I downshift to first my bike pops into neutral instead of first. It happens from time to time, I understand this, and I didn't think anything of it, so I engage and disengage the clutch a little and I am able to get the clunk into first without much effort. Maybe a few seconds later I am revving high and realize I am popped back into neutral, which I quickly correct and continue on. I get to the second stop sign, downshift into first, and again it goes into neutral and this time is tough to get out of. Continues on all the way home.. so I investigate.
Bike is fine in all other gears, up and downshifting, the only problem arises when I downshift while moving from second to first, it instead sticks in neutral, and is rather tough to get out of.
I had noticed lately my chain was extremely loose, so I went ahead and tightened it up to respectable 1" slack. It was just cleaned and lubed maybe three weeks ago.
It still is doing this.. probably 80% of the time downshifted into first from second. I also put her up on a rear stand and tried a few things, which I noticed something interesting. Whilst on the rear stand and idleing in first gear, it will only stay in first gear for about two-five seconds before going into some sort of false neutral (no neutral light gos on)
it does this 100% of the time.
I am assuming I must have broke something here.. but there is always a possibility that it is an easy fix or a coincidence, so I figured I would ask here since I have been to so many threads and am clear out of ideas.
I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks.
-Broken from Connecticut :-\
I did a few poppa wheelies, maybe three or four back to back earlier today. It is the second time I have gotten the bike up to 8k, slipped the clutch, and popped her up. For fun, really.
Soooo...
on the three block ride home after the last one, I realize as I downshift to first my bike pops into neutral instead of first. It happens from time to time, I understand this, and I didn't think anything of it, so I engage and disengage the clutch a little and I am able to get the clunk into first without much effort. Maybe a few seconds later I am revving high and realize I am popped back into neutral, which I quickly correct and continue on. I get to the second stop sign, downshift into first, and again it goes into neutral and this time is tough to get out of. Continues on all the way home.. so I investigate.
Bike is fine in all other gears, up and downshifting, the only problem arises when I downshift while moving from second to first, it instead sticks in neutral, and is rather tough to get out of.
I had noticed lately my chain was extremely loose, so I went ahead and tightened it up to respectable 1" slack. It was just cleaned and lubed maybe three weeks ago.
It still is doing this.. probably 80% of the time downshifted into first from second. I also put her up on a rear stand and tried a few things, which I noticed something interesting. Whilst on the rear stand and idleing in first gear, it will only stay in first gear for about two-five seconds before going into some sort of false neutral (no neutral light gos on)
it does this 100% of the time.
I am assuming I must have broke something here.. but there is always a possibility that it is an easy fix or a coincidence, so I figured I would ask here since I have been to so many threads and am clear out of ideas.
I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks.
-Broken from Connecticut :-\