Recent content by WildBoar

Update: So, I took xulf13's advice and broke out the dremel. I shaved about 2-3 mm off of the tab that pokes out from the spindle and makes contact with the side cover. As he predicted, I could actually see a shiny spot on the aluminum where the spindle was wearing on the side cover. To...

That's awesome xulf13! I'll try that this weekend and let you guys know how it goes.

Actually, I can reproduce this manually. If I pull on the shift shaft from the left hand side of the bike, I can cause the pawls attached to the end of the shaft to come out of alignment with the drum, which prevents any shifting above 1st. However, if I push on the shaft from the left hand...

I'm manually turning the rear wheel while the bike is on its center stand.

Hi, Long time lurker, first time poster. I'm running into a problem that I just can't get past. After a recent top end rebuild due to oil starvation, I'm unable to shift the bike higher than first gear. At first I thought it was due to the shift lever linkage, so I replaced the original...