coffee_brake
Well-Known Member
Could you folks tell me more about what's going on? I couldn't test-ride my '01 Vmax before I got it. It is very clean, but maybe the tranny is on its way out.
It has 32k miles, and shifts well around town. It is incredibly hard to find neutral. Sometimes I just can't and give up on it. I changed the oil this weekend, just to start over with the maintenance under my "watch." It didn't change anything with the weird neutral.
I've only ridden it hard a few times, as I'm still getting used to it, but every time I hit the Vboost and shift up to second gear, then when I let off the throttle it comes out of gear. I grab the clutch lever and even with the clutch in, it crunches and crashes and lurches when I down-shift.
As best I know it, this means second gear is bad.
What else can I mess with? I'm very sure I'm pushing through to a positive shift and using enough strength, but maybe the linkage has troubles?
Then, how bad is this going to be to fix, if it IS second gear? I'm not scared to do the work, but I have just the common/basic decent home tools and zero experience with trannys.
Much appreciate any info....
It has 32k miles, and shifts well around town. It is incredibly hard to find neutral. Sometimes I just can't and give up on it. I changed the oil this weekend, just to start over with the maintenance under my "watch." It didn't change anything with the weird neutral.
I've only ridden it hard a few times, as I'm still getting used to it, but every time I hit the Vboost and shift up to second gear, then when I let off the throttle it comes out of gear. I grab the clutch lever and even with the clutch in, it crunches and crashes and lurches when I down-shift.
As best I know it, this means second gear is bad.
What else can I mess with? I'm very sure I'm pushing through to a positive shift and using enough strength, but maybe the linkage has troubles?
Then, how bad is this going to be to fix, if it IS second gear? I'm not scared to do the work, but I have just the common/basic decent home tools and zero experience with trannys.
Much appreciate any info....