I'm in the process of determining if the transmission has been damaged on a non-running bike and initially assumed it is because I cannot get it into any gear but 1st but while reviewing the manual I discovered this neutral finder mechanism thing. Is there a method of bypassing it?
The bike was advertised on Cycletrader by a large dealership in Iowa. The salesman stated it was brought in for overheating years ago. The radiator was replaced, no improvement, was put up for sale. It looked good from the photos but upon disassembly cracks and repairs found on the upper and lower fairing, baggage antlers broken, etc. Oil below sight glass. Found the coolant line going to the overflow bottle pinched between the head oil lines and block. Many other things like nasty wiringsplices for accessory lights and sawed off end of battery box tells a story.
Others have disputed my technique in the past, but here's what has worked for me:
Put bike on center stand.
Put transmission in 1st gear.
Rotate rear wheel by hand, normal direction, it will only go partial revolution and then stop. When that happens, move the shift pedal up, and ON MY BIKE, it will shift into second. Keep repeating this process and ON MY BIKE it will go through all the gears. Some have told me this is not possible, but it works ON MY BIKE. Yours may not. Worth a try.
Nosmo is describing how I think it can be done.. {he explained it better than I did}. Only difference is, after ; {it will only go partial revolution and then stop} I was thinking hold the shifter up, and rock the wheel a bit to let it shift into the next gear. This is similar to the process of shifting without a clutch.
ie; Shifting up without clutch; While accelerating, hold the shifter up slightly and roll off the throttle. The deceleration will unload the gears. As the RPM's drop, the bike will smoothly shift up into the next gear.
Thanks guys for taking the time to answer. I gave up before checking here and am splitting the cases. Been working 56 hours/week and just neglected to recheck the forum.