I don't mean to thread-jack, but how the heck did this happen?! I've missed plenty of shifts but never lost a gear over it.
Is this a matter of really high RPMs and a clutch dump? More than once I've heard an awful racket from the motor when I missed a shift; I always grab the clutch and ride it down till the RPMs match wherever I was in the gear box.
Does it take a bunch of times for this to happen? Or is it one fell swoop?
Between this and my cold weather starter clutch slipping, I'm getting all worried...There's a 110 block heater on it with really thin synthetic and that's the only reason it ever starts in cold weather now. I just can't split cases mid-winter on my cold-weather bike so I'm following this thread.
I don't mean to thread-jack, but how the heck did this happen?! I've missed plenty of shifts but never lost a gear over it.Ummm Jen, dont you live in Georgia? Whats up with this cold weather talk???
Is this a matter of really high RPMs and a clutch dump? More than once I've heard an awful racket from the motor when I missed a shift; I always grab the clutch and ride it down till the RPMs match wherever I was in the gear box.
Does it take a bunch of times for this to happen? Or is it one fell swoop?
Between this and my cold weather starter clutch slipping, I'm getting all worried...There's a 110 block heater on it with really thin synthetic and that's the only reason it ever starts in cold weather now. I just can't split cases mid-winter on my cold-weather bike so I'm following this thread.
Brownja,,, do you have an update on the gear box?
Ride safe, Ted
That is excellent!
Hopefully the weather is good for a ride where you are living.
What did it cost you for the repair, and which currency, Beer or Dollars?