After you expend all other options and the problem remains, you remove the motor and examine. Process of elimination. You've already admitted to the use of excessive force to change gears. That'll do it. Transmissions are rather fragile.
--- On Wed, 3/25/09, Ingersoll <[email protected]> wrote: From: Ingersoll <[email protected]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Sticky gears.....maybe? To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 7:55 PM By the way how would you check the shift forks? Thanks again On Mar 22, 7:53 pm, Ingersoll <[email protected]> wrote: > hmmmm.....I have to play around with it more than. Thanks for the > reply > > On Mar 22, 1:07 am, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Incorrect clutch adjustment ...OR bent shift forks from abuse. The former is an easy fix, the latter is a large William ($$$$) > > > --- On Sun, 3/22/09, Ingersoll <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Ingersoll <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Sticky gears.....maybe? > > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > > Date: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 12:31 AM > > > I have 1992 750 Nighthawk and have been having problems with getting > > it in to the right gears. The problem is when im trying to down shift > > i have a hard time with 4,3,2 gear. The bike will go in to 4th from > > 5th fine. when i got to go lower i need to slam on the shift level or > > "pump" the clutch level and apply firm pressure on the sifter at the > > some time to fall in to the gear i need. I shifts up though the > > gearing fine though. I have played around with the clutch lever a lot > > and still can fine the right spot for it. So what do you thing? New > > clutch cable or maybe clutch to with the shift link? I stump though. > > Thanks --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
