Have you changed the oil from mineral to synthetic or vice versa? I had a 700S that I changed from synthetic to mineral and it did the same thing as yours when it came to shifting gears. I switched back to synthetic (or was it the other way round?) and problem solved.
On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 8:37 AM Matthew Puschell <[email protected]> wrote: > I’ve been thinking about changing that out anyways but I’m pretty sure > that won’t solve the issue. It has no problem engaging the clutch but when > I push down on the lever with my foot it feels like I’m hitting a brick > wall unless my rpms are perfect. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 18, 2018, at 9:14 PM, Old Wrench <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sounds like a dragging clutch. If it's hydraulic, you likely have a worn > out bushing in the clutch lever. Check out this article > <http://goldwingdocs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12622>. On my '84 CB700S > the actuator pin had worn all the way through the pivot bushing. After the > repair, my hard up shifting and down shifting problems went away. The > bushing can be found here > <https://www.cyclemaxohio.com/inc/sdetail/4102/93502>. If that's your > problem it can be solved for $8.50 plus shipping and ten minutes of your > time. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/nighthawk_lovers/fv-HDX6os9Y/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
