Missing 2nd gear...

[BowDown]

It's happened to me about 4 times now in 1100 miles. If I hold first gear for a bit, then rev up to 6->7k, go to shift into 2nd (prbly not as firm as I should be) it will pop into neutral, then not want to go into 1st or 2nd. What gives? Each time it happens it's just like that.

The last 2 times it happened I would slow down, give the bike a quick rev and force it back into 1st gear. Then it will be back to normal.

Anyone else experience this?

 

[BlueHaya]

I did when I first got mine....I was told to shift like I mean it. Have had no problems since.

 

[Professor]

Might adjust your lever down a bit..... shift like you mean it. Repeated misses could cause damage.

 

[LadyHawk]

Shift it like you mean it.. it'll get smoother the more you ride.

 

[06BUSA]

Did you do your first oil change? It helps but you gotta do the shifting. Mean it.

 

[dadofthree]

I'm almost 19K in and I still do it. Got to shift like you mean it going to second and sixth. I'm surprised you haven't hit the false neutral between 5th and 6th.

 

[stlbusarider]

I agree with everyone else. Shift hard. You can also flip your shifter so you push down to up shift. It makes it really hard to miss a shift.

 

[BowDown]

(dadofthree @ Jul. 30 2007,16:45) I'm almost 19K in and I still do it. Got to shift like you mean it going to second and sixth. I'm surprised you haven't hit the false neutral between 5th and 6th.

I have yet to put it into 6th.

I normally cruise between 60 -> 80 in 4th. I rarely put it into 5th, let alone 6th.