Check your gear shifter

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While exiting a highway at 100km/h I wondered why I couldn't find the lever to downshift... Somehow I lost the original screw/nut at speed so I was left with the shifter hanging (see second picture) and stuck in 6th gear.
I have since replaced and secured with Loctite. You may want to check yours!
 

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Not good.
It might pay u to check other important components for movement. If necessary reloctite (where appropriate)......retorque...........better safe than sorry.
Also check to see if there have been any safety recalls on your bike.....there were a few on my 701 but they had all been done.
 
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What happened to the rubber boot that is supposed to be covering that end link? On mine there is no way for the screw/bolt to get lost as the rubber boot will keep it from falling out even if it comes undone.
 
Zep said:
What happened to the rubber boot that is supposed to be covering that end link? On mine there is no way for the screw/bolt to get lost as the rubber boot will keep it from falling out even if it comes undone.
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Oh! I don’t know… I’m not sure I remember what it looked like or if I even had it. Would you mind sharing a picture of yours?
 
this thread actually made me check mine and i found mine was loose as well, had to tighten the bolt clamping the shift linkage onto the shifter
 
fetor56 said:
Not good.
It might pay u to check other important components for movement. If necessary reloctite (where appropriate)......retorque...........better safe than sorry.
Also check to see if there have been any safety recalls on your bike.....there were a few on my 701 but they had all been done.
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Good point, thanks!
 
Did you have it in for the 1000km check? If not, I’d recommend checking all the bolts on the bike yourself. If one is loose, there’s a risk something else is loose.
 
Zep said:
Maybe not all years they had the boots. Mine is a 2022 and they are on both ends of the shift rodView attachment 6385
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Thanks for sharing the image. I feel like the boot looks familiar, but I'm honestly not sure if I had it or not (I only recently bought the bike, used). Even if my bike did have it, I have no idea how the boot would have feel off anyway...
 
yonsson said:
Did you have it in for the 1000km check? If not, I’d recommend checking all the bolts on the bike yourself. If one is loose, there’s a risk something else is loose.
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I'm not sure, I bought the bike used at 1800km, so I'm not certain on what they did. I will have to double-check the paper work. Thank you, I will do a thorough check!
 
Happened to me once this past summer. I was in town traffic and it threw me… especially considering my clutch sensor was acting up at the time and I often had to start in neutral. Fortunately I was in 3rd gear, so I was able to takeoff from a stop (although not easily) and make it home. What was usually a 30 min ride took about an hour unable to get above 40mph.
 
Clovis Point said:
Happened to me once this past summer. I was in town traffic and it threw me… especially considering my clutch sensor was acting up at the time and I often had to start in neutral. Fortunately I was in 3rd gear, so I was able to takeoff from a stop (although not easily) and make it home. What was usually a 30 min ride took about an hour unable to get above 40mph.
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Ohhh at least you were able to move from a stand-still! Did you fix the clutch sensor?
 
Zep said:
Maybe not all years they had the boots. Mine is a 2022 and they are on both ends of the shift rodView attachment 6385
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@Zep , I met someone today with a 2022 model and his had the rubber boot. Mine is a 2021, so I'm thinking they added that as an improvement to the next iteration of the bike. I checked the photos from when I first purchased the bike and the boot is definitely not on there...
 
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I have a 2022 that did NOT come with a rubber boot. I had to replace the the whole rod and pivot after two years because of rust.
Disrupt said:
@Zep , I met someone today with a 2022 model and his had the rubber boot. Mine is a 2021, so I'm thinking they added that as an improvement to the next iteration of the bike. I checked the photos from when I first purchased the bike and the boot is definitely not on there...
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