down one, up one half - sounds like it needs adjustment at that adjusting rod
On Apr 4, 2012, at 5:39 PM, Robert Kariniemi wrote: > Sounds like the old fashioned semi trucks. I do not think the synchros are > any good on your motorcycle. That is just a first guess. Oils could affect > synchros smoothness, so make sure you have new oil in the tranny. Good luck > investigating. If nothing pops out as obvious you may have to tear it apart. > On Apr 4, 2012 11:05 AM, "Bryan Gibson" <[email protected]> wrote: > Still requires the "down-one, up-on half, down one, up-one half, etc..." type > of shift. I'm convinced I need to take my entire bike apart until I can't > figure out how to put it back together again. > > Oh well. Maybe it's the shifter forks... > > On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 9:28:24 AM UTC-5, Paul wrote: > Keep us posted on the issue Bryan. > > Sent from my Xoom Tablet powered by Android 4.0 > > On Apr 3, 2012 9:59 PM, "Bryan Gibson" <[email protected]> wrote: > I was able to tighten each of these bolts each at least 1-1.5 turns. Don't > know if that qualifies as being "loose" so we'll see what comes about > tomorrow. > > Thanks, > Bryan > > On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 8:10:39 AM UTC-5, jason scott wrote: > there are three bolts to the right of where you put the oil in that hold your > slave cylinder in. if they are lose the clutch will work for a few seconds > until the vibration push the slave cylinder back and causes the clutch to > engage. ie tighten the 3 bolts holding the slave cylinder in place. that is > my guess. the worst thing that could happen is you made sure your bolts are > tight. good luck. > > On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Bryan Gibson <[email protected]> wrote: > New rider with an '85 Nighthawk CB650SC. I bought the bike in February from > a guy that claims to have taken the bike out West just before he decided to > sell it and after getting to take it out 3 times, the transmission seems to > be shot. He claimed to have done routine maintenance and was nice enough to > change fluids except for oil. So I went ahead and did so using recommended > oil/filter. The last day I rode it, I noticed that the bike started having > trouble downshifting lower than 3rd and when I was lucky enough to get back > down to 1st at a stop, I couldn't upshift past 3rd. The clutch seemed loose, > too. I checked the brake fluid level and noticed on the clutch side that it > was low and full of sediment. I went ahead and changed the brake fluid > (using recommended fluid) and the clutch was back to normal but I was unable > to get any gears past 2nd (on center stand with the engine off). After > another 10-15 min of sitting, I now only have first and neutral. I guess my > first question (being a noob) should be, is it bad to shift gears without the > engine running? When I shift gears, the "good" gears click in, but once I > try to go higher, it just makes a solid "clunk" like it does if you were to > try to upshift past OD. Does this sound like a shift fork, bad gear or does > the entire tranny need replaced??? I'd appreciate any help as I'm itching to > get back to riding. (I ordered an OEM manual that isn't here yet and can > work on simple things but I'm afraid rebuilding anything is above my pay > grade.) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/mPnaTHLo4ksJ. > 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. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/QeBluvCBS5gJ. > 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. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/5TGdbFgDFVoJ. > 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. > > -- > 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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