Please help ! My 07 Gen 2 gear lever stuck in 6th gear.

[Grayd]

Hello I'm very new to this platform so please be gentle (first time posting) only joking all banter accepted . I'm not even sure I'm posting in the right place so please bare with me until I find my feet.
Anyways my baby was just being dropped into 6th when a werrring noise appeared and 6th gear drive was lost ! At first I could shift up down until I tried back into 6th on my way home and now my gear lever is solid no movement between gearing. I'm in the process of stripping her down to split the cases for access to the transmission but just thought I'd ask you guys & gals for any opinions whilst I'm on my way with it. Can't find anything simular in the historical threads. I'm currently 3 bolts from engine out and so I just thought I'd ask just incase.All advice greatly appreciated .
Thanks in advance
Gray

 

[Bumblebee]

Welcome and sad to hear of this...

Sounds like a bent shifter fork to me which tells me you are on the money by stripping it down...

I'd guess you can't get the shift lever to move by moving the bike back and forth?

 

[Kiwi Rider]

Wait!!!!
Check the shift mechanism on the shift drum before you go any further…
Access is to remove the gearshift cover on the left side at the gearshift shaft.
It may have a broken spring or come off the mechanism.
Check that first.

Welcome along and enjoy the forum!

 

[GIXERHP]

Wait!!!!
Check the shift mechanism on the shift drum before you go any further…
Access is to remove the gearshift cover on the left side at the gearshift shaft.
It may have a broken spring or come off the mechanism.
Check that first.

Welcome along and enjoy the forum!

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Way farther into the trans than this, sounds like a bent shift fork or broken shaft

 

[GIXERHP]

Pull the motor and split the cases

 

[Kiwi Rider]

Way farther into the trans than this, sounds like a bent shift fork or broken shaft

Well, ya just gotta start at the shifter and check that before diving in . . who knows? maybe it is a gearbox issue, but the way I look at it, ya gotta begin with the easy to fix stuff and check that first.
Assumption is the mother of all F-ups!

 

[Kiwi Rider]

Pull the motor and split the cases

No . . check the simple stuff first, could save a huge amount of work . . just sayin' . .

 

[Kiwi Rider]

Way farther into the trans than this, sounds like a bent shift fork or broken shaft

To assume this-- is not a logical process of elimination diagnosis.
Start at the gearshift shaft/mechanism checking for correct operation, and if OK then work inwards to the gearbox selector forks, cogs etc.

 

[GIXERHP]

To assume this-- is not a logical process of elimination diagnosis.
Start at the gearshift shaft/mechanism checking for correct operation, and if OK then work inwards to the gearbox selector forks, cogs etc.

Correct, but mot of the time you cannot remove the shifter cover without un bolting the motor and sliding it to the right.
One bolt in the cover you cannot get at

 

[GIXERHP]

Might get lucky and it only be the spring

 

[turtlezx]

07 is not a gen 2

 

[Kiwi Rider]

@Grayd . . . Here's proof that the gear shift forks can be removed WITHOUT splitting crankcases . . even with motor still bolted into the frame! (if you don't mind fiddling around with it upside down, but you could just lay the bike on it's side I guess . . .

 

[Tony Nitrous]

07 is not a gen 2

He could be referring to the build date or registration.

I have a bike Built, Sold, Registered and used in 2007, but there was no 2007 model, it’s still a K8.

I do agree, that’s a K8 “model” not a K7.

 

[Grayd]

Pull the motor and split the cases

Thankyou, seems to be the way I'm leaning ️

 

[Grayd]

He could be referring to the build date or registration.

I have a bike Built, Sold, Registered and used in 2007, but there was no 2007 model, it’s still a K8.

I do agree, that’s a K8 “model” not a K7.

Thank you for the clarification guys ️

 

[Bumblebee]

07 is not a gen 2

Right.....

It could be confusing when someone was looking in a manual if they went by the build date....

 

[Grayd]

@Grayd . . . Here's proof that the gear shift forks can be removed WITHOUT splitting crankcases . . even with motor still bolted into the frame! (if you don't mind fiddling around with it upside down, but you could just lay the bike on it's side I guess . . .

Thankyou for the info I will post my findings ️

 

[Grayd]

Correct, but mot of the time you cannot remove the shifter cover without un bolting the motor and sliding it to the right.
One bolt in the cover you cannot get at

Thank you ️

 

[GIXERHP]

Thank you ️

Try getting the cover off first

 

[Oz22]

Pull the motor and split the cases

Yeah! Just let me grab some popcorn first