Sometimes when i am in nutral i am holding the clutch and i kick the gear lever thingy down it does not move. its like when your in first and try to push it down. that same feeling is what happens. and i try kicking it up and nothing, same thing happens. after some more tries it gose into gear. have any idea what it is. thanks, james.

 

I asked my mechanic the same question,

He told me that at some locations, the gearing isn't lined up to slot together. He said
to push the bike forward or backward just a few inches and try again. And this advice
has always worked for me.

Also remember, you have to let the shift lever return all the way up before trying to change.

Those that know the technical answer could elaborate I'm sure, but the seems to work.

Chris.

 

Pulling and releasing the clutch will work too...

 

what he said has worked for me everytime.^^^

 

ok next time i get it ill try that.

 

my bike tends to this sometimes letting the clutch out works for me i just let it out and u hear something like a click andthen u pull the clutch in and your all set to shift.. i dunno why my bike does this but it annoys me sometimes..if anybody knows how to fix this problem or how to prevent it from happing please lmk thanks

 

Yeah, sometimes I forget to downshift to first at the light (i'll be in 3rd or 4th) and can't get the bike to go up or down a gear. I just hold the shifter down and slowly let the clutch out until the gear clicks into place. Sometimes you have to do this with every gear. The rocking back and forth thing I've done before too. It's normal.