i dont know where to post my long list of questions so i guess i could try here and someone could help me in the process? i am tearing apart my 91 cbr1000f due to shifting issues, my 2nd 3rd 4th 5th and 6th gears would not engage, i couldnt shift into them it seemed like something was blocking them from going in to gear and then 1st and 2nd started to follow suit. i took loose the sprocket closest to the engine and took off that whole case where my shifter lever and such are to get the drum to slide out, while doing so i took off the lever and all components in the way of the drum sliding out. when taking off the last bolt on the drum to slide it out i noticed it would roll through every gear like butter, not a slight catch, grab...nothing. i dont know what this means, i thought bent clutch forks were the culprit but im hoping i was wrong, help please!

 

Hey:

Could it have been your shifter linkage was binding?

Dub

 

i dont know i guess, i mean im really new to bikes and such so i have no idea, im hoping thats it, but i feel like if the forks were bent it wouldnt have shifted at all you know? so i guess it cold have been the linkage binding, i took loose one of the pieces (i dont know what they are called) and it all freed up. opinions?

 

i think i found the problem, it was missing a spring and plunger that sits against one of the rachet pawls, cause of issue maybe?

 

I'd say that might account for the "slack/gap" only letting you get minimal
clutch actuation.