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Last year, before I parked my '08 ZX-6R for the winter, I was having an issue with shifting from 1st to 2nd and on occasion shifting from 3rd to 4th. It wasn't all the time, but it was often enough to raise concern.
I've been riding for about 8 years and bought this bike new in '08. I change the oil at the start of every season and use full synthetic oil.
Basically what's happening is I go to shift and it hangs up in neutral. There's no unusual noises and nothing feels stiff, or like its slipping or grinding nor does it feel like it's hard shifting. I'd think I was just getting lazy with my shifts, but after it started happening, I made a point of concentrating on my shifts - just in case.
Is there anything in the shift linkage that might need to be adjusted or tightened? My bike is approaching 25000kms but I'm not aware of any routine servicing that needs to be done at that time.
I've been riding for about 8 years and bought this bike new in '08. I change the oil at the start of every season and use full synthetic oil.
Basically what's happening is I go to shift and it hangs up in neutral. There's no unusual noises and nothing feels stiff, or like its slipping or grinding nor does it feel like it's hard shifting. I'd think I was just getting lazy with my shifts, but after it started happening, I made a point of concentrating on my shifts - just in case.
Is there anything in the shift linkage that might need to be adjusted or tightened? My bike is approaching 25000kms but I'm not aware of any routine servicing that needs to be done at that time.