Bent gear shifter - won't go into neutral.

[haggis95]

Bike tipped over. Gear shifter bent. Won't shift into neutral, so can't start bike.

With bent shifter do I have to worry about any internal working being damaged?

I'm worried about damaging anything further....

Can I just bend the gear shifter back, or could that damage something else?

[rex007can]

Can you take it off the bike before trying to straighten it?

Wont start?
Damage to the side stand switch(it's pretty close to a bent part)
Damage to the clutch lever switch?

[haggis95]

Yes, I'll take it off, then I can get a better look.

The embarrassing thing is I was washing mud off it, and touched the rear wheel, which moved and the bike tipped!

I guess I won't be washing it too often!

[haggis95]

It's bent - I'd like to get an aftermarket shifter BEFORE I start trying to straighten it. Any recommends, or any idea if this lever is the same as a shifter from (for example) a DR650?

[HockleyBoy]

Yamaha YZ

http://www.tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,12037.msg96330/topicseen.html#msg96330 (http://www.tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,12037.msg96330/topicseen.html#msg96330)

[haggis95]

Thanks for that:

But... that's an 885 - so just to double check - this will fit on a 955?

[HockleyBoy]

It will, replaced mine on my previous Girly after a drop.

[haggis95]

Thanks - exactly what I needed to here. 

[pineygroveshop]

Get a folding shifter lever!