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Title: Bent gear shifter - won't go into neutral.
Post by: haggis95 on July 13, 2014, 12:38:13 AM

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?

Title: Re: Bent gear shifter - won't go into neutral.
Post by: rex007can on July 13, 2014, 12:46:07 AM

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?
:icon_scratch:

Title: Re: Bent gear shifter - won't go into neutral.
Post by: haggis95 on July 13, 2014, 12:54:43 AM

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!

Title: Re: Bent gear shifter - won't go into neutral.
Post by: haggis95 on July 14, 2014, 04:55:13 AM

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?

Title: Re: Bent gear shifter - won't go into neutral.
Post by: HockleyBoy on July 14, 2014, 09:26:36 AM

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)

Title: Re: Bent gear shifter - won't go into neutral.
Post by: haggis95 on July 14, 2014, 05:51:35 PM

Thanks for that:

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

Title: Re: Bent gear shifter - won't go into neutral.
Post by: HockleyBoy on July 14, 2014, 06:35:34 PM

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

Title: Re: Bent gear shifter - won't go into neutral.
Post by: haggis95 on July 14, 2014, 06:59:53 PM

Thanks - exactly what I needed to here. :thumbsup

Title: Re: Bent gear shifter - won't go into neutral.
Post by: pineygroveshop on July 18, 2014, 12:48:22 AM

Get a folding shifter lever!

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