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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: What gives? Reply #15 - 05/08/06 at 06:47:18 Try moving the shifter arm on the splined shaft a couple splines, part #34. If you are having trouble upshifting move it clockwise, trouble downshifting go counterclockwise. Had to adjust it on my '02 cause it would "stick" going into first from neutral.
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Re: What gives?
Reply #16 - 07/31/07 at 10:55:43

vroom1776 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04:

My 97 has a false neautral between 4th and 5th. Not so much grinding. Usually I make the 4->5 shift by

1) pulling in the clutch.
2) Toeing the shifter up and holding it there
3) release clutch

works for me

This is my exact scenario. Not always a neutral between 4-5, but sometimes. lots of shifting and holding up of the shifter, to get it into 5th.

So, is there any adjustments that have been made to correct this?

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Rogue_Cheddar Serious Thumper Offline Hang up the phone and drive! Posts: 725 Haverhill, Massachusetts Gender:	Re: What gives? Reply #17 - 07/31/07 at 11:28:42 The grind happens on my '95 occasionally when I try to shift from 4th to 5th and sometimes even into 6th gear. I always Keep trying shift up thinking I'm not into 5th gear yet, very annoying.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: What gives? Reply #18 - 07/31/07 at 11:58:54 Mine does this particularly when I'm low on oil. Did I say low? I meant not to the top.
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Five_Points Full Member Offline Posts: 141 Columbus, OH	Re: What gives? Reply #19 - 07/31/07 at 12:09:07 not to the top, as in the top line, or as in, the top of the looking glass?
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justin_o_guy

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Re: What gives?
Reply #20 - 07/31/07 at 21:38:37

It has always been kinda Notchy going into 5th on the 05 model. Either it has gotten a bit better or I just dont notice it as much now. Have you guys tried a clutchless shift? I wonder if all that clutchl;ess shifting I did smoothed it out? What mine did wasnt so much grind going into 5th, tho I think it did a couple of times, I just thot I missed the shift. I did get to making a point of shifting it "Smartly" into gear. A quick toe, like when a clutchless shift is made. When I am very decisive, I never have a problem. When I am thinking too much, I can have problems.

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Hutch Serious Thumper Offline till death do us part Posts: 1035 Birch Run, MI. U.S.A. Gender:	Re: What gives? Reply #21 - 08/01/07 at 06:42:40 My 05 was stiff going into 5th until I went to my normal way of shifting up and down from 1st-5th and 5th- 2nd, no clutch. After a month or so I happened to go back to a few shifts with a clutch and it works fine. I think it just needed the edges smoothed off like Justin-o-guy said. Hutch
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SteveRocket1 Senior Member Offline A day without riding is like a day without beer. Posts: 441 California Gender:	Re: What gives? Reply #22 - 08/01/07 at 07:38:24 Mine is the same between 1st and 2nd, sometimes it doesn't go in so I use the "hold it up till I let the clutch out" method. Mine's an "87 with 17000 miles. Same as Verslargen1, if the oil gets a bit lower than the bottom mark it gets worse.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: What gives? Reply #23 - 08/01/07 at 11:37:56 Five_Points wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07: not to the top, as in the top line, or as in, the top of the looking glass? Yup, top line. When there, 5th goes right in weather she's clutched or not.
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tuxedo Senior Member Offline medium pimpin. Posts: 275 Hot Springs, AR Gender:	Re: What gives? Reply #24 - 08/01/07 at 16:36:17 what's fifth?
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Re: What gives?
Reply #25 - 08/01/07 at 17:57:48

justin_o_guy wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07:

It has always been kinda Notchy going into 5th on the 05 model. Either it has gotten a bit better or I just dont notice it as much now. I did get to making a point of shifting it "Smartly" into gear. A quick toe, like when a clutchless shift is made. When I am very decisive, I never have a problem. When I am thinking too much, I can have problems.

Ditto on the snappy shift. If I hesitate, it drags. I rolled to 3400 today on my 2006 model. Maybe a few more thou will clean her up... Wink

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tuxedo Senior Member Offline medium pimpin. Posts: 275 Hot Springs, AR Gender:	Re: What gives? Reply #26 - 08/01/07 at 18:41:03 Just as a "good news" post for you guys, i'm at 22000 miles and to be honest, just need to get stiff clutch springs...or shims. I have a brand new transmission for the bike sitting on the floor next to me, waiting to be installed if i sense a real issue.
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Re: What gives?
Reply #27 - 08/02/07 at 19:12:26

steelwolf wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04:

I was on my way home today and out of nowhere I have to shift into and out of 5th in two stages. For example...Pull in clutch, shift up. Release clutch, grinding. Pull in clutch, shift up. Release clutch, in 5th. Same process going down to 4th. After the first time I just double shifted with the clutch pulled in to avoid the grind. Shifter seemed like it was going a little too far south also. Any Ideas?

On a savage or your Harley? Confused here...

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