arteacher wrote on 04/22/13 at 16:25:30:What kind of oil are you using?
Rotella T6 Dino with Redline - per the chart - 3 oz. to 1 gallon.
verslagen1 wrote on 04/22/13 at 17:44:08:shift happens
Except when it doesn't, that's the problem
rfw2003 wrote on 04/22/13 at 17:50:19:When's the last time you lubed your shift linkage? Remember it's not on a bearing or even a bushing, it's just an aluminum shift lever with a hole in it on a solid rod, that corrodes easily.
R.F.
I haven't
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That's on me - back to Clymers...
Serowbot wrote on 04/22/13 at 18:37:30:Check that the shifter lever isn't positioned too low... (it's adjustable)...
Also,... bikes are different than cars...
Cars have syncromesh trannys nowadays... and they will go into and out of gear at a stop...
Bikes don't,... they need the gears spinning to engage... (if it won't go,.. don't try to force it... release and re-engage the clutch and try again... this will usually jog the gear positions and allow the shift)...
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Now that I think about it I do have a tendancy to pull the clutch and coast up to the light/stop sign and I can coast quite a distance. I don't down shift till I get close to the stop because I don't want to be coasting up to a light at 45 mph in 1st and accidentally drop the clutch.
oldNslow wrote on 04/22/13 at 18:47:26:Trying to shift down more than one gear at at a time - going from 5th to 2nd for example - without actually engaging each gear on the way down before shifting to the next one, will sometimes cause issues. The shift mechanism works sort of like a ratchet. The shift mechanism needs time to return to center and the transmission needs to be completly in a gear before it can shift down to the next one.
The only Savage I've ever been on is mine, and while it's not terrible, it's pretty far from the slickest shifting bike I've ever ridden. If you are not having trouble when deliberately shifting down one gear at a time, making sure that gear is engaged before shifting to the next one, I don't think there's anything wrong with your bike.
Take a look at your shift rod though. They sometimes get bent.
That is very helpful, I will check the rod when I apply the lubricant. I am not having trouble with one gear at a time.
justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/22/13 at 21:31:26:Try it clutchless. Roll off the gas to the point where the engine isnt pulling the bike & the trans isnt pushing the engine & just as ya step down on the shifter, give it a little goose to pick up the RPMs & match engine/trans/rear tire speeds. 5th tp 4th is easiest to practice, cuz the rpm difference is so little.
I dont recommend 2nd to 1st unless youre feeling REALLY sharp with the reflexes.
I have done this by accident a couple of times and it was so smooth it didn't register that I up shifted without the clutch. I went 3rd to 4th and then 4th to 5th and then got that feeling that something was off and that is when I realized I didn't use the clutch. I have been very careful since then.
I am probably way to cautious with the mechanics of the bike. I totally was OCD with the break in process.