winterwalker
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Hi folks, I've been having issues with my '01 Savage as of late, one of which has me stumped - it feels like there's way too much play in gearshift lever range of motion.
I first noticed this the first (and only) time I had my bike out for the season - unfortunately it was a very short ride, so I only have so much to go on here. At one point on said ride, I downshifted into 1st and suddenly found that my shift lever hadn't popped back up when I let up off the lever. I pulled over, gave it a quick tap, and sure enough it rose back up, but slowly. I tried shifting up and down a few times and found the play to be a bit gummy, which I don't think I'd never noticed before. I figure it may just need some grease, so no big deal right?
Fast forward a few weeks and while trying to figure out a starting issue, I shift down into 1st from neutral with the bike on it's side stand and am surprised to find that the shift lever doesn't catch/ stop where it had in the past. Instead, it dips below the footpeg by about 20 degrees! Now, I'm certain I haven't noticed that before.
As far as I can tell, I'm still able to shift normally (or at least 1st-N-2nd and back down), but the bike won't start (other annoying issues) so I can't road test it at present.
So, my question is - should I be concerned about the wide range of motion of the gearshift lever, or is that 'normal'? If the former, what might cause this?
Thank you in advance!
-Dave
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