When i shift to any speed, the gear lever stay up or down, i must push or pull to the oposite direction before be able to shift or down shift. is there a tension srping on the outside of the shift linkage or it's an other problem  ?

Thanks guys

I had that issue with my bike when it was new and not many shifts preformed on it yet.  It was the lack of lubrication on the shift arm linkage on the pivot point at the front of the bike.  Rain or washing the bike removes the lubrication and caused the issue for me.  I switch over to a Teflon based lubricant and the issue is gone.  

It is kind of one of those maintenance items that needs to be looked at from time to time.  As the parts wear in the issue become less noticeable, but it still should receive some lubrication from time to time.  I give mine a little shot at each oil change and it seems real happy with that program.

Grayowl wrote on 08/10/13 at 07:06:58:


Gray,

Do you recall what specific product you used?

TIA!

Go add your bike to the data collection thread on petcocks and shift linkage issues. Mileage, year, location, etc.

Straighten and reinforce the factory rod, or get a new center section ordered. Once they start to bend, they are junk. A piece of hard copper tubing, not easy to bend malleable, works fine, as does steel gas line tube or brake line pipe, with epoxy in it.