Savage Pros, I could use your advice.  During my ride last Sunday I suddenly lost the ability to shift beyond second gear (making the ride home painful & very slow).  I can go between first and second with some difficulty, but it feels like I’m hitting a brick wall if it try to shift into third.  Sounds expensive or a PITA to dive into a transmission repair, but I’m heading in that direction.

So, my question for the group: As long as I’m going to go as far as splitting the crankcase, what else should I do as part of the teardown or rebuild?  I’ve already fixed the leaking head cap and done the Verslagen upgrade.  Any other suggestions?

Thanks.

Good advice.  Thanks.

I seem to be having a similar problem too.  Sometimes (not always) I can't downshift beyond 3rd or 4th.  I'm running Rotella T and it's toppped up to the full mark.  Bike only has 3500 miles.  Thoughts?

Sorry to hijack your thread.

The rod appears to be straight and clean.  I don't see any signs at all of any damage whatsoever.  Is there anything that might need to be adjusted?  Am I just chasing a gremlin that was, ummm, "designed", by the bean counters at Suzuki to cut a few manufacturing costs?