Mustang
02-25-2008, 01:12 AM
So I've been riding my 03 XB9S for, oh, 5 days now. When I first got the bike (test ride and all), I noticed that there seemed to be a LOT of clutch effort. But I just attributed it to being a different bike, and maybe needing an adjustment. The clutch (dis)engaged fine, the lever was just really heavy. Shifting seemed a bit heavier than normal too (I missed 2nd the first few times on the bike), but again, I thought it was just a Buell quirk.
Well today, I'm sitting at a stoplight in N, and go to shift into first and nothing - it won't go into first. I have to jam on the shifter to get it in...this problem repeats itself many times throughout the day, but not every time I try to go into first. On the way home, it started doing it at every light. I noticed that the shifter was way lower than normal after "jamming" it into first...but I could then just nick the shifter back into place with my foot and we were good to go. Now it's started to be difficult to get into 2nd as well, and all but won't go into first.
I did play with the shifter adjuster the other night, trying to fit it to me better... Maybe I just adjusted it wrong, or didn't tighten the nuts? I also checked the primary oil last night, and it appeared to be at the appropriate level. I haven't changed the oil yet, but the bike only has 1600 miles on it, and the oil looked clean last night (would've swapped it then but didn't have an appropriate funnel). Could it just need a primary chain adjustment? Any other ideas?[confused]
Well today, I'm sitting at a stoplight in N, and go to shift into first and nothing - it won't go into first. I have to jam on the shifter to get it in...this problem repeats itself many times throughout the day, but not every time I try to go into first. On the way home, it started doing it at every light. I noticed that the shifter was way lower than normal after "jamming" it into first...but I could then just nick the shifter back into place with my foot and we were good to go. Now it's started to be difficult to get into 2nd as well, and all but won't go into first.
I did play with the shifter adjuster the other night, trying to fit it to me better... Maybe I just adjusted it wrong, or didn't tighten the nuts? I also checked the primary oil last night, and it appeared to be at the appropriate level. I haven't changed the oil yet, but the bike only has 1600 miles on it, and the oil looked clean last night (would've swapped it then but didn't have an appropriate funnel). Could it just need a primary chain adjustment? Any other ideas?[confused]