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Too soon?

Got it fixed! First I planned to pull the oil pan which meant draining the oil that had less than 50 minutes on it. Then I had to remove the exhaust and the lines to the oil cooler before the pan came off. The only useful thing I could see up there was that the part I needed to access was in the clutch compartment. So now on to removing the clutch cover and clutch basket. I probably could have realigned the shift shaft gear without removing the clutch but, WTH, I'm already this far... After removing everything, it was a simple job to align the shifter end and spring. Shifting seemed like Iike it was good, so I put it all back together. New oil and a ride around the neighborhood confirmed that it's fixed!

Following Tonik's theme:

Thanks for the pic, durk. That sort of explains what I was feeling. I just hope nothing is damaged so I won't have to split the cases.

Thanks Pauly. Same motor as the GSX-R 1100 from the late '80s. Anybody? I'll probably get around to opening it up over the long weekend. I'll be sure to post pictures.

First time pushing my Bandit in 22-1/2 years and 65k miles! My shifter went "loose" today. I could move it up & down but it didn't feel connected to anything inside, but I could feel the spring returning it to center. Pushed it back to the parking lot at work and found massive end play in the shift shaft. I was able to pull the shaft out from the case and saw the circlip groove so I pushed the clip back into the groove and I thought all was good... When I started riding home, I could not shift to 2nd gear, just 1st & N. I took it easy and limped home to my garage and my tools. My theory, at this point, was that the shift shaft's teeth were mis-meshed with the shift drum by a tooth. I pulled the circlip back and pushed the shaft back inward in an attempt to disengage and re-engage it in the correct position. Now I can't get the shift shaft to the position where it was "loose" and I'm stuck in 1st gear only - can't get to N. I also can't feel the effect of the centering spring anymore. Planning to drop the oil pan to see what I can see from there. I'm hoping I can reach and realign whatever is wrong in there. Anybody have any tips or ideas?

Southern edge of Nelsonville on the old main drag. 2 eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, toast & coffee for $7!

Rode it 200mi to one of my favorite breakfast/lunch spots. I may have seen B-Mac & Spyder wife on 374 near Old Man's Cave. Looked like a Strom followed by a white Spyder? Was that you, Brian?

I just rode 374 from 33 to 180. It's just been chip-sealed and has tons of loose gravel on it. Miserable time skating through almost every corner. Avoid this until the excess gravel is washed away and the chip-seal is set.

Saw a Cybertruck in the wild today!