gears

[ghosty]

Hi new member hear,
just bought one of these, but it had a slight problem {new about it before i bought it } it will change from neutral to first but nothing higher, any ideas , how much to fix, is it hard to fix & mostly could i do it myself { not a mechanic but will have a go }
anybody else had this same problem is it pretty common on these bikes.
thnx

[RedexRobB]

Hi there and welcome to the forum

Not a common problem but could be a worn selector, how many miles has it done? Manuals here for you to look at the gearbox.

http://www.zxrworld.co.uk/zxr400/manual.html

[ghosty]

would that be the only possible cause ,could it be the clutch,if so would it be simple to change {the selector i mean }

[cargo]

I assume this problem is occuring while your acutally riding the bike?
There is a mechinism that prevents second gear being selected while it (the bike) remains stationary

It could be something simple like the postion of the gear lever linkage on the splines stopping the lever from moving properly.
Of course it could well be something internal........... a worn selector fork should still work but it could be broken or it could be a fault in the the gearbox itself.............or something broken on the selector shaft mechinism.

There is also the possibility of something having broken elsewhere in the engine and that broken bit has found it's way into the gearbox and is jamming it ?

[ghosty]

i have only tried it while on stop, i assume the bloke i bought it off has tried it while riding it, hope your right i will go and check it out this instant, fingers rossed.

[cargo]

Given that ghosty posted the above over 30 mins ago I wonder is he off out enjoying riding his bike?
I do hope so

[RedexRobB]

Given that ghosty posted the above over 30 mins ago I wonder is he off out enjoying riding his bike?
I do hope so

More than likely!!!

[cargo]

Until a few minutes ago I was starting to get relly worried for ghosty but I've now sptted that he's be on the forum this morning..................
Any news about your gearbox ?

[ghosty]

yes am still alive, did have ago the other day in the yard only about 12 feet to play with but it did actually click into 2nd or i think it did but it could have just jumped into neutral , working double shifts this weekend so havent really had a chance to take it up the lane, will have a go hopefully monday after work. i'll know by the mon night if it works. keep you all informed. thnx for worrying about me wish the bloody wife would.

[cargo]

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhh he's alive woooooooooooo hoooooooooooooooooo

Thanks goodness for that I had vision of you falling off trying out yor gearbox

Looking forward to hearing some good news

[masterofinsanity]

there was me waiting for ghostys ghost

[ghosty]

Actually tried it out today up the lane and guess what ? no problems whatsoever ,all gears worked fine so taking it for a MOT this week sometime so i am not saying i had a bargain yet , sorry if i wasted your time but thnxs for all who tried to help , finding this to be a great owners club , very helpful.
cheers ghosty.

[cargo]

I can't find a little smily thing for.......................... smug git