Bruce B

Btw, I put in Mobile One Racing 4T, 10W-40 Thanks to all of you for your help and comments and especially to you Grubsie for all the mods on this great RSV!

I just disengaged the spring and was able to rotate the shift cam through all the gears after I rotated the tire a little to find a spot where it shifted smoothly. I could watch the gears moving back and forth as I rotated the shift drum. I decided to put it all back together and give it another try. Went for a ride and it shifted through all the gears very smoothly like there was never a problem. The only thing I did was change the oil! I have no idea why it works perfectly now....hmmm I just took the clutch out and put it back together, changed the oil while I was at it and everything is fine.

Could it be a bent shift fork? Shifting with my heel is new to me, could I have shifted too hard and bent the shift forks? That repair must mean removing and splitting the engine. I will have to put the clutch back in and find a shop out here in Western Mass.

08 RSV just lost 4th & 5th gear. I've seen the post about the 1st gen's having this problem when a pin falls out of the shift drum. I was able to get into 4th by down shifting to 2nd and then immediately upshifting into 4th. When I try to go into 5th, it won't go. I do the same thing, I downshift from 4th down to 3rd and immediately upshift past 4th into 5th. I am able to downshift ok, I only have a problem upshifting into 4th and 5th. 1st, 2nd, & 3rd shift normally. When the clutch is in and I put it in first, it does not try to lunge forward so I don't think it is the clutch. With the clutch cover off, I can see travel when I pull the clutch. This is an 08 with only 16k on it. The previous owner did the clutch spring upgrade. This is a picture with the clutch cover off: https://www.venturerider.org/forum/dbtgallery.php?do=view_image&id=28743&gal=gallery I have the clutch out and have a video trying to run through the gears down and up while spinning the back tire. Any ideas?