Problems with neutral!

jhhunt · Post by **jhhunt** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 1:39 pm

anybody ever had a problem with the zxr400 l model 1992 when changing from 1st to 2nd it gets stuck in neutral just about every time i have to bang it back in 1st then to second. How can i sort this out :smt013?
Any help would be much appreciated

Post by **dynamatiz** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 1:48 pm

i have the same problem mate

its not all of the time, but its a concern to me , espesh when a pull out of a junction and tryin to get up to trafic speed, and the twat gets stuck screamin its tits off!!

so if anyone has got helpo this a would love to hear too

Post by **greengoblin** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:18 pm

Same problem here on an 98 model :smt013

I've heard its to do with ball bearings in the gear box that are meant to move out of the way with centrifugal force when the bike is moving but sometimes stick in thier slot not allowing the 2nd gear to be selected.

Complete pain in the butt, but being a lazy twat, I've done naff all about it yet

Course , I could be wrong

kwakbiker · Post by **kwakbiker** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:02 pm

Have any of you tried taking off the gear lever and giving it a good clean and regrease?

Post by **greengoblin** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:19 am

I tried that, but certainly wasn't the prob.

kwakbiker · Post by **kwakbiker** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:22 pm

greengoblin wrote:I tried that, but certainly wasn't the prob.

was that cleaning the linkage as well? Tried clutch cable adjustment? Just trying to help here

Post by **Xphyral** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:38 pm

no one's said it yet....

Be more positive with your upshifts

and try positioning the lever further down so you only need to pull with your toes and thus getting a full lever movement, my mate complained about a similiar problem on his bandit till i pointed out that the previous owner had much larger feet and he hadnt adjusted it for a smaller foot movement.

Gemini · Post by **Gemini** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 6:11 pm

i always positioned my gear lever further down as i was always shifting down when i moved my foot over the top :smt013

why dont u reverse your box like the racers do? 1 up and 5 down???

gem

Post by **Xphyral** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:43 pm

Hehe i tried that before, was very strange.. at the first junction i knocked it up two gears, corrected it before pulling away but then while tryin to accelerate into traffic i was trying to upshift from 1st to 1st. Couldnt be bothered to pursevere with it so i reset it.

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:00 am

sometimes it helps to slightly adjust the linkage.