Christoph Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Hi all.Went out for a ride today for the first time in a couple of weeks (after the wind blew the bike over)... by far the longest the bike's stood still since i bought it. Riding along an A road and the speed limit dropped from 60 down to 40. I'd been riding in 6th and as i came up to the new limit i dropped it down into 5th (fine) and then tried to get into fourth... just a spongy gear selector, clutch out and still in 5th. Tried a couple of times with some more pressure and blipping the throttle and nothing. So i pull over and after a bit of fannying around in a layby it seemed okay and i could find neutral 1st, 2nd happily. Ride a few more miles, get into 6th, come to changing down and the same problem.This same problem seems to have happened again and again on the way home, usually (but not always) when i get into 6th. Could it be something to do with the oil after our recent cold spell? (the bike was fully warmed up when this started happening.)(ps... i'm no techy with bikes so don't have much of a clue about it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugworth1987 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 selector might be warn, gears could be worn, oil could be bad, im not much of an engine man but there are alot of maybes here if its an 07 Suz should still be warrenty take her back to be looked at an egg headfound these on the 1st page of google under "SV650 gear issues"http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php? ... +selectinghttp://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=122786http://www.motorcycle-journal.com/forum ... ready.htmlhttp://www.sportbikes.net/forums/help-m ... -help.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 You've just reminded me that the same thing happens to the Pan when it's been stood for a while. I just put it on the stand and work the selector manually to free it.If it was ok last time you used it there shouldn't be anything majorly wrong with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 if its 07 take it to the dealer, shouldnt be doing that and it could cause an accident. not worth the risk, get it looked at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Hi all.Went out for a ride today for the first time in a couple of weeks (after the wind blew the bike over)... which side was the bike blown onto, Gear side or other.. was the gear lever bent/damaged.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christoph Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 It blew onto the right hand side, as far as i can tell there is no damage to the gear lever.Thanks for all your replies from the look of some of those google results this problem has happened to a few people when they've left the bike standing for a little while. I'm going to ring the dealer tomorrow and get it booked in to be looked at... there's still 2 weeks left on the 3 month warranty and should be a couple of weeks on the manufacturer's if anything major actually is wrong.Rear tyre also went down to 17psi from 33psi in the one and 1/2 weeks it was stood still... will have them look at the tyre too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christoph Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 So, i took the bike back to the dealers on Monday straight after work. 1 1/2 hours later (the dealer's in ipswich, i'm in norwich) in the pouring rain i got there. The chap had a look, and as he suspected on the phone, salt had worked it's way into the gear lever... simply took the circlip off... cleaned it up and greased it up and it moves like a dream again. He showed me how to do it for future reference (so easy when you know how!) and even declined a tenner's beer money for his trouble... top bloke.I also know this... all my gear is almost entirely waterproof. Except the crotch, which was a tad damp.Problem solved... good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest philgale Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 always the easiest thing isnt it....i will look out for that on my bike if it ever happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 So, i took the bike back to the dealers on Monday straight after work. 1 1/2 hours later (the dealer's in ipswich, i'm in norwich) in the pouring rain i got there. The chap had a look, and as he suspected on the phone, salt had worked it's way into the gear lever... simply took the circlip off... cleaned it up and greased it up and it moves like a dream again. He showed me how to do it for future reference (so easy when you know how!) and even declined a tenner's beer money for his trouble... top bloke. had this before on one of my bikes but never stopped it going in to gear thoughthe gear leaver just didnt return properly well infact not at all i had to move it back down after every change till i got home a strip and clean and it was like new again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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