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Sometimes my bike won't go immediately into 1st from Neutral (I have to kick down on the gear lever 4 or 5 times) ... a friend told me I probably need to adjust the lever very slightly.


How much is "very slightly"?


How do I know when I've got it right? - most of the time it goes in fine, just sometimes it doesn't.

Posted

Happens to me sometimes. What i found always works is to let the clutch out and squeeze again. Think its something to do with the gears clashing.

Posted

does it jump farward when you finally get it into gear ?


is it hard to get in to neutral from a stand still?


is the bike still under warrenty ?

Posted
does it jump farward when you finally get it into gear ?
Nope

 

is it hard to get in to neutral from a stand still?
Sometimes (but not often)

 

is the bike still under warrenty ?
Nope
Posted

how much free play is in the clutch lever ?


i cant see it been the clutch though as it goes in to neutral ok!!!

Posted

you should have 2-5mm of play at the end of the lever adjust it using the screw on the clutch lever so you only have a little play and try that

Posted

Ah! Ok, nope, there's pretty much no play at all front/back, it's just up and down that it kind of wobbles a bit.

Posted
Ah! Ok, nope, there's pretty much no play at all front/back, it's just up and down that it kind of wobbles a bit.

I think what stu means by 'play' is the distance the lever can be pulled in by before you feel any resistance. 2-5mm play is ok, any more need adjusting

Posted

its a 2007 model bike it should go straight in to gear!!!!


has it been dropped before? is the gear linkage bent ? :?

Posted
its a 2007 model bike it should go straight in to gear!!!!


has it been dropped before? is the gear linkage bent ? :?

dont the SV suffer from a dirty gear rod seal.... take the sprocket cover off and clean out the muck behind it..

Posted

yes same as the TL but all it does is bust the seal it will still oparate as normal the sv has an uprated seal to compensate :?

Posted

Yep, I have had the cover off and the crap behind thoroughly cleaned out.


If you are saying it should go straight into gear, I will get it checked out by my local Suzuki dealer when it is due for a major service. It only does the not-going-into-gear thing occasionally though.

Posted

also check the movement of the gear linkage it could be slightly seized and not moving properly :)

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