i have been rebuilding a 87vt1100 for my first bike got her running and all when i got the bike it was laid over and sat for a few years and when it was laid over the shift rod splines were ate up !! the bike runs but i cant get the bike into gear it is like it is stuck in N i know i have to replace the shift rod because the spline are ate up but anyother ideas on what i can do to get her in gear keep in mind the bike has SAT FOR 2 YEARS before i got her!!
thanks a ton i am really ready to get this bike going kinda a life long dream of mine !
If you have the engine off, will it rock into gear?
Then you may be able to select different gears and work with it a bit.
If the shift rod will not move at all you probably will have to take off both side covers to determine the damage or binding.
Would I have a better chance with trying to shift with the bike running I mean the person had to have gotten it in N somehow i am assuming they laid the bike over In gear
I know the end of the rod is gone so maybe you can't put the lever back on. Since the rod is junk anyway why not put some vise-grips on it tight, and see if you can get any movement into gears.
Got it to shift to first then shifted back to neutral and then it stuck again .... Keep in mind I have been doing this without the bike running recently got the bike running now trying to get it going lol
Yep!! I got to weld that shift arm on but I went through all the gears by grabbing it with a vice grip and boom actually put it in first started her up and FINaLY rode her first time I ever been on a bike scared the ...... Out of me but man it was the greatest thing ever only got to go a block and only
In first (shift arm still needs to be attached ) but man btw here is a pic of the bike I know u been helping me a lot and I never got a pic up she ain't a model but she is mine ha