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won't shift up to 2nd

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
I recently bought a 1998 Kawasaki zx6r for a good deal. I took it to my friends and got all the carbs cleaned and the spark plug wires placed on the right coils(obviously, the previous owner didn't know how to change the wires).

-Done with the engine.

I Sat on the bike and noticed it shifted into first and back into neutral but wouldn't upshift to 2nd gear. I know a few people that have zx6r's that can shift up and down, sitting dead still with the engine on or off. What is the solution?

It won't shift to second gear.
No grinds or noises. It just won't shift for a second. :mad:
 
#11 ·
you can spin the output shaft fast enough sometimes to get the lockout balls to move and allow an upshift.

but you gotta be a pimp like me.
 
#14 ·
there are 3 small ball bearings inside 5th gear that keep the shift forks and gears from moving until the balls themselves are thrown via centrifugal force radially, allowing the gears to merge.
should a ball be stuck or no longer spherical, this will fuck you up. should the balls get stuck, that'll allow the bike to go into gear while static.
 
#18 ·
there are 3 small ball bearings inside 5th gear that keep the shift forks and gears from moving until the balls themselves are thrown via centrifugal force radially, allowing the gears to merge.
should a ball be stuck or no longer spherical, this will fuck you up. should the balls get stuck, that'll allow the bike to go into gear while static.
I can also shift to 2nd while not moving. So what your saying is that there is something wrong with my bike? Everything feels great and I have never had a problem. Should i be worried?
 
#21 ·
this


I can also shift to 2nd while not moving. So what your saying is that there is something wrong with my bike? Everything feels great and I have never had a problem. Should i be worried?

not necessarily..


depends what year your bike is





you're lucky, on most bikes the cases have to be split to access the transmission.
this

i dont know exactly what years had the shit. yours might not.
 
#24 ·
I recently bought a 1998 kawasaki zx6r for a good deal. I took it to my friends and got all the carbs cleaned and the spark plug wires placed on the right coils(obviously the previous owner didnt know how to change the wires).

-Done with engine.

Sat on the bike and noticed it shifted into first and back into neutral, but wouldn't up shift to 2nd gear. I know a few people that have zx6r's that can shift up and down sitting dead still with the engine on or off. What is the solution?

wont shift to second gear.
no grinds, or noises, just wont shift to second.:mad:
 
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