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> Hello everyone, > I have been lurking here for awhile gleaning information from you > all. > > I just did a big service on my 08 KLR. I replaced the valve shims, > checked > the oil screen and added a thermobob among other things. I put it > all back > together and it runs great! The thermobob seems to do its job, but > the bike > is in first gear and won't shift. The shift lever moves up and down > and > returns to the center position, but it doesn't change the gears or > click or > anything else. > > Any ideas on what I may have done? > > Thanks in advance for the help! > > Chris > 08 KLR > 78 GL1000

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Chris Long wrote: SNIP the bike > is in first gear and won't shift. The shift lever moves up and down and > returns to the center position, but it doesn't change the gears or click or > anything else. > > Any ideas on what I may have done? > > Thanks in advance for the help! > > Chris Chris, Check that the pinch bolt on the shift lever is in fact 'pinching' the shift lever to the splines. Make sure the splines are clean, the bolt has plenty of 'good' threads, and be careful not to over tighten--all of which I am sure you know....smile. It might be, all need is a new, good quality bolt.... If the bolt tighten downs, and pinches the metal together, most likely you will have to open up the gap where the pinch bolt, pinches. You should be able to do that with a hacksaw blade, (off the bike!) and tighten it down again. Let us know if that helps. Hopefully it is just a loose bolt. revmaaatin.

On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 8:24 PM, revmaaatin wrote: > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com , Chris > Long wrote: > SNIP > > > the bike > > is in first gear and won't shift. The shift lever moves up and down and > > returns to the center position, but it doesn't change the gears or click > or > > anything else. > > > > Any ideas on what I may have done? > > > > Thanks in advance for the help! > > > > Chris > > Chris, > Check that the pinch bolt on the shift lever is in fact 'pinching' the > shift lever to the splines. > Make sure the splines are clean, the bolt has plenty of 'good' threads, and > be careful not to over tighten--all of which I am sure you know....smile. It > might be, all need is a new, good quality bolt.... > > If the bolt tighten downs, and pinches the metal together, most likely you > will have to open up the gap where the pinch bolt, pinches. You should be > able to do that with a hacksaw blade, (off the bike!) and tighten it down > again. > > Let us know if that helps. Hopefully it is just a loose bolt. > > revmaaatin. > > > -- Chris Long Chris.M.Long@... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Chris Long wrote: > > Hello everyone, > I have been lurking here for awhile gleaning information from you all. > > I just did a big service on my 08 KLR. I replaced the valve shims, checked > the oil screen and added a thermobob among other things. I put it all back > together and it runs great! The thermobob seems to do its job, but the bike > is in first gear and won't shift. The shift lever moves up and down and > returns to the center position, but it doesn't change the gears or click or > anything else. > > Any ideas on what I may have done? > > Thanks in advance for the help! > > Chris > 08 KLR > 78 GL1000 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 10:11 PM, hershonm wrote: > > > Same thing happened to me, Chris. The bike shifted from neutral to first, > then just quit shifting. When I had the covers off to check the oil screen, > a U-shaped flat steel spring in the shift mechanism popped out of place. I > had to take both covers off again, I think, and it took me a while to figure > out how the spring fit in - at the shift drum. Fred Hink told me to check > that spring, and he was right. > > Be careful when you put the cover back on over the water pump shaft. I tore > my oil seal too. My bike was off the road ten days. Good luck with > this....Let us know what happened. > Maynard > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com , Chris > Long wrote: > > > > Hello everyone, > > I have been lurking here for awhile gleaning information from you all. > > > > I just did a big service on my 08 KLR. I replaced the valve shims, > checked > > the oil screen and added a thermobob among other things. I put it all > back > > together and it runs great! The thermobob seems to do its job, but the > bike > > is in first gear and won't shift. The shift lever moves up and down and > > returns to the center position, but it doesn't change the gears or click > or > > anything else. > > > > Any ideas on what I may have done? > > > > Thanks in advance for the help! > > > > Chris > > 08 KLR > > 78 GL1000 > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > -- Chris Long Chris.M.Long@... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 7:26 PM, Chris Long wrote: > Hello everyone, > I have been lurking here for awhile gleaning information from you all. > > I just did a big service on my 08 KLR. I replaced the valve shims, checked > the oil screen and added a thermobob among other things. I put it all back > together and it runs great! The thermobob seems to do its job, but the bike > is in first gear and won't shift. The shift lever moves up and down and > returns to the center position, but it doesn't change the gears or click or > anything else. > > Any ideas on what I may have done? > > Thanks in advance for the help! > > Chris > 08 KLR > 78 GL1000 > -- Chris Long Chris.M.Long@... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 7:26 PM, Chris Long wrote: > Hello everyone, > I have been lurking here for awhile gleaning information from you all. > > I just did a big service on my 08 KLR. I replaced the valve shims, checked > the oil screen and added a thermobob among other things. I put it all back > together and it runs great! The thermobob seems to do its job, but the bike > is in first gear and won't shift. The shift lever moves up and down and > returns to the center position, but it doesn't change the gears or click or > anything else. > > Any ideas on what I may have done? > > Thanks in advance for the help! > > Chris > 08 KLR > 78 GL1000 > -- Chris Long Chris.M.Long@ gmail.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

----- Original Message ----- From: wilgundmadeleine To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 8:00 AM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] White Rim Trail - Moab Hi - my first post - I have been lurking on this list for the past two years, learned a lot about the KLR from everybody here. This will be my second trip to Moab with my 2008 KLR and I would love to ride the White Rim Trail in one day. Anybody in Moab the last two weeks of September and interested in joining me? I don't want to ride that particular trail alone, just in case. My off road skill level is soso - I have done all the easy trails around Moab and some moderate. Got turned around by the Widow Maker though - could not scale it. Cheers, Herm Kansas City,MO 2008 KLR red [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]