GS1100 will not go into gear

[olilem]

My friend has got this GS1100,
While going down the road it made a sound like something snapped in it, and now it will not go into gear, just grinding sounds. I thought it was the clutch at first, but the bike will not even go into gear by rocking back and forth when the engine is off. So the clutch should be fine.
I am not sure what the problem could be and would love some insight.

[koolaid_kid]

Would that be an E model (chain drive) or one of the shaft drive models?

[almarconi]

My vote would be a broken shift fork.

[hjfisk]

I vote broken centering pin or spring behind clutch basket

[olilem]

It is the shaft drive version. Any way to pinpoint which is the problem without opening up the trans?

[tkent02]

Open up the clutch cover and see what you can tell from there.

[koolaid_kid]

Open up the clutch cover and see what you can tell from there.

First thing to do.
If all looks good, then check the output shaft (is that called a transfer case?) and check that.
If that looks good, you have to pull the engine, flip it over and split the cases.
Hope for #1.

[tkent02]

Very strange for anything in there to break just going down the road.

[koolaid_kid]

Very strange for anything in there to break just going down the road.

I agree. I blew my tranny last year, but it was my fault for not assembling it correctly.

[olilem]

Yeah, I really have no clue how it happened, that is the story he told me.
But I will do those checks, and im really hoping I wont need to help him with taking the engine out. Ill keep yall posted. Thanks for the support as always. This forum is just full of great people.

[blowerbike]

rear wheel splines?
put it in gear and it rolls?
let the clutch out in gear and it doesn't move?
i'm local and may have nick knack parts...just depending.

[koolaid_kid]

blowerbike, what ever it is, it is located at the tranny, not the rear wheel. Clutch, transfer case or internal. Can you help him out with any of those parts?

[blowerbike]

there has been limited information posted unless someone here has spoken with him.
trans just don't break like that.
if he needs clutch area parts then i may have some pieces.
if he needs internal hard parts for the trans or drive line then no.
i do have a GK 3rd member(rear pig) or whatever you shaft guys call it.

[koolaid_kid]

I agree that transmissions normally do not break like that. The clutch is the most likely suspect. So you do have some parts? I'm thinking he is going to have to pull the clutch basket to assess the damage.

[blowerbike]

yes,
the clutch parts are the same on 80 and later 1000/1100 shaft and chain drive 1100/1150 16v. engines for the most part(1150 basket has 2 more teeth).