not going into gear

[Guest]

so the motor is back in the frame and the electrical is connected. so i wanted to see if the gear indicator was still working and i couldn't get it into first gear. so my guess is the motor has to come back out and the bottom has to get popped back off. what should i look at if that has to happen? or am i over reacting? i did pull the clutch cover and clutch assembly to see what's possibly going on. could i pop the pan to see what's going on there?

[JRHemmen]

Chances are your issue is totally different from mine, but last night I was unable to get the bike to shift into 3rd or higher gears, just first and second. I spun the crank a bit and it went back to working normally (that is, 1-5 gears. I haven't been able to shift into 6th since I got the bike).

[dorkburger]

Motor running or off?

[gearhead13]

You should always check for gear shifting before putting the cases back together. I usually pour oil all over the shift drum and forks as well as the gears to help it shift, sometimes lack of oil on those parts keep it from shifting.

[Carter Turk]

Maybe the shift shaft teeth are misaligned.

Any pictures of the orientation of the shaft behind the clutch hub, since the clutch is out?