1980 gs1000 Transmission

[mike10]

My transmission is clunking into gear and hard to find the gears sometimes the shift leaver just moves up and down not shifting into any gear stuck in neutral? What could cause this?

[Eli69]

First thing is the shifter lever tight? gotta start somewhere.

[limeex2]

Clunking into first? Kinda normal. Louder clunking and hard to find neutral, usually clutch adjustment. When you cant get it into a gear, is the bike running? That is fairly normal at times when the bike is not running. Clutch baskets that have had a hard life can get grooves in them from the plates causing them to hang up.

[mike10]

Yes the bike is running the shift leaver is on tight. When i'm riding and change gears sometimes I can move the shift leaver up down and its like nothing is there. I'll mess with the clutch adjustment and see what happens.

[BadBillyB]

When riding down the road you dont need a clutch to shift. Cut throttle to unload the gear you are coming out of, and select the next gear. If you cant "speed shift" it when riding, you have a transmission issue.....Billy

[mike10]

When riding down the road you dont need a clutch to shift. Cut throttle to unload the gear you are coming out of, and select the next gear. If you cant "speed shift" it when riding, you have a transmission issue.....Billy

I will try that thanks, I have been wasting my time working and sleeping. I will get back to the bike in a day or two