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I know I'm digging up this post from the wayback machine, but to clarify @ducadini's post above, if the stub from the shift drum is off by 180 degrees from true neutral when the gear selector box is installed, the only gears you'll get are 4th, a false neutral, and 5th. Ask me how I know... You ...

Well, it's not the selector return spring; the spring is correctly installed and feels strong in both directions. The only things I noted in the selector box were that everything was basically dry (no grease anywhere) and the selector wheel itself was not turning smoothly (it's shaft was binding ...

I suspect that is at least part of what is going on as well Steve. I've had a shopping cart open on another tab for several days now, including a return spring among other items; order coming your way soon...

Ducadini,

Thank you much for the reply. The cases have never been opened; the original lockwire and lead seal are still in place. Have you ever seen a situation where the shimming/end play of the shafts is wrong from the factory? And if so, wouldn't this issue have presented itself many years (and ...

Hi everyone,

Bike is a new to me '77 900SS...took it out for a proper ride for the first time today after having spent the last few weeks sorting a number of small issues that I found by just riding it around the neighborhood after I received it. Everything was going great until I got to 4th gear ...