motopete

Cheers mate!

I can now officially tear up my L plates. 2nd gear is working a little better now but can put this to one side for a bit 'coz the 500's coming out to play!

For me, the SV is one of the ugliest looking Japs on road

Yeah my GPZ has a number behind the helmet lock that you can use to get a key cut

Module 2 on Thursday too so if all goes well, I'll be on the big (ish) bike by weekend!

Tried it and I don't think it's the clutch. I tried a bit too hard and nearly went throug the back wall The bike's only got 8k on the clock. I use silkolene medium weight gear oil. I used to use atf in the KTM but change it every ride or two. The DT has only ever had 2 stroke bike specific Silkolene. It only slips out of 2nd when going up through the gears and is fine if I gear down from 3rd. I know I shouldn't still be riding it but I am and at least now I can stop at the lights in 2nd. When setting off though (in the morning and after work), 2nd engages properly when I reach down and jerk it up by hand. I reckon it's gonna be the forks. I'm gonna drain it off this weekend and look under the cluch cover to see if I can clock anything obvious with the shift arm or drum. may as well measure the clutch plates too.

Still the same. I took it out again and it's got worse. I got about three miles down the road, stopped at a set of lights and when I went to move off, I couldn't get second gear. When I got it, itkept slipping out until I managed to select third. Now I'm stopping in third and slipping the clutch to gain momentum and only have 3rd & 4th. It's not been dropped, banged or kicked. I checked & replaced the gear oil (it came out pretty clean).

I'm new to the forum and was hoping to get some expert advice. I've just started using the DT again after about 3 months of it being stood. It rode fine for about 100 miles yesterday then when I took it out today after replacing spark plug, it went 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, N and nothing else! no grinding or funny noises, just a neutral where 5th gear should be. I changed the oil today afterwards but that's made no difference. It has also been slipping out of 2nd gear into neutral. I think it could be a selector fork but I won't know until I take her for surgery. Anyone got any ideas? Thanks, Pete

Cheers mate. Found it.

Just read another thread so so save the baiting... My name's Peter. I'm 24 and from Manchester, UK I have a 5mth old daughter, a 30mth old Rottweiler and a 22yo sexy girl who luckily likes bikes too. I hope somebody can offer me some advice RE above. Google hasn't been much help this time

Hi there, I'm new to the forum and was hoping to get some expert advice. I've just started using the DT again after about 3 months of it being stood. It rode fine for about 100 miles yesterday then when I took it out today after replacing spark plug, it went 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, N and nothing else! no grinding or funny noises, just a neutral where 5th gear should be. I changed the oil today afterwards but that's made no difference. It has also been slipping out of 2nd gear into neutral. I think it could be a selector fork but I won't know until I take her for surgery. Anyone got any ideas? Thanks, Pete