daveyboy27uk Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Anybody got a decent XS750 engine, that goes through the gears smoothly without jumping out of 2nd gear etc??? Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Anybody got a decent XS750 engine, that goes through the gears smoothly without jumping out of 2nd gear etc??? Cheers Dave Hi Davey, I guess the engine you have drops out of second ? If the rest of the motor is ok try to find a bearing housing that holds (umm cannot remeber) either the main shaft or lay shaft from the bottom of the engine. This housing has a 'hook' on it which hold the gear selector shaft in place. If the 'hook' wears the bike (oddly) drops out of second only, so replacement cures it .... but back in the 70's/80's the part was supplied with the crankcase only (bad !!!) I did 2 or 3 repairs by using the part from write offs. If this is the problem & you can find the part all you need to do is drain the oil & drop the sump plate off and replace it (no engine out carbs/exhaust off etc). But I guess over the last 20 odd years finding the part may be a problem ! Regards Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bralkan Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Anybody got a decent XS750 engine, that goes through the gears smoothly without jumping out of 2nd gear etc??? Cheers Dave Try and look for some xs750 specific websites. I seem to remember reading that there was something funny about the spacing of the tranny that would make 2nd gear pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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