2001 Honda VT 1100 C2 Shadow Sabre 1st and second gear is jumping into neutral

SOURCE: Unable to shift second gear and up on a CRF 250 X 2008

You have a bent shift fork. The repair means taking the engine out of the frame then removing the top end, removing the flywheel and electrics, removing the clutch , shift mechanism and kick starter and a few other parts. THEN you are ready to split the gearbox to remove the gears and then the bent shift fork. Next you get to put it all back together. This is a pretty big job for the home mechanic.

You will need an impact driver, flywheel puller, case splitter and torque wrench plus the normal screwdriver, pliers, etc.. Alternate to the special tools is taking it to the dealer and say "Fix it".
I normally tell people to take it to the shop just so they don't get into such an involved project.

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SOURCE: Honda V1100 Jumps out of gear on full throttle acceleration

More likely it is a slightly bent shift fork not fully engaging into second. The clutch and bearings are not suspect. Remove your foot from the shift lever then go full throttle in 2nd. Those new riding boots may be doing the magic unconsciously. Adjust the shift lever height if that is the problem.

SOURCE: 1995 Honda Nighthawk 750 Neutral Light Problem

Hi and welcome to FixYa,

Your decribed problem could either be a neutral switch about to fail (least likely) or a loose grounding issue (most likely).  This switch must read 0 ohms to ground when in neutral and infinity (no reading) when in any gear.

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dj_relly999

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• Posted on Sep 26, 2010

SOURCE: engine stalls when putting into gear first thing -

Hi! You may want to check on the clutch springs. If they are worn, problems like this occurs. You'll be good after the replacement. HOpe this helps and thank you for using FixYa!

SOURCE: I have a 1985 GL1100,

Hi,

If you have insufficient clearance between the drive and driven plates you will have a hell of time trying to get it into neutral. Warped or badly worn clutch plates can cause this problem. Another cause is oil. If it's the wrong type, old oil or there's not enough of it the bike can be hard to get into neutral. Some car oils don't work well in the Triumphs as they expect good quality oils without friction modifiers. Also if oil level is the slightest bit low or old/dirty from hard running, it will be harder to change gear. Also check your clutch fluid reservoir to make sure there is enough hydraulic fluid

Try adjusting your clutch cable so that it engages more and see how it goes before pulling the clutch basket to bits. Try the following to get it into neutral:
Put the bike in 1st.

Load the lever "slightly", release the clutch to the point where it is just allowing the engine to engage (i.e. you can feel the tension but revs haven't yet dropped), then as you pull the clutch back in to the handle bar increase the pressure on the lever and the bike should just snick in to neutral.

Check the shifter to make sure that it is not hitting on the foot peg or any other part of the bike that would be causing it to not go to full travel. If the shifter is not hitting on any part of the bike, then you have an internal problem with the shifter shaft.

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