V-rod gear shifter won''t click back up

Hi Meihana and the usual suspects are:
1. Clutch dragging slightly.
2. Primary chaincase overfilled with lubricant.
3. Corners wore off shifter clutch dogs.
4. Shifter return spring bent or broken.
5. Bent shifter rod.
6. Shift lever is loose on the shifter shaft.
7. Shifter forks sprung.
8. Shifter pawl needs adjusting.
9. Heel/toe shifter coming in contact with the floorboard.
10. Transmission oil too heavy.
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Can shift above 2nd gear
Wont shift past 2nd gear
Shifting stuck won go past 2nd gear

Hi, Anonymous and the usual suspects are:
1. Clutch dragging slightly.
2. Primary chaincase overfilled with lubricant.
3. Corners wore off shifter clutch dogs.
4. Shifter return spring bent or broken.
5. Bent shifter rod.
6. A loose shift lever on shifter shaft.
7. Shifter forks sprung.
8. Shifter pawl needs adjusting.
9. Heel/toe shifter coming in contact with the floorboard.
10. Transmission oil too heavy.
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http://www.starbikeforums.com/forums/15-stratoliner-roadliner/3901-transmission-issues-shifting-into-1st-gear.html
bike won go into 1st gear
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could be in the transmission, bent shift fork, also could be in the shift linkage under the clutch

Rock the car back and forth to remove parking pin from park .

It sounds like a broken shifter pawl spring. This part is inside the transmission and requires a teardown of the transmission. Not a simple job. Harley was having problems with them in the 5- speed transmission back in the '90's but I thought they had gotten that problem solved. There never was a recall as far as I know but I have replaced quite a few shifter pawl shafts. The spring is what returns the shifter back to it's "center" position between shifts. With the transmission in neutral, engine off, use your hand to gently push the shifter down to just before it shifts the transmission. Then let go of the shifter and see if returns back to the "center" position. Make sure the shifter or the shifter rod is not binding in any manner. If it will not return to center, I think this is your problem.

Good Luck
Steve

park rod is jamed give shifter mighty yank.if not rock vehical front/backwards while tryimg shifter.

It sounds like your shifter pawl is broken. It's trying to roll the shifter drum but it's not rolling it quite far enough for the drum to index to the next detent. It is rolling it far enough to put out the neutral indicator light. If this is the problem, a teardown of the transmission is required to repair this.

There is one other possibility. From the foot shift lever, follow the shifter rod back to the shift lever on the transmission. This is the shift lever that connects to the shifter pawl shaft. I"ve seen lots of them get worn to the point that they feel like they are going to fall off. When they get like that, they don't shift well. To repair this, you will have to pull the complete primary to get to it. If the splines on the shaft are worn badly enough, you're back to pulling down the transmission to replace the shifter pawl shaft.

Good luck
Steve

There are two possibilities. The first is the most probable. From the foot shift lever, follow the shifter rod back to the shift lever on the transmission. The shift levers get worn and no longer shift the transmission like they should. You'll have to remove the outer and inner primary to get to the lever to replace it. If the splines on shifter pawl shaft are worn out, you'll have to pull the transmission down to replace the shifiter pawl shaft.

The other problem is that the shfiter pawl is broken and not rolling the shifter drum far enough for it to engage in the detent slots for the gears. To fix this is again, a teardown of the transmission.

Good luck
Steve

pull your clutch in on the left handlebar push the shifter lever down and let you clutch out slowly while giveing the bike a lil bit of gas. But if you don't know how to ride i wouldn't be jumping on a kx 250

Ok.

Remove the rod altogether and get the lever in the position you want.

Once you're happy with that, pick up the rod and look at it. The threads at each end are the oppsite of each-other. One is right-handed (you turn it clockwise to tighten it up), the other is left-handed.

Take the two small locking nuts and wind them on to the correct ends of the connecting rod. DO NOT force anything if it feels like it doesn't want ot go, as you will cross-thread things and the assembly will be kaput.

Offer the rod up to the connecter at the foot pedal and the shift arm and gently screw in each end at the same time. Make sure that the threads match!! ie left handed thread on the right, and vice-versa. Once happy with the position, tighten up the locking nuts and off you go.

If you get stuck, re-post here and I'll help you further.

Ride safe!! :)