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Honda ST1100, I have difficulty shifting down gears, espessially at low revs after using engine braking. The lever moves freely as if in firsrt but I'll be stuck in third or forth. Up shifting poses no such problems. Any sugestions?
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First off, set the parking brake, raise vehicle so you can get under it. Remove the shift linkage from the transmission and manually move the shift lever to park. Then try moving the shift mechanism inside the car to park and then through each gear (engine off of course). See if the mechanism sticks, if so, probably a broken tab on the locking mechanism for the shift lever in the steering column. If it moves freely, try the lever on the transmission back and forth through the gear range to see if it sticks. If it sticks, or you can't initially move it by hand, you have a transmission problem that requires trained individuals to fix. If it moves freely also, try lubing the cable with silicone spray at all contact points, especially where it enters and exits any cable sheathing. (spray into sheathing well) If both move freely independent of each other, it may just have been in a bind, put both shifter and tranny lever in park and reattach the shift cable, Then try the gear range again from inside the vehicle.
If it isn't moving then it is NOT shifting into gear. The lever may shift up and down. But it does not mean the transmission is engaging. Might want to check your transmission fluid. I am assuming this is an automatic. Hopefully you didnt burn up your tranny.
First check the trans fluid (if its not a sealed transmission). They wont shift in gear if they are to low. If that is fine, The shift solenoid has most likley gone bad.
Did your bike shift gears prior to installing the new shift lever? Why did you replace the lever? If the bike was dropped and the shift lever damaged, the shifting mechanism inside the engine may have been damaged as well. This mechanism will probably be on the primary drive side of the engine and you'll probably have to pull the clutch drum to get to it.
On my Honda Pilot I experienced the same problem having difficulty
changing the gear shifter from park to drive. I drove it to my Honda
dealer and the technician explained that the problem was a brake sensor
was worn and needed to be replaced. This is because the brakes must be
engaged before shifting from park into drive and that the sensor gets
worn over time. As I remember, the sensor and labor to install was
somewhere between $25 to $50 to replace. It now works like a charm.
Remove the instrument panel cover below the steering column, then remove the steering column shrouds to gain access to the brake transmission shift interlock (BTSI) solenoid. The solenoid is part of the interlock cable assembly.
Disconnect the wire connector from the rear of the BTSI solenoid.
Insert the ignition key and turn it to the ON position.
With the brakes applied, try moving the shifter out of the PARK position.
If the lever now moves freely in and out of PARK, perform the Circuit Test below.
If the shift lever still does not move from the PARK position, remove the BTSI solenoid from the shift lever assembly. If the shift lever now moves freely in and out of the park position, the BTSI solenoid is faulty and the interlock cable must be replaced. If the shift lever still does not move from the park position, the problem is in the shift lever assembly or the ignition interlock cassette
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